Prince Harry Needs ‘Reassurance, Understanding’ From ‘Motherly’ Meghan Markle, Says Author

Meghan Markle’s “motherly” nature is a good fit for Prince Harry, who needs constant understanding and reassurance, book author Angela Levin said.

In her book “Harry: Conversations With the Prince,” Levin said that Prince Harry’s vulnerable side means he needs Markle to protect him every now and then.

“Unlike William, Harry needs lots of reassurance and understanding. Even today he sometimes has an air of vulnerability and sadness. It’s part of what has endeared him to so many people of all ages and types around the world and perhaps why Meghan Markle sometimes feels the need to be motherly towards him,” Levin explained (via Express).

Prince Harry was also greatly affected by Princess Diana’s death in 1997, and he didn’t talk about his feelings until recently.

“For years he had hidden his concerns in public. ‘I was a typical twenty, twenty-five, twenty-eight-year-old running and going ‘life is great,’ ‘life is fine.’ He could help other people, but not himself. For years Harry felt he was ‘very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions.’ He knew something was wrong but he said, ‘I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Instead of dealing with it I buried my head in the sand and let everything around me tear me into pieces,’” Levin noted.

But it was Prince William that made Prince Harry realize he needed to seek help. During a previous interview, Prince Harry said, “I started to have conversations and actually all of a sudden this grief that I have never processed started to come to the forefront and I was like, there is actually a lot of stuff here that I need to deal with. For me, personally, my brother, you know, bless him, was a huge support to me. He kept saying ‘This is not right, this is not normal, you need to talk to someone about stuff, it’s OK.’”