Prince Harry.Photo: British GQ
Prince Harryis helping children who, like him, are mourning the loss of a parent.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, has written a moving foreword as part of a book aimed at kids who are dealing with the pain of bereavement after losing a loved one amid COVID-19.
“When I was a young boy I lost my mum,” Harry writes. “At the time I didn’t want to believe it or accept it, and it left a huge hole inside of me. I know how you feel, and I want to assure you that over time that hole will be filled with so much love and support. We all cope with loss in a different way, but when a parent goes to heaven, I was told their spirit, their love and the memories of them do not. They are always with you and you can hold onto them forever. I find this to be true.”
He adds, “Now, I never met them, but I know this person was special to you, and they were someone incredibly kind, caring and loving because of where they chose to work. Helping others is one of the most important jobs anyone can ever do.
“You may feel alone, you may feel sad, you may feel angry, you may feel bad. This feeling will pass. And I will make a promise to you – you will feel better and stronger once you are ready to talk about how it makes you feel.”
“I hope this book helps remind you of just how special your parent or loved one was. And how special you are too,” Harry adds.
The prince has previously revealed that he sought help for his grief after ignoring it – or “sticking my head in the sand,” as he toldpodcast interviewer Bryony Gordon. But with the “huge support” of his brotherPrince Williamwhen he was 28, he began seeking professional help, he said, telling how he saw a therapist “more than a couple of times.”
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Sally Stanley — the founder of Simon Says — said in a statement, “The idea of a book for children and young people bereaved as a result of Coronavirus began in the Spring of 2020 when the number of frontline workers dying became very significant.”
Last weekend, on what was Britain’s Mother’s Day, Harryensured flowers were placed on the gravesite of his late motherat her family home of Althorp in Northamptonshire, England.
source: people.com
