Why did Prince William FaceTime Lady Gaga? What is his Heads Together campaign?
Why did Prince William FaceTime Lady Gaga? A new video shows the Prince and the popstar chatting about mental health and the “shame attached to mental illness”. Gaga told William that she is a “very big fan of what you’ve done with Heads Together and #okaytosay”, and opened up about her own struggles. “It made me very nervous at first waking up every day and feeling sad and going on stage is something that is very hard to describe. Theres a lot of shame attached to mental illness you feel like something’s wrong with you.”
Last year the Bad Romance singer revealed that she has suffered from post traumatic stress disorder since being raped aged 19. “We have to make the strongest, most relentless attempt we can to normalise mental health issues,” she added. William said: “It's time that everyone speaks up and really feels very normal about mental health, it's the same as physical health. Everybody has mental health and we shouldn't be ashamed of it and just having a conversation with a friend or family member can really make such a difference."
HEADS TOGETHER Prince William FaceTimed Lady Gaga in a new video
HEADS TOGETHER Lady Gaga spoke about her struggled with mental health
The video was released as part of the #okaytosay initiative, which features people from all walks of life discussing their personal experiences of mental health. The series also features videos with footballer Rio Ferdinand, comedian Stephen Fry and Katharine Welby-Roberts, a former police officer and blogger. Prince William has said that the British tradition of keeping a “stiff upper lip” can damage people’s mental health, and said that he wants his children Prince George and Princess Charlotte to be able to speak about their feelings openly. He spoke after Prince Harry revealed that he sought counselling after the death of his mother, Princess Diana. Harry said that he endured two years of “total chaos” after losing his mother when he was aged 12 and William was 15. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE IN PICTURES
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What is Heads Together? Prince William, his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry launched Heads Together in 2016. The campaign aims to end the stigma around mental health and to encourage people to open up about their struggles. The royals said: “Through our work with young people, emergency response, homeless charities, and with veterans, we have seen time and time again that unresolved mental health problems lie at the heart of some of our greatest social challenges.
GETTY Prince William, Prince Harry and Kate launched Heads Together in 2016