Prince William experienced "trauma" after his mother’s death.
Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris, France, in 1997 and while the British royal never sank into a depressive state about Diana’s passing, he’s admitted to being weighed down by it.
He shared: "If I had mental health issues I would happily talk about them.
"I think the closest I got was the trauma I suffered when I lost my mother, the scale of the grief, and I still haven’t necessarily dealt with that grief as well as I could have done over the years. I find talking about my mother and keeping her memory alive very important. I find it therapeutic to talk about her, and to talk about how I feel."
William was just 15 years old when the accident occurred and he’s admitted that, at times, he feared the trauma would "break" him.
However, William said he has learned ways of coping with his personal grief over the years, including discussing his feelings with people close to him.
He told GQ magazine: "I have never felt depressed in the way I understand it, but I have felt incredibly sad. And I feel the trauma of that day has lived with me for 20 years, like a weight.
"But I would not say that has led me to depression. I still want to get up in the morning, I want to do stuff, I still feel I can function. Believe me, at times it has felt like it would break me, but I have felt I have learned to manage it and I’ve talked about it."
Prince William: I felt trauma after my mother’s death
