Prince Harry reveals he slipped into ‘deep depression for weeks’ after Megxit

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Prince Harry has opened up about not being able to cry for decades after Princess Diana’s death in a revealing interview with a therapist.

The Duke of Sussex spoke of the ‘adrenaline crash’ he felt after Megxit and escaping a ‘stressful environment’ and then suffering depression.

Harry and Meghan recently returned to the UK from California, six years after stepping back from royal duties.

Harry revealed he did not cry for almost 20 years after his mother’s death and thinks of her ‘pretty much every night and then most mornings’.

Opening up on his mother’s death, he said: ‘You would think I had the best help in the world. I’m a prince, for God’s sake, but I was still grieving and didn’t have any place to put those feelings,’ he said, describing emotions he bottled up for ’15 or 20 years’.

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Harry said he finally found happiness with his wife before ‘slipping into depression’ after the couple stepped back from Royal duties under the glare of the media.

Prince Harry opens up about grief and depression (Picture: Masterclass)

‘We moved to Canada to get some space away from everything and simply think,’ he said.

‘Within two or three days of leaving that stressful environment, I experienced an adrenaline crash unlike anything I’d ever felt before.

‘It was as though I needed stress for my brain to function. I became useless around the house. I slipped into depression for about two weeks and felt like I couldn’t function without adrenaline.’

Prince Harry spoke candidly of the mental anguish he has gone through since Princes Diana’s death (Picture: Masterclass)

The duke also addressed his grief for his mother, saying for many years he felt like he had to be sad to prove he missed her.

‘The reality is, what I discovered was actually she just wanted me to be happy,’ he said.

Prince Harry feared forgetting his mother’s laugh (Picture: Martin Keene/PA Wire)

After fears he would forget his mother’s laugh, a therapist recommended spraying her perfume to allow vivid memories of Diana to resurface.

‘It was like being transported to another time,’ Harry said. ‘It unlocked everything that had been locked away. 

‘Spraying my mother’s scent was almost like knocking certain bricks through so that I could see through and certain memories and experiences could start seeping back.’

Harry also said: ‘Everything I do, everything I put my energy towards, I hope that my mother will be proud of.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, recently returned to the UK (Picture: Paul Davey/SWNS)

‘Trying to continue and protect her legacy, what I didn’t realise was that the work I was drawn to was so similar to the work she was doing.’

Diana’s brother Earl Spencer has spoken of how the treatment of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has ‘echoes’ of what happened to his sister.

‘I think it would be really beholden on people to learn from Diana’s example,’ he told the BBC.

‘I’m not here to speak for Harry and Meghan, but for anyone who’s being destroyed in this way daily, it must be such a cancerous influence in their life.’

Earl Spencer said he had seen Diana’s ‘tears of despair’ over the extensive coverage of her personal life and described her as ‘very, very sensitive to criticism’.

Diana, who married King Charles – then the heir to the throne – in 1981, was subjected to intense public scrutiny throughout her public life.

Earl Spencer said she was ‘really brought low by all that criticism’, adding that it was a ‘pity’ to see ‘echoes of that now’ in the treatment of his nephew and his wife.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘DOY’ Bentley goes on sale at dealership

The reported former Bentley of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is in ‘flawless condition’ (Picture: AFP/Getty)

A Bentley believed to have belonged to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has gone on sale at a dealership for nearly £125,000.

The luxury Bentley Flying Spur, which has clocked up just 7,000 miles, is being advertised by Portland of Bawtry in Doncaster as an ‘Ex Royal Family Car’.

The asking price is £124,975, which is considerably less than the reported £220,000 it cost when it was bought new around six years ago.

The former Duke of York was previously seen driving a Bentley Flying Spur with the personalised ‘A03 DOY’ number plate to his father’s funeral in 2021 and his granddaughter’s christening the following year.

He reportedly gave up the number plate last October, around the time the King announced stripping him of his titles. It is also no longer listed on the DVLA website.

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The car was reportedly resprayed in Barnato racing green and comes with a linen and Cumbrian green diamond-quilted leather interior.

The Bentley is being advertised as an ‘Ex Royal Family Car’ (Picture: Mark Worgan/Portland Autos/Cover Images)

The asking price is £124,975 for the luxury car (Picture: Mark Worgan/Portland Autos/Cover Images)

It also has a six-litre engine, four-wheel drive and 22-inch polished alloy wheels.

Dealership owner Clive Watson told The Times: ‘We found it had a very strange service history so made some inquiries and realised it was a royal household car.

‘The Bentley is beautiful, in flawless condition and has just 7,000 miles on it.

The sale comes as Andrew prepares to take legal action against Thames Valley Police and the Central Criminal Court in an attempt to quash search warrants linked to his arrest in February.

Andrew pictured leaving Aylsham Police Station on the day of his arrest (Picture: Reuters)

The 66-year-old was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office (Picture: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

He was arrested on his 66th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

This came following allegations that he shared sensitive information with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any wrongdoing.

The warrants allowed police to search his residence on the Sandringham Estate and his former home in Windsor.

A High Court hearing is due to take place on Thursday, when judges will also consider a Thames Valley Police application to restrict access to certain documents.

The force has said its investigation into alleged misconduct in public office remains ongoing.

Metro has contacted Portland Autos for comment.

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Unexpected Ian twist and Linda breakthrough as EastEnders spoilers reveal what happens next

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Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) was left in tears and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was on a mission as the credits rolled on yet another high-octane EastEnders.

Longtime Walford stalwart Ian, as viewers know, was devastated when he was sent to prison earlier in the year and, despite being released in the latest visit to the Square, the ordeal has taken its toll on him.

The businessman struggled to adjust to life back in Walford and, after learning that Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman) missed an inspection at the chippy, he saw red and punched him.

When he realised what he’d done, Ian apologised and headed back to No. 45, saying aloud that he cannot go back to prison. Mum Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) offered support as he sobbed in her arms.

Over at the B&B, Linda made it her mission to find out what Lee Carter (Danny Hatchard) is hiding about ex Jess, who he claims abandoned him and their unborn child – who sister Nancy (Maddy Hill) is carrying.

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She made a plot to track Jess down, much to the chagrin of Lee – but will she get the answers she’s looking for? Elsewhere, Ryder Hawkins (Felix Uff) was shown the ropes of Harry’s Barn by Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington), though Ned’s (Jamie Bamber) attitude towards the young lad raised her eyebrows.

For a first look at what tomorrow’s edition of the soap entails, here’s everything you need to know.

What happens next in EastEnders? New spoilers for Thursday, October 8

Ian pushes his loved ones away in the wake of what transpired and things go from bad to worse when he discovers that Beales Eels has been vandalised.

Ned, who showed an interest in Ian earlier this week, comes to the Walford legend’s aid, helping him clean off the graffiti and urging him to face the reality of what happened on the night of the accident.

Ian struggles to adjust (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)

Ian subsequently reaches out to Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) and later reconnects with Ned, thanking him for his support.

Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine), meanwhile, is left worried when Rose (Marian McLoughlin) and Jodie (Anna Constable) comment that Ethan doesn’t look like Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota).

Elsewhere, Nicola and Ryder continue to bond. Nicola, however, gets a shock when Ryder brings his date to Harry’s Barn. Afterwards, he asks to speak to Nicola alone. But just what does he want to say?

And as for Linda and Lee, the aftermath of their showdown will no doubt take centre stage.

Will Lee be able to talk Linda out of trying to track down Jess? Or will Linda persist and work out what really happened between her son and his ex?

EastEnders airs these scenes Thursday October 8 at 7:30pm on BBC One or stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

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Dexter fanatic lured victim to plastic-covered ‘kill room’ in £40-a-night Airbnb and stabbed her 78 times

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A teenager spent hours setting up a plastic-covered ‘kill room’ like his hero fictional serial killer Dexter, before luring a woman and stabbing her 78 times.

Benjamin Day dressed up like his TV hero and copied his tactics stapling plastic sheeting to a bedroom in order to easily clean up the killing and get away with murder.

The forensic student, who changed university course to be more like Dexter, also planned to keep slides of his victim’s blood as a trophy.

Day, who cut open his hand dismembering the body of Maria Saceanu, was caught on camera lying to officers claiming to have been bitten by a wild dog or a fox.

Day, 20, changed his plea at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Tuesday to admit murdering 24-year-old Romanian Ms Saceanu.

A trial heard Ms Saceanu was lured to a plastic-lined room at an Airbnb in Tividale, West Midlands, where she suffered 78 knife wounds, many of them inflicted after death.

Maria Saceanu, 24, was lured to the plastic-lined room in Tividale (Picture: West Midlands Police / SWNS)

Day had placed his victim’s possessions into a black bin bag, ready for disposal after taking knives, scissors, a mask, an apron, disposable gloves, plastic sheeting, duct tape, a staple gun and cleaning chemicals to the scene.

Footage released by police on Wednesday shows Day bleeding onto the ground from a hand wound and falsely claiming to be unable to remember where he had parked his car, which was outside the house containing his victim’s body.

An officer can also be heard questioning Day’s account in the footage, filmed near the junction of Highview Street and Brewery Street in Dudley.

In a further clip released by police, Day is seen wearing a Dexter-style khaki top as he nods towards the officer arresting him at 3.42am on December 21 last year, while lying on a bed at Dudley’s Russells Hall Hospital.

He is also heard saying: ‘I have got four fingers thankfully.’

Benjamin Day pleads guilty to murdering woman in copycat ‘kill room’ he created in Airbnb
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Benjamin Day was arrested in hospital after Maria’s body was discovered (Picture: West Midlands Police)

Opening the Crown’s case on Monday, prosecutor Rachel Brand KC said the defendant spent several hours preparing the so-called kill room.

Day had been expected to claim self-defence, asserting that he set up the room to film a ‘tribute’ to Dexter which he could post on TikTok.

But after an hour-long delay to proceedings on Tuesday, Day returned from the cells to the dock and appeared to smirk as he nodded towards the court clerk and entered a guilty plea.

Dexter killed other serial killers in the TV show (Picture: Showtime/Everett/Shutterstock)

The change of plea came around three hours after jurors were shown footage of Day claiming to have been attacked by a dog or fox ‘near a bush’.

The court heard Day left the Airbnb at about 12.30am on December 21, walked some distance away and then called 999 at 12.50am asking for medical help.

During his conversations with police, Day said he had driven over to the Dudley area to look for a ‘random girl’ in a bar.

Asked by an officer if he had been set up and attacked, Day said he had been injured by an animal that ‘might have been a fox’.

Ms Saceanu died as a result of wounds to her neck causing damage to her carotid arteries or jugular veins, with a number of wounds to her hands ‘consistent with efforts to protect herself’.

Explaining the Crown’s case at the start of what was expected to be a two-week trial, Ms Brand said of Day: ‘He lured Maria Saceanu to a room that he had rented via Airbnb.

‘He had prepared himself to kill her.

‘He had planned to dispose of her body without leaving signs of what had happened and he planned to get away with it.

‘But it all went wrong and he was caught.’

Day passed his first university year studying journalism, the court heard, but then transferred to another course in applied biology and forensics.

Ms Brand told the jury: ‘We don’t pretend, ladies and gentlemen, to be able to give you the deep-seated psychological reasons why he decided to kill another person – that’s not our remit.

‘But what we can tell you is that he had become fascinated with a particular television drama series – an American series – and his actions were those of a copycat, imitating the things he had seen in that programme.’

Teen killer Benjamin William Day calmly told cops he had been attacked by a wild dog or fox

Listing what she said were ‘similarities’ between the death and the Dexter TV series, Ms Brand told jurors: ‘Dexter Morgan works as a forensic scientist in a police department – and the broad premise of the programme is that he is a serial killer who knows how to cover his tracks.

‘The defendant changed his university course … to study applied biology and forensics.

‘Dexter wears a khaki T-shirt. The defendant had purchased just such a T-shirt and was wearing it when he was arrested.

‘He had changed into “Dexter” clothing before Maria Saceanu arrived at the house.

‘In the TV series Dexter prepares a “kill room” when carrying out his attacks, lined with plastic sheeting which he fixes using a staple gun or duct/gaffer tape.

‘And this is exactly how the defendant had prepared the room.

‘Dexter wears an apron, a plastic visor and gloves when killing his victims – all such items were found in the bedroom (at the Airbnb).’

Other similarities with the TV series included a canvas roll containing knives found in the bedroom, the dismemberment attempts and microscope slides containing blood thought to be a ‘trophy’ from the killing, Ms Brand said.

Detective Inspector Matt Marston, of the West Midlands Police Major Crime Team, who led the investigation, said: ‘Day had an obsessive personality and had become obsessed with the character Dexter.

‘He planned this murder in meticulous detail.

‘It was a pre-planned brutal attack on a defenceless woman lured to the room he had rented.

‘Day had flagged down officers where he offered them a fabricated story about the reason why he had received an injury to his hand. Officers were suspicious and he was quickly detained.

‘The details of this case shocked experienced officers and our thoughts continue to go out to the heartbroken family of Maria at this time.’

Day, of Yeadon Close, Redditch, Worcestershire, has been remanded in custody and faces a mandatory life sentence when he is sentenced on December 4.

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