{"id":164387,"date":"2026-04-16T09:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=164387"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:20:29","slug":"prince-harry-claims-he-did-not-want-a-royal-role-after-princess-dianas-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/prince-harry-claims-he-did-not-want-a-royal-role-after-princess-dianas-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry claims he did not want a royal role after Princess Diana&#8217;s passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> and <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong>&#8216;s visit to Australia, the royal member claims he did not want a royal role after <strong>Princess Diana<\/strong>&#8216;s passing and how this changed over the years and maturity.<\/p>\n<p>On April 16th, the Duke of Sussex gave a 19-minute speech at the <strong>InterEdge Summit<\/strong> event, where he commented on his mental health and his experience with grief after losing his mother, Princess Diana, at the age of 12.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry revealed that when he struggled with the death and grief of his mother, Princess Diana, he felt alienated from his destiny in the monarchy: <em><strong>&#8220;I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t want this job. I don\u2019t want this role\u2014wherever this is headed, I don\u2019t like it,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> and explained his thoughts:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;It killed my mum and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years and years.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prince-Harry-opens-up-about-his-experience-with-grief-at-the-age-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prince-Harry-opens-up-about-his-experience-with-grief-at-the-age-of-12.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prince-Harry-opens-up-about-his-experience-with-grief-at-the-age-of-12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prince-Harry-opens-up-about-his-experience-with-grief-at-the-age-of-12-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prince-Harry-opens-up-about-his-experience-with-grief-at-the-age-of-12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prince-Harry-opens-up-about-his-experience-with-grief-at-the-age-of-12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prince-Harry-opens-up-about-his-experience-with-grief-at-the-age-of-12-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later, he realized the importance of this platform&#8217;s questioning about how to use this ability and the resources he was raised with to make a difference in the world by helping others; <em><strong>&#8220;And also, what would my mum want me to do? And that really changed my own perspective.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>King Charles III&#8217;s son concluded his speech, claiming that becoming a husband and father helped him in finding his real purpose, as he said, <em><strong>&#8220;When a parent is overwhelmed, children feel it. When someone is supported, families feel it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Prince Harry and Meghan Markle&#8216;s visit to Australia, the royal member claims he did not want a royal role after Princess Diana&#8216;s passing and how this changed over the years and maturity. 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