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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Prince Harry tells of ‘unravelling’ after tour of Afghanistan

Prince Harry
Prince Harry said mental illness was a ‘dirty word’ when he joined the military and wanted to cure the ‘stigma’ in society. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023

The Duke of Sussex has spoken of his “unravelling” after he returned from his tour of Afghanistan, which he said triggered the trauma from the death of his mother.

Speaking in his Heart of Invictus Netflix docu-series, Prince Harry said mental illness was a “dirty word” when he first joined the military and wanted to cure the “stigma” in society.

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