{"id":198263,"date":"2025-10-10T08:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/prince-william-tears-up-talking-about-suicide-prevention-with-widow\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:17:02","slug":"prince-william-tears-up-talking-about-suicide-prevention-with-widow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/prince-william-tears-up-talking-about-suicide-prevention-with-widow\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Tears Up Talking About Suicide Prevention With Widow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/prince-william\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Prince William<\/strong><\/a> fought back tears during an emotional conversation with a woman who lost her husband to suicide.<\/p>\n<p>In a new short film released by Kensington Palace on Friday, October 10, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/prince-william-makes-1st-comment-about-son-prince-georges-future-as-king-a-big-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince of Wales<\/a>, 43, visited the Cardiff, Wales, home of<strong> Rhian Mannings<\/strong> to discuss suicide prevention and bereavement support. Mannings\u2019 husband, <strong>Paul<\/strong>, died by suicide in 2012 just five days after their 1-year-old son, George, died suddenly due to illness.<\/p>\n<p>The video was released Friday to mark both the launch of The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales\u2019 National Suicide Prevention Network and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/meghan-markle-shares-rare-comment-on-archie-and-lilibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Mental Health Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best way to prevent suicide is to talk about it. Talk about it early, talk about it with your loved ones, those you trust, your friends,\u201d William told Mannings during a conversation at her dining table. \u201cSo, thank you for talking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William asked Mannings about how she coped with her husband\u2019s untimely death, noting, \u201cFrom the families I\u2019ve spoken to who have had to endure suicide, there\u2019s a lot of unanswered questions that live with you forever, really, don\u2019t they?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will forever go over those last few days with him, wondering what I missed,\u201d Mannings responded. \u201cBefore we lost George, we were just so happy. And I think this just shows that it really can happen to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rhian\u2019s Story: &quot;It Starts With A Conversation&quot; | Suicide Prevention On World Mental Health Day\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b_W1DuVX1Sk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you could say something, or wanted to say something, to Paul, what would you have said?\u201d the royal then asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s only one thing I would ever say to him if I had time with him. And that would be, \u2018Why didn\u2019t you speak to me?\u2019 I ask myself that every single day,\u201d Mannings answered. \u201cI would just like to sit him down like this and just say, \u2018Why didn\u2019t you come to me?\u2019 Because he\u2019s missed out on just so much joy, and we would have been OK. And I think that\u2019s what the hardest thing is, we would have been OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Kensington Palace<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mannings\u2019 candid response made William emotional, as he appeared to get teary-eyed and put his hand up to his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry, it\u2019s just hard to ask these questions,\u201d William told Mannings, holding her hand.<\/p>\n<p>Mannings assured the prince, \u201cNo, it\u2019s fine. It\u2019s just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/duchess-kate-and-prince-williams-parenthood-quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you\u2019ve got children<\/a>. It\u2019s hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-william-opens-up-about-losing-princess-diana\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2197198885.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Prince William shakes a woman's hand\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2197198885.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-william-opens-up-about-losing-princess-diana\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Prince William Talks \u2018Painful\u2019 Experience of Losing Princess Diana<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPrince William spoke candidly about his experience with loss during a visit to a bereavement charity with close links to Princess Diana. \u201cThe mind gets focused on one thing, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d William, 42, said during a visit to a Child Bereavement UK center in Widnes, England, on Wednesday, February 5, according to The Times of [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnd you\u2019ve experienced loss yourself,\u201d she added, referring to William\u2019s mother, <strong>Princess Diana<\/strong>, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/charles-spencer-honors-sister-princess-diana-28-years-after-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died in 1997<\/a> when the prince was just 15.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In addition to the short film, William and wife <strong>Princess Kate Middleton<\/strong>\u2019s Royal Foundation launched its new National Suicide Prevention Network of four leading U.K. charities, which will unite to tackle the issue of suicide through research into the root causes of suicide and by providing support to anyone in the U.K. who might need it. The Royal Foundation has committed an initial investment of \u00a31 million over three years to the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incredible partners who form this network reach those at risk of, or affected by, suicide with their inspirational work,\u201d William said in a statement. \u201cI have had the privilege of meeting all of the founding partners to see firsthand their powerful community-based efforts to offer hope and support to those who need it most. Their efforts reaffirm the urgent mission of the National Suicide Prevention Network: to build a bold, unified national response to the heartbreaking \u2014 and preventable \u2014 tragedy of suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at <a href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">988lifeline.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-william-tears-up-talking-about-suicide-prevention-with-widow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William fought back tears during an emotional conversation with a woman who lost her husband to suicide. In a new short film released by Kensington Palace on Friday, October 10, the Prince of Wales, 43, visited the Cardiff, Wales, home of Rhian Mannings to discuss suicide prevention and bereavement support. Mannings\u2019 husband, Paul, died [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-198263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}