Editing Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (section)

===Health===
In May 1988, Harry underwent a surgery for a minor [[hernia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/9b2ba9fd6a6bb30b9c2b58a6d97dc714|title=Prince Harry Undergoes Surgery For Minor Hernia|work=AP News|date=10 May 1988|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=29 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529215737/https://apnews.com/article/9b2ba9fd6a6bb30b9c2b58a6d97dc714|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2000, he broke his thumb while playing football at Eton and underwent a minor operation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1016959.stm|title=Prince Harry recovers after thumb op|work=BBC|date=10 November 2000|access-date=3 September 2022|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904000418/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1016959.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In his memoir, ''[[Spare (memoir)|Spare]]'', Harry admits that he took [[cocaine]] at the age of 17.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-cocaine-spare-drugs-b2256758.html|title=Prince Harry admits doing cocaine as teenager 'to feel different'|work=The Independent|first=Maanya|last=Sachdeva|date=5 January 2023|access-date=5 January 2023|archive-date=5 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105165252/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-cocaine-spare-drugs-b2256758.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, it was reported that, with Charles's encouragement, Harry had paid a visit to a drug rehabilitation unit to talk to drug addicts after it had emerged that he had been smoking [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] and drinking at his father's Highgrove House and at a local pub in the summer of 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/world/charles-s-response-to-use-of-drugs-by-son-is-praised.html|title=Charles's Response to Use Of Drugs by Son Is Praised|work=The New York Times|first=Warren|last=Hoge|date=14 January 2002|access-date=3 August 2022|url-access=limited|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803064140/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/world/charles-s-response-to-use-of-drugs-by-son-is-praised.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jan/13/monarchy.antonybarnett|title=Prince Harry taken to drink and drugs rehab clinic|work=The Guardian|first=Antony|last=Barnett|date=12 January 2002|access-date=8 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108204411/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jan/13/monarchy.antonybarnett|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jan/14/politics.drugsandalcohol|title=Prince praised for stance on Harry's drug use|work=The Guardian|first=Stephen|last=Bates|date=13 January 2002|access-date=8 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225239/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jan/14/politics.drugsandalcohol|url-status=live}}</ref> He adds in his memoir that he smoked cannabis at Eton and in Kensington Palace gardens,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/01/05/prince-harry-cocaine-use-teenager-spare-book/|title=Prince Harry admits to taking cocaine and mushrooms, saying drugs let him see 'the truth'|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|date=5 January 2023|access-date=10 January 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-date=9 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109194353/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/01/05/prince-harry-cocaine-use-teenager-spare-book/|url-status=live}}</ref> but he later told a court that "he never smoked in [his] father's house".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/prince-harry-hacking-trial-evidence-key-moments-b1085959.html|title=All the key revelations from the Prince Harry hacking trial so far|work=Evening Standard|first=Tristan|last=Kirk|date=6 June 2023|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-date=6 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606151932/https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/prince-harry-hacking-trial-evidence-key-moments-b1085959.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the memoir, he also detailed taking [[magic mushroom]]s at a party at [[Courteney Cox]]'s house in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/prince-harry-magic-mushrooms/|title=Prince Harry Thought a Toilet Was Talking to Him After Doing Magic Mushrooms|work=Vice|first=Max|last=Daly|date=6 January 2023|access-date=6 January 2023|archive-date=6 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106124901/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjk9y5/prince-harry-magic-mushrooms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/prince-harry-recalls-crush-on-courteney-cox-says-he-took-mushrooms-while-staying-at-her-house|title=Prince Harry Recalls Crush on Courteney Cox, Says He Took Mushrooms While Staying at Her House|work=Entertainment Tonight|first=Jackie|last=Willis|date=5 January 2023|access-date=6 January 2023|archive-date=5 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105235458/https://www.etonline.com/prince-harry-recalls-crush-on-courteney-cox-says-he-took-mushrooms-while-staying-at-her-house|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017 and during an appearance on [[Bryony Gordon]]'s podcast ''Mad World'', Harry acknowledged that with the support of his brother he had sought [[Grief counseling|counselling]] years after his mother's death.<ref name="Telegraph-podcast">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/16/prince-harry-sought-counselling-death-mother-led-two-years-total/|title=Prince Harry: I sought counselling after 20 years of not thinking about the death of my mother, Diana, and two years of total chaos in my life|last=Furness|first=Hannah|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=16 April 2017|url-access=subscription|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312231535/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/16/prince-harry-sought-counselling-death-mother-led-two-years-total/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/04/prince-harry-reveals-he-went-to-therapy-to-process-princess-diana-death|title=Prince Harry Reveals He Went to Therapy to Deal with Princess Diana's Death|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Hilary|last=Weaver|date=17 April 2017|access-date=15 November 2021|archive-date=9 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309190311/http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/04/prince-harry-reveals-he-went-to-therapy-to-process-princess-diana-death|url-status=live}}</ref> He added that he had struggled with aggression, had suffered from [[anxiety]] during royal engagements, and had been "very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions".<ref name="Telegraph-podcast"/> He later added that he had taken up [[boxing]] as a way of coping with mental stress and "letting out aggression".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/17/mental-health-benefits-boxing-prince-harry|title=The mental health benefits of boxing|work=The Guardian|first=Kevin|last=Mitchell|date=17 April 2017|access-date=7 May 2022|archive-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507064234/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/17/mental-health-benefits-boxing-prince-harry|url-status=live}}</ref> In other interviews he stated that besides therapy he took alcohol to cope and used experimental drugs [[Recreational drug use|recreationally]], including "[[psychedelics]], [[Ayahuasca]], [[psilocybin]], mushrooms."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-drugs-diana-grief-60-minutes-b2258376.html|title=Prince Harry says experimental drugs helped him clear 'the misery of loss' after Diana's death|work=The Independent|first=Chelsea|last=Ritschel|date=9 January 2023|access-date=9 January 2023|archive-date=9 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109034158/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-drugs-diana-grief-60-minutes-b2258376.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-harry-admits-psychedelic-drugs-helped-him-deal-traumas-past|title=Prince Harry admits psychedelic drugs helped him 'deal with the traumas' of the past|work=Fox News|first=Tracy|last=Wright|date=6 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322045732/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-harry-admits-psychedelic-drugs-helped-him-deal-traumas-past|url-status=live}}</ref> He also stated that what he experienced after his mother's death "was very much" [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-ptsi-diana-spare-b2258744.html|title=Prince Harry opens up about 'healing' from PTSI after Diana's death: What is Post Traumatic Stress Injury?|work=The Independent|first=Amber|last=Raiken|date=9 January 2023|access-date=9 January 2023|archive-date=9 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109151909/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-ptsi-diana-spare-b2258744.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In his mental-health television documentary, ''[[The Me You Can't See]]'', which premiered in 2021, he added that he had undergone four years of therapy to address his mental health issues, having been encouraged to do so by his future wife after they had started dating.<ref name="Therapy-People">{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-requests-for-help-to-royal-family-were-met-with-total-silence-total-neglect/|title=Prince Harry Says Requests for Help to His Family Were 'Met with Total Silence, Total Neglect'|magazine=People|first1=Karen|last1=Mizoguchi|first2=Simon|last2=Perry|date=20 May 2021|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521044627/https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-requests-for-help-to-royal-family-were-met-with-total-silence-total-neglect/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also mentioned that he had suffered from "[[panic attack]]s [and] severe anxiety" in his late 20s and that the heavy load of official visits and functions had eventually "led to [[Occupational burnout|burnout]]".<ref name="Therapy-People"/> In an episode of ''[[Armchair Expert]]'', Harry attributed his mental health issues to the ineffective parenting style of previous generations and to the "genetic pain and suffering" passed down in his family, adding that he believed his issues stemmed from "the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-harry-royal-family-prince-charles-parenting-style/|title=Prince Harry says parenting style of royal family inflicts "pain and suffering"|work=CBS News|first=Sophie|last=Lewis|date=16 May 2021|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107042759/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-harry-royal-family-prince-charles-parenting-style/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insider.com/prince-harry-says-pain-suffering-in-royal-dna-science-2021-5|title=Prince Harry says 'pain and suffering' is in the royal family's DNA. Here's how genetic trauma works.|work=Insider|first=Andrea|last=Michelson|date=19 May 2021|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=11 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211131152/https://www.businessinsider.com/prince-harry-says-pain-suffering-in-royal-dna-science-2021-5|url-status=live}}</ref> In his 2023 memoir, Harry described himself as an [[agoraphobe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-meghan-markle-fight-spare-b2256999.html|title=Prince Harry recalls fight with Meghan Markle that led him to seek therapy|work=The Independent|first=Amber|last=Raiken|date=6 January 2023|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=6 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106105134/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-meghan-markle-fight-spare-b2256999.html|url-status=live}}</ref>