‘I Was Willing To Drink, Willing To Take Drugs’: Prince Harry Opens Up About Pain Of Losing Mother Diana

New Delhi: Prince Harry, who made headlines along with wife Meghan Markle in a tell-all interview with popular TV host Oprah Winfrey, has once again made some serious revelations in a new docuseries.

Prince Harry spoke to Oprah Winfrey as a part of their new docuseries ‘The Me You Can’t See’ that explores stories in the context of mental health and emotional well-being.

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Harry has revealed that he took to alcohol abuse to be able to deal with the pain of his mother Princess Diana’s untimely death in 1997. 

Talking about the traumatic phase of losing his mother, Harry told Oprah Winfrey: “I was willing to drink, I was willing to take drugs, I was willing to try and do the things that made me feel less like I was feeling.”

“I would probably drink a week’s worth in one day on a Friday or a Saturday night and I would find myself drinking not because I was enjoying it but because I was trying to mask something,” he said as quoted by news agency Reuters.

Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris, the heart-breaking photo of 12-year-old Hary walking behind his mother’s coffin in her funeral cortege along with his father and elder brother continues to one of the most talked-about moments of the day.

Speaking about the impact of that loss, Harry revealed that it made him more concerned about his own wife Meghan while she struggling with suicidal thoughts, reiterating that the British royal family neglected them both.

“I felt completely helpless. I thought my family would help, but every single ask, request, warning, whatever it is, just got met with total silence or total neglect,” he said.

Back in March, Buckingham Palace had addressed the allegations and criticism through a statement on behalf of the Queen, stating that the whole family is saddened to know “how challenging the last few years have been” for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan. The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much-loved family members,” the statement read.

Meanwhile, reacting to another controversy, Prince William and Harry have criticised BBC and journalist Martin Bashir for using “deceitful” ways to get the popular interview with Princess Diana in which she opened up about her troubled marriage to Prince Charles.