Prince Harry and Meghan Markle documented their recent 10-day travels in Africa with a documentary about living their very public life. The doc is aptly named “Harry & Meghan: An African Journey”.
In the film, Prince Harry shares the impact that his mother Princess Diana’s 1997 death had on him. And as for how it affects him now, he describes the incident as a “wound that festers.”
Princess Diana died in Paris in a car crash that involved paparazzi. Prince Harry is very aware of the people and cameras that surround him and his family, stating, “I think [of] being part of this family, in this role, in this job every single time I see a camera, every single time I hear a click, every single time I see a flash,” adding, “It takes me straight back, so in that respect it’s the worst reminder of her life as opposed to the best.”
Prince Harry returned to Angola, where his mother was in 1997 to raise awareness about dangerous landmines. He said, “Being here now 22 years later, trying to finish what she started will be incredibly emotional but everything that I do reminds me of her,” Harry told Bradby on the eve of his visit to Angola. “But as I said, with the role, with the job, and the sort of the pressures that come with that, I get reminded of the bad stuff usually.”