Prince Harry has said his former drug and alcohol abuse was a "mask" for the pain he felt after his mother Princess Diana's tragic death.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, even recalled how at the height of his excessive drinking, he would "drink a week's worth in one day".
In the five-part mental health series The Me You Can't See, he delved into the emotional turmoil he suffered following the death of his late mother, who died at the same age that he is now in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris.
Per The Sun, the soon-to-be father-of-two recalled how he was never given the opportunity to grieve his beloved mother. This ultimately led him to use drink and drugs essentially as a numbing agent.
The Duke said: "I was willing to drink, I was willing to take drugs, I was willing to try and do the things that made me feel less like I was feeling."
He continued: "But I slowly became aware that, okay, I wasn't drinking Monday to Friday, but I would probably drink a week's worth in one day on a Friday or a Saturday night.
"And I would find myself drinking, not because I was enjoying it but because I was trying to mask something."
Eventually, Harry recognized that he needed help with his mental health and sought it from his family, who he says "neglected" his cries for help.
He said: "I thought my family would help but every single ask, request, warning, whatever it is, got met with total silence or total neglect. Family members have said just play the game and your life will be easier, but I have a hell of a lot of my mum in me.
"I feel as though I am outside of the system, but I’m still stuck there. The only way to free yourself and break out is to tell the truth.
"If your parents don’t want to talk about it, and your friends can’t remind you about it, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t say, 'Hang on a second, I may be the product of my upbringing.'
"I am one of the first people to recognize that firstly, I had a fear of – when I first went to therapy – a fear of losing."
