Facing the need to address deep-rooted mental health struggles, Prince Harry has reportedly sought specialized support. According to sources, he turned not only to private psychotherapists but also to professionals with ties to British intelligence service MI6. A family friend revealed to Tina Brown, author of The Palace Papers, that the Duke’s former girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, played a pivotal role in his decision to acknowledge his struggles and seek psychotherapy after witnessing Harry’s erratic behavior.
Prince Harry later began working with Julia Samuel, a renowned psychotherapist who shared a close friendship with Princess Diana and had experience as a grief counselor for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).
A decisive factor in selecting Samuel as his therapist was her connection to MI6, where she provided counseling services to intelligence personnel. As Brown notes, this ensured the utmost discretion and sensitivity during their sessions.
A source close to the royal family emphasized that the key criterion for choosing a specialist was finding “someone profoundly discreet, who understood the duality of living both a public and private life.”