Meghan Markle helped Prince Harry talk about his emotions

Meghan Markle, helped, Prince Harry, talk about, his emotions,



Prince Harry won widespread praise last week by breaking royal protocol to make a series of deeply personal revelations about coping with the death of his mother.

But according to insiders, he may never have spoken out about his mental health if it wasn't for his girlfriend Meghan Markle.

Friends have suggested it was the American actress who urged the royal to speak publicly about his experience of coping with grief at a young age.

Harry, 32, revealed last week that he had sought counselling after two years of 'chaos' following the death of his mother Princess Diana, who died in 1997 when he was just 12 years old.



And a royal source has suggested Meghan, 35, is responsible. 'Harry feel for Meghan partly because she's so open, and has that American attitude of saying, "Let's talk about our feelings,"' they told Closer magazine.

'He comes from such a stiff-upper-lip culture, but Meghan helped him open up.'

Meghan's mother Doria Ragland is a yoga therapist, and until recently the actress ran a glossy lifestyle blog called The Tig, packed with 'inspirational' memes and messages of support for her followers.



The source added: 'Meghan encouraged Harry to see that, by speaking publicly about his difficult experience, he would really help others, and how being honest might even be a relief.

'No other woman has helped Harry so much emotionally.'



The source hinted that Suits star Meghan, who has been tipped in with the Prince at his London home this year, has also helped Harry feel at ease in front of cameras for the first time and made him 'a different person'.  

Harry hit headlines with a poignant interview with the Telegraph last week when he admitted to ignoring his grief over Diana during his teenage years, only addressing it when he was 'on the verge of punching someone in later life'.



He joined the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in encouraging people to talk about mental health as part of their Heads Together campaign.

Meanwhile, insiders have hinted that the pair, who have been an item for just less than a year, are expected to announce their engagement with Meghan having been accepted into the royal family.

The actress has reportedly booked time off filming hit legal drama Suits next month to fly to England for the wedding of Pippa Middleton.