Prince Harry Mocked On Twitter For Telling People To Meditate Every Day

Prince Harry was mocked online after discussing burnout and telling everyone to take time away from their jobs to do "the inner work" on themselves.

In his first appearance of the year, the Duke of Sussex joined his boss, BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux, and his wife Meghan Markle's friend Serena Williams for an online talk Thursday as part of Prince Harry's new gig as chief impact officer of the mental health coaching service, Page Six reported.

During their chat, Prince Harry shared that he has experienced burnout, saying, "I was burning the candle at both ends."

To combat this, the royal said he has been taking around 45 minutes each morning "either for workouts, take the dog for a walk, get out in nature, maybe meditate."

"I know that I need to meditate every single day," he continued, adding that "self-care is the first thing that drops away" when life gets difficult.

However, Prince Harry's remarks were met with mockery on social media, with some accusing him of being out of touch.

London politician Susan Hall suggested on Twitter that Prince Harry's comments prove he "lives in his very privileged bubble without any understanding of the real world."

Nick Timothy, a columnist for the Daily Telegraph, tweeted: "Harry has nothing but 'me time' and he seems permanently and utterly miserable."

Another Twitter user appeared to share Timothy's opinion. "That 45 minutes of meditation doesn't look like it's working," the user wrote alongside photos of Prince Harry looking stressed.

"Whatever he is doing is not working, he looks unhealthy," another commented.

However, other users appear to think otherwise.

"Harry looks healthier than ever. His new lifestyle seems to really suit him. Well done, Harry!" one person commented.

"Harry looks quite fit. He also looks relaxed and happy. It's nice to see," a second netizen wrote.

Another Twitter user praised Prince Harry's efforts as chief impact officer of BetterUp, writing: "Prince Harry built Sentebale up from scratch with Prince Seeiso. He built The Invictus Games up from scratch, and now he’s helping Better Up climb to higher heights. This is Harry’s nature. This is who is his. No wonder certain individuals have been threatened since day 1."

Prince Harry also received praise from tennis legend Williams, who revealed during Thursday's talk that the duke was "actually one of my coaches."

"Whenever I see him, he's always solving all my life's problems," Williams said.

Prince Harry also shared that his own coaches helped him by "washing the windscreen and clearing those filters" so that he was able to see his own life and the "reality" of that life "more clearly."

"It's a work in progress. Some days are great, some days are really hard," he said, adding that he was also being "schooled by the universe."