Prince Harry Says He Was Left Traumatized By His Father’s Refusal To Give Him Hugs

Sometimes you just need a little hug to fix things or make you feel better, right? Well, because King Charles isn’t the kind of guy who is willing to show any affection, much less a hug, his son Prince Harry says that he was left traumatized by his father’s lack of emotional parenting. Here’s what you need to know.

Prince Harry Says He Was Left Traumatized By His Father’s Refusal To Give Him Hugs

During the Netflix docuseries Harry and Meghan, the Duke of Sussex did say that he always wondered why his father never gave him a hug – or at least attempted to give him a hug – soon after his mother Princess Diana died. And because of it, Harry says that he was left traumatized.

Speaking to trauma expert Gabor Mate, Harry says that he thinks it was a mistake that his father never hugged him during his childhood.

That’s one of the reasons why he makes quite the effort to hug his own kids, Archie and Lilibet, as much as possible.

He said, “When you come back from Afghanistan, after your stint in the military, you’re greeted by your father and your brother and your brother maybe hugs you. You’re not sure, you can’t quite remember, your dad touches you on the shoulder. And you said to everybody, this looks like a normal family interaction but he was an unprecedented expression of affection.”

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Harry continued, “It leaves me in the position of a father having two children trying to smother them with love. I feel a huge responsibility not to pass on any trauma or negative experiences that I’ve had as a kid or as a man growing up. There are times when I catch myself when I should be smothering them with that love but I might not be.”

Now, whether or not King Charles will give his son a hug the next time he sees him, remains to be seen.

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