'It was a 12-year-old boy with no permission to fall apart and no roadmap for how to heal... I didn't cry for nearly two decades': Prince Harry opens up on Princess Diana’s death and the grief he trie

For years, Prince Harry believed that keeping his emotions in check meant he was being strong. He was just 12 when his mother, Princess Diana, died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. He remembers not crying when he was told she was gone.
The tears came at her burial, but after that, he wouldn't cry again for nearly two decades.Looking back, he now sees things differently. “It was a 12-year-old boy with no permission to fall apart and no roadmap for how to heal,” he says, reflecting on a loss that would shape much of his life.In a new MasterClass, Redefining Grief: Building Resilience…
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