Harry Opens Up About Mother's Scent and Depression
Prince Harry discusses how his mother's perfume helped him reconnect with memories and shares his experience with depression after leaving the UK.
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Prince Harry's MasterClass on Grief
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has shared insights in a new MasterClass about grief, discussing how his mother Princess Diana's perfume helped him reconnect with lost memories.
In the class, Harry recalls how his therapist introduced him to a technique used with military veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), involving familiar scents to access traumatic memories.
Harry identifies his mother's favorite perfume, First by Van Cleef & Arpels, as the scent that unlocked his memories of her, describing it as transporting him to another time and helping him see through the emotional and mental wall he had built.
Harry's Struggle with Depression
Prince Harry opened up about his mental health struggles, including experiencing a period of depression after moving to Canada in 2019.
He recalls feeling 'emotionally numb' after his mother's death and feeling guilty for the possibility of being happy without her, leading him to suppress his emotions.
Harry described how he 'slipped into depression for about two weeks' after leaving the UK, feeling 'useless around the house' due to the absence of adrenaline.
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