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Prince Harry tonight said he always felt different from the rest of his family and that Diana felt the same, as he opened up about his upbringing in a 'broken home' and how he had been 'saved' by Meghan.
The Duke of Sussex sat down with controversial 'toxic trauma' expert Dr Gabor Maté for a 90-minute conversation that saw him paint a raw and vivid picture of the pain he continues to suffer as a result of losing his mother aged 12.
In the £17-per-ticket livestream event that included a free copy of his memoir, Spare, Harry discussed his drug use, his views on the war on Afghanistan, and how he doesn't see himself as a 'victim'.
Yet he failed to mention his brother William once.
Describing his struggles to find his 'authentic true self' while growing up, he said: 'I felt slightly different to the rest of my family. I felt strange being in this container, and I know that my mum felt the same so it makes sense to me.'
The royal - who Dr Maté publicly diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) - said he constantly hugged his children, Archie and Lilibet, to 'shower them with affection' - something he doesn't believe he received from his father, King Charles.
Prince Harry tonight sat down with Dr Gabor Maté for a livestream event about 'trauma and healing'
He also spoke of the importance of parents not arguing in front of children, saying: 'Do not have those disagreements, arguments, whatever it is… luckily my wife and I don't have those.
'The idea of having those in front of the kids?
I assume that my parents probably had a lot of those [rows] in front of me, maybe that's where it comes from… that's not a good idea.'
In a wide-ranging discussion that contained fresh digs at the Royal Family in the run-up to King Charles' coronation in May, the Duke -
Said he was a good candidate for the army because 'they recruit from broken homes';
Added that 'a lot of us...' [his fellow soldiers] 'didn't necessarily agree or disagree' with the West's invasion of Afghanistan;
Described his ongoing emotional turmoil, saying: 'Since age 12 apart from being in a state of shock I was in fight or flight';
Said therapy helped him to 'break free and live' from his 'dysfunctional' family and he felt 'incredibly free' after Megxit;
Was told by Dr Maté that he has Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), prompting the prince to joke 'a free session, great';
Revealed using cannabis had 'really helped' him mentally but cocaine 'did nothing' for him;
Said using the psychedelic drug ayahuasca 'changed me' and 'helped me deal with the traumas and pains of the past';
Boasted about the favourable Amazon reviews for his book, saying people had been writing 'essays' praising it;
Asked about the concept of service to others, said: 'It's a theme of the book because it's a theme of my life', adding: 'sharing is an act of service';
Told how he had experienced 'burnout' after thinking 'I just need to help everybody';
Said his 'exceptional' wife Meghan had helped him avoid being 'stuck' in the Royal Family;
Dr Maté began the conversation by discussing the reaction to the book and how critics had accused him of wallowing in his own sense of victimhood.
'I definitely don't see myself as a victim,' Harry replied.
'To be able to share the things of my life that I think is important feels good - to me it feels like an act of service.
'If we can encourage other people to be vulnerable themselves and be vulnerable to their family the world will be a better place.'
Harry's ghost-written tell-all autobiography laid bare his frustrations with his family.
He claimed his brother William, now the Prince of Wales, had knocked him to the floor at Harry's then home Nottingham Cottage after calling the Duchess of Sussex 'difficult', 'rude' and 'abrasive'.
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