Prince Harry reveals innermost thoughts on Princess Diana’s death in Apple TV’s The Me You Can’t See

Prince Harry will open up on the trauma he suffered following his mother’s death in new mental health docuseries.

Prince Harry speaks to Oprah Winfrey in a new docuseries on mental health. Picture: Apple TV

Prince Harry is to reveal his innermost thoughts about the death of his mother, Diana the Princess of Wales, and having to grieve in the most public way, walking behind her coffin as it was carried through the streets of London.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, walk during the funeral procession for Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.

Days after saying he thought the United States’ constitution was “bonkers”, Harry has released a trailer of a mental health docuseries he co-executive produced with Oprah Winfrey. In the short two-and-a-half minute clip promoting the series, The Me You Can’t See, which is to be released at the end of the week, Harry, 36, is shown looking fraught as he tells Ms Winfrey: “To make that decision to receive help is not a sign of weakness. In today’s world, more than ever, it’s a sign of strength.”

A clip is shown of 12-year-old Harry walking as part of Diana’s funeral cortege on September 6, 1997 alongside his brother, Prince William, his grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh, his uncle Earl Spencer and his father the Prince of Wales.

A short close-up shows a shocked and distressed young Harry staring as Prince Charles turns to say something to him, while a voiceover says: “Treating people with dignity is the first act.”

Vision of Prince Charles speaking to a young Prince Harry at Princess Diana’s funeral features in the trailer for The Me You Can’t See. Picture: Supplied

Harry and his wife Meghan left the Royal Family 15 months ago, citing the need for privacy, but have since unleashed a torrent of public accusations at Harry’s family and the monarchy, including charges of racism, bigotry, prejudice, unfairness and a lack of care.

From appearances on Oprah and James Corden to multi-million dollar deals with media companies, a theme of Sussex victimhood runs deep — and while that antagonises the British public, it is apparently well-received in America.

Prince Harry, 5, kissing his mother Diana, Princess of Wales in 1990.

Charles and Diana in Kensington Palace with William and Harry.

In the clip for The Me You Can’t See, Harry says: “There is power in vulnerability, connection in empathy, and strength in honesty”. He says that the majority of people carry some form of unresolved trauma, loss, or grief.

The series features various American celebrities from basketball, a chef, an Olympic boxer as well as the singer Lady Gaga.

Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry for The Me You Can’t See. Picture: Apple TV

There is uncertainty about whether Harry will return to London in July to help William unveil a statue of their mother in the grounds of Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th birthday after yet another sideswipe at his father last week.

Harry has distanced himself from Charles, complaining about having his royal funding cut when he moved to California, but last week he blamed his father’s upbringing as contributing to “genetic pain”.

“When it comes to parenting, if I’ve experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered, I’m going to make sure I break that cycle so that I don’t pass it on.”

Prince Charles is said to be “bewildered” at Harry’s claims, while Harry’s referencing of his mother’s death is sure to unleash a barrage of criticism in the United Kingdom.

The British public believes the couple should be stripped of their royal titles because they use them in commercial ways, including Meghan authoring her new children’s book as The Duchess of Sussex while at the same time denouncing the royals.

The trailer comes just days after Harry caused controversy in the United States by saying the First Amendment was “bonkers’’.

Prince Harry faces backlash in the US after calling first amendment 'bonkers' https://t.co/XILiYV0Bze

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 17, 2021

“I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment as I sort of understand it, but it is bonkers,” he said.

“I don’t want to start going down the First Amendment route because that’s a huge subject and one which I don’t understand because I’ve only been here a short time, but you can find a loophole in anything. You can capitalise or exploit what’s not said rather than uphold what is said.”