Prince Harry spoke about missing his mother, Princess Diana, and how his stress can affect his children.
During an interview for GQ’s One More Question series, Harry said he often wonders what life would be like if his mother were still alive.
He thinks about how different the world and his family might be with her in it.
Diana called Harry and his brother, Prince William, just hours before she died in a car crash. Neither brother knew it would be their last conversation with her.
Harry said he wishes he had known it was their final call. At the time, he was 12 and wanted to get back to playing with his cousins.
“If I’d known it was the last call with her, how different that conversation would’ve been,” he said.
Harry also said he still feels close to his mother. Sometimes, he asks her questions and feels as though he receives a response. He described feeling her presence at certain moments in his life.
The conversation also touched on parenting. Harry recalled being under a lot of stress and noticing how quickly his son, Prince Archie, could sense it.
He said that when he took Archie into his arms, his son could immediately tell if he was still stressed.
Harry believes parents need to pay attention to their emotions because children can pick up on them, even when adults do not fully understand how they feel.
He also said people of many ages have told him that hearing his story has helped them. That encourages him to keep sharing his experiences, whether they help one person or many.
Princess Diana died in August 1997 at the age of 36.
