While the world watched the public mourning and funeral for Princess Diana after her shocking death in 1997, the princess's youngest son, then 12-year-old Prince Harry, said he believed his mom hadn't died.
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Harry writes in "Spare" about how he suffered after Diana's death, including his inability for many years to cry over her death. PHOTO: Diana, Princess Of Wales sits with Prince Harry while attending the 50th anniversary celebrations for VJ Day in London, Aug, 19, 1995.Looking back, he told Strahan he wonders if his experience would have differed had he been able to seek professional counseling after his mom died.
"I wish I had the ability or the opportunity to do some form of therapy, or at least be able to talk more about losing my mum and celebrating her life," he said. "But who's to say that at age 12 whether I would've even said yes to that."Tim Graham/Getty Images"If you ask me questions like, 'How would your life have differed if you'd done therapy then?' Well, I probably would've done less drugs. I would've probably drunk less, partied less.
"For me, it was kind of either trying to find a feeling or numb a feeling, but my military service literally saved me," he said.Harry completed his military service in 2015, and five years later shocked the world with an announcement that he and his wife
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