Prince Harry Reveals How His Trauma Compelled Him To Turn His Life Around

From decades of media scrutiny to the loss of his beloved mother at an early age, Prince Harry's life has been far from idyllic. No amount of fame or fortune has sheltered the royal from having to deal with immense hardship. And according to the prince, one incident affected him so significantly that it changed his outlook forever. But Harry swore to himself that he wouldn't take all this adversity lying down.

A restricted childhood

During a personal interview in 2021, Prince Harry revealed how it really felt to grow up in a royal household. Now 37 years old, Harry still reels from the stress that he suffered as a boy, describing his childhood as “a mix between ‘the Truman Show’ and being in a zoo.” But this pressure would only prepare him for what was to come.

Lack of love

Even when the media was not hounding his family, Harry experienced a troubled home life. He suggested, "I’ve experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered." But sometimes, any form of a parent-child relationship was better than none at all, as the prince would soon learn.

A broken home

While Harry was still a young child, his parents, Charles and Diana, endured a turbulent relationship marred by extramarital affairs. These hurdles led to the couple separating in 1992, and in 1996, they finalized their divorce. But that wasn't the end of Harry's troubled home life.

A stressful night

A year after the divorce, Harry's mother Princess Diana was in Paris with her new boyfriend, Egyptian filmmaker Dodi Al-Fayed. After being constantly harassed by fans and the press, the couple made a quick getaway. In an effort to escape, the couple's driver, Henri Paul, took the couple on a high-speed getaway — one that would be their last car ride.