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Prince William warns stiff upper lip can damage health
Prince William has cautioned British men that maintaining a “stiff upper lip” by suppressing emotions is harmful to their mental health, as part of a new awareness campaign that includes a video chat with Lady Gaga.
He said that he wanted his children to be able to communicate their emotions as they grew older.
The remarks by Queen Elizabeth’s grandson come a day after his younger brother, Prince Harry, gave an unusually candid interview about his grief over the death of their mother Diana.
Prince William made his remarks on the “stiff upper lip” in an interview with a magazine published by the charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm), which is devoted to preventing male suicide, in which he was joined by Prince Harry.
The princes, together with William’s wife Kate, are leading the Heads Together initiative, which encourages people to talk about mental illness and seek treatment.
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The interview was conducted with CALMzine for a special edition ahead of the London Marathon, during which the princes and Duchess of Cambridge will cheer on runners participating in their mental health initiative, which is the marathon’s charity of the year.
Prince William discussed his “tipping point” which was his exposure to suicide, the UK’s leading death of males under 45, while working as an air ambulance pilot.
“My first callout was to a male suicide and I was told there were five suicides or attempted suicides every day in East Anglia alone. When I looked into it I was shocked by how bad this situation is – suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK – which is absolutely appalling.”
“There may be a time and a place for the ‘stiff upper lip’, but not at the expense of your health,” William said.
According to BBC royal reporter Peter Hunt, the future king and his brother are exploiting the tremendous interest they create to draw attention to a subject they are becoming more passionate about.
The British expression “stiff upper lip” refers to the capacity to keep emotions under control in any situation.
He complimented grime artist Stormzy, footballers Rio Ferdinand and Freddie Flintoff, and rapper Professor Green for openly discussing mental health issues.
Lady Gaga, who has gone public with her own problems with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after being raped at the age of 19, was included in a short video produced by Heads Together, which shows William discussing mental health concerns with her.
Lady Gaga was interviewed by Prince William as part of the Heads Together #oktosay initiative, which encourages individuals to speak out about mental health issues.
The four-minute video shows the prince seated at a desk at Kensington Palace in London, chatting with Lady Gaga, who is in the kitchen of her house in Los Angeles, through a laptop computer screen.
He expressed the hope that future generations will find it more natural to express their feelings. “Catherine and I are clear that we want both George and Charlotte to grow up feeling able to talk about their emotions and feelings.”
The two spoke about how speaking openly about mental health issues may help to dispel the stigma associated with them.
Maintaining a stiff upper lip was formerly seen to be a particularly British characteristic, exemplified by the royal family’s stoic stance through crises ranging from King Edward VIII’s abdication in 1936 to Princess Diana’s death in 1997.
Harry, who served in the army for two deployments in Afghanistan and actively pushed to increase awareness of mental health problems among military personnel, thought progress was being made.
The charity’s series of films, according to Lady Gaga, presented “beautiful stories”
She informed him that, “It reminded me how much my mental health changing changed my life.”
“There’s a lot of shame attached to mental illness, you feel like something’s wrong with you. In my life I go ‘look at all these beautiful, wonderful things that I have, I should be so happy’.
“But you can’t help it if in the morning when you wake up you are so tired, so sad, so full of anxiety and the shakes that you can barely think.”
On April 18, William will attend a screening of the BBC documentary Mind Over Marathon at the BBC Radio Theatre, which follows ten runners who are dealing with mental health problems. On April 20th, the royal three will inaugurate the Global Academy in support of Heads Together.
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