Prince Harry has revealed he asks himself the same question about his mother Princess Diana "almost every day" since her death. The Duke of Sussex opened up about his relationship with grief in a wide-ranging interview with GQ, which also covered why he and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK in late August and his future hopes for reconciliation with Prince William and King Charles.
A Question He Asks Himself Daily
Harry confirmed he "thinks about" Diana "almost every day". He explained: "I don't go too deep. I don't sit there-and I probably should-but I don't sit there and go really deep into: 'How am I feeling?'"
"It's just a quick sort of like, 'Wow, miss you. Wonder what the world would be like if you were still here. Wonder what my family would be like if you were still here.'"
"So there are questions that I ask myself. Sometimes there's questions that I ask her, looking for some kind of response, and sometimes I do get a response."
Feeling Diana's Energy
When probed on the responses he receives, Harry added: "There is a connection still with my mom that I really do feel her energy at certain times and certain parts of my life."
Harry is launching a new series of coaching videos on how to handle loss. He is doing so after his mother, Princess Diana, was suddenly killed in a Paris car crash in 1997, when Harry was only 12 years old. He previously shared how he tried to navigate her passing while living in the public eye, including being told to walk behind her coffin at her state funeral only days after her death.
30th Anniversary and Family Claims
His comments come as reports have emerged Harry is planning on marking the 30th anniversary of Diana's death, next August. Diana's sister, Earl Spencer, has also recently made a series of claims about how the Royal family, including King Charles, reacted to her passing in a new book.
Buckingham Palace issued a statement denying Charles said '[we will] forget her soon enough' in the wake of her death. A Royal spokesperson said: "While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss."
