Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Prince Harry Describes Depression After Moving to Canada
Prince Harry said he felt very low for about two weeks after moving to Canada in 2019.
He said he had been used to feeling pressure and adrenaline while living in Britain.
After leaving, he found it hard to function without that feeling.
He also talked about missing his mother, Diana, who died when he was a child.
For a long time, he felt that being happy might mean he was being disloyal to her.
Harry said therapy helped him understand his grief and reconnect with memories of his mother.
He also said that when he was younger, he went to war hoping to escape his feelings.
These are Harry’s descriptions of his own experiences, not a medical assessment of the reasons for the couple’s departure.
Prince Harry said he experienced about two weeks of depression after moving to Canada in late 2019.
He described an “adrenaline crash” after leaving what he called a stressful environment in Britain.
Harry and Meghan Markle moved to Canada with their son, Prince Archie, in 2019.
In January 2020, the couple announced they would step back as senior working members of the Royal Family.
Harry also discussed grief over his mother’s death, his military service, and how therapy helped him process his loss.
- Who
- Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their son, Prince Archie.
- What
- Harry described experiencing about two weeks of depression after moving to Canada and discussed grief, military service, and therapy.
- When
- The depression followed his move to Canada in late 2019; the couple announced their decision to step back from royal duties in January 2020.
- Where
- Harry said the experience followed his move from Britain to Canada.
- Why
- Harry said leaving a stressful environment was followed by an “adrenaline crash,” and that he struggled to function without the pressure he was used to.
- Reported period of depression
- About two weeks
- Move to Canada
- Harry, Meghan Markle, and Prince Archie moved in 2019.
- Step-back announcement
- January 2020
- Discussion
- MasterClass series Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss
- Diana’s death
- Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.
- Harry’s age at the time
- 12
- Military service
- Harry said he went to war twice in his twenties, hoping to outrun his feelings.