August 31 will mark 20 years since Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, leaving behind two children, Prince William and Prince Harry.
Now, Prince William has spoken out about his battle with his mental health and how he is feeling about the upcoming anniversary, during a cover interview with British GQ.
“I am in a better place about it than I have been for a long time, where I can talk about her more openly, talk about her more honestly, and I can remember her better, and publicly talk about her better,” he told the publication, but confirmed it has taken some time to get to that place.
“It has taken me almost 20 years to get to that stage. I still find it difficult now because at the time it was so raw. And also it is not like most people's grief, because everyone else knows about it, everyone knows the story, everyone knows her.”
He also expressed sadness at the fact Diana never got to meet his family, and that his children won't know their grandmother.
“I would like to have had her advice. I would love her to have met Catherine and to have seen the children grow up. It makes me sad that she won't, that they will never know her.”
It isn't the first time Prince William and Prince Harry have spoken out about the death and its impact on their lives. In April, Prince Harry made headlines for breaking silence on the effect of losing his mum.
“I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12, and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years, has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life but my work as well,” the Prince, now 32, told The Telegraph.
Speak about it, guys.
This article originally appeared on Vogue.com.au
