Prince Harry has admitted that he has therapy to help him deal with listening to the stories of wounded military veterans participating in the Invictus games.
When he heard how a Canadian officer suffered from PTSD from stories about trauma and sorrow in Afghanistan, the Duke of Sussex said that he would also have therapy to cope.
In a pre-recorded TV special broadcast on Canadian TV last night, Harry also told how the Invictus games keep the legacy of his mother Princess Diana alive for his own children.
Harry said he was moved by the stories of military veterans who had sustained physical life -changing injuries and also of many who were later diagnosed with PTSD to serve in war zones.
He said: 'People are coming up more to share, you know their stories and I don't always get the chance to have that really deep conversation with them.
'I often do that. You know, if there were a time and a place for it, and timing is everything, and the last thing I want to do is be the person who is investigating a little deeper. '
The former captain of the army, who served two tours in Afghanistan during a 10-year career, said that listening to former soldiers and their problems takes his toll.
“I have therapy,” said the prince in the interview with TV anchor Omar Sachedina.
Harry with silver medal winner Amanda Pye from the UK after the wheelchair rugby final yesterday
Prince Harry sees the UK and France playing rugby final yesterday during the wheelchair
Harry issues gold medals to French athletes after they defeated the UK yesterday
Harry listens to a young boy as he looks at the UK and France in the Rugby wheelchair
Harry Nipped from a glass of local beer while he looked at the wheelchair basketball yesterday
His remark came when the former Canadian soldier Mark Beare revealed how he suffered from PTSD as a result of listening to the trauma and the grief of other soldiers who had lost friends in battle.
Harry has previously admitted that he has undergone therapy to cope with the loss of his mother.
He revealed that he was looking for a special therapy program, EMDR, to process the death of Diana, who died in 1997 in a car accident in Paris.
Harry described how living with the trauma of her death makes him 'helpless', 'hunted', and as if 'there is no escape'.
In the meantime, Harry was back on the beers yesterday when he attended the final of the Rugby wheelchair at the Invictus Games.
He narrowed out of a glass of local beer while he set up an animated display and saw the sport cheering and clapping.
Days earlier in Whistler, Harry and Meghan were spotted with drinking while they waited to appear on stage in the ski area.
Harry issues gold medals to French athletes after they defeated the UK yesterday
Prince Harry lives yesterday at the Rugby Final wheelchair between France and the UK
Harry looks at the game in Vancouver with former All Blacks captain Richie McCAW.
Prince Harry Cast silver medal winner Amanda Pye of the United Kingdom after the Rugby Final wheelchair
The prince almost went unnoticed by the turbulent crowd and looked at the US that Australia accepts for the bronze medal.
The wheelchair rugby – which often sees the competitors bumping violently – is one of the prince's favorite sports for wounded, sick and disabled military veterans
Harry looked at the game accompanied by one of the games of all time, former Blacks captain Richie McCAW.
He was sitting next to the prince as one of the invited guests in the broken area of the stands that are offered guests.
MCCAW, who was in Vancouver to show support for the New -Zeeland team, captain the All Blacks in more than 100 games and is a double rugby World Cup winner.
They talked animated while watching how Team UK will compete against France in the final in the Vancouver Convention Center.
Although it was in charge during the break, the team was beaten 19-14 by the French who took the gold medal.
