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Prince Harry gave an unexpected four-word response after being asked “what do you do?” during an interview in his latest Netflix show.
The 38-year-old’s latest project, his five-part docu-series Heart of Invictus, debuted on Netflix on Wednesday, and follows the organisers and athletes as they prepare to compete in last year’s Invictus Games in the Netherlands. Viewers were delighted to see Harry appear more relaxed and carefree during the episodes, but in one scene, the former working royal is left speechless after being asked an awkward question.
While sitting in front of the camera, an interviewer can be heard saying: “What’s your name?” prompting the Duke of Sussex to reply: “My name’s Harry.” The conversation then turns strained as Harry is then asked: “What do you do, Harry?” After a brief pause, he stumbles over his words, and says: “What do I do?"
Harry spoke candidly about his life during the docu-series (@InvictusGamesDE/Twitter)“Er… on any given day, I’m a dad of two under-three-year-olds. I’ve got a couple of dogs. (I’m) A husband. I’m founding patron of Invictus Games Foundation,” he carefully added. “There’s lots of hats that one wears, but I believe today is all about Invictus.”
Harry, who is father to Archie, four, and Lilbet, two, was seen being supported by his wife Meghan Markle during the docu-series, with the Duchess of Sussex spotted taking part in an important meeting ahead of the Invictus Games, and calming Harry down ahead of an important speech in New York. His children were not featured in the show.
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Elsewhere in the docu-series, Harry spoke in depth about the “trauma” he suffered following the loss of his mother, Princess Diana, when he was just 12 years old. Talking about the importance of therapy for military veterans, the royal confessed he had “unravelled” after returning from a tour of Afghanistan, and said he had no support.
The former working royal struggled with his mental health after serving in the Army (@InvictusGamesDE/Twitter)“Look, I can only speak for my personal experience, my tour of Afghanistan in 2012 flying Apaches, somewhere after that there was an unravelling and the trigger for me was actually returning from Afghanistan,” he explained. “But the stuff that was coming up was from 1997, from the age of 12, losing my mum at such a young age, the trauma that I had I was never really aware of, it was never discussed.”
Harry said mental illness and mental health were “dirty words” in the military, and he wanted to take away the “stigma” for veterans, and serving members of the military, in order to help their wellbeing, as he received no help until he reached rock bottom.
“I didn't have that support structure, that network or that expert advice to identify actually what was going on with me,” he explained. “Unfortunately, like most of us, the first time you really consider therapy is when you are lying on the floor in the foetal position probably wishing you had dealt with some of this stuff previously.”