The Royal Buzz with Prince Harry
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Prince Harry is reaching out to children who have suffered the loss of a parent. The Duke of Sussex wrote a heartbreaking foreward to a book for children who are grieving a parent amid COVID-19.
In Hospital by the Hill, Harry reveals how he struggled to accept the death of his mom Princess Diana, who died in 1997 when he was 12 – and how he hopes the book will provide “comfort in knowing you are not alone.”
“When I was a young boy I lost my mum,” Harry writes. “At the time I didn’t want to believe it or accept it, and it left a huge hole inside of me. I know how you feel, and I want to assure you that over time that hole will be filled with so much love and support. We all cope with loss in a different way, but when a parent goes to heaven, I was told their spirit, their love and the memories of them do not. They are always with you and you can hold onto them forever. I find this to be true.”
He adds, “Now, I never met them, but I know this person was special to you, and they were someone incredibly kind, caring and loving because of where they chose to work. Helping others is one of the most important jobs anyone can ever do.
