The Duke of Sussex says therapy has “equipped me to take on anything” in the latest of the series of documentaries about mental health he is making with Oprah Winfrey.
In episode five of The Me You Can’t See for Apple TV, Harry said he would not have been able to stand attacks by the media without treatment.
“Therapy has equipped me to be able to take on anything – that’s why I’m here now, that’s why my wife is here now,” he said.
“Without therapy, without doing the work, we would not be able to withstand this.”
He added: “I’m now more comfortable in my own skin, I don’t get panic attacks.
“I have learned more about myself in the last four years than I have in the 32 years before that – I have my wife to thank for that.”
Harry continued: “Now, I’m on my way to having healed that part of my life, those younger years, and having a clarity of perspective that I never, ever thought that I would get.
“I am still the person that I was, but I’m just a better version of that. I kind of feel as if this was always meant to be.”
Referring to he and his wife’s bombshell interview with Oprah that aired in March, he said the decision to take part was driven by “being real, being authentic”.
He accused both the press and “the firm” – a nickname for the royal family – of working together to smear Meghan ahead of the programme’s release.
“The interview was about being real, being authentic and hopefully sharing an experience that we know is incredibly relatable to a lot of people around the world, despite our unique, privileged position,” he said.
“Before the Oprah interview had aired, because of the headlines and the combined efforts of the firm and the media to smear (Meghan) I was woken up in the middle of the night to her crying into her pillow.”
