Prince William opens up about ‘understanding his emotions’ in a conversation about men’s mental health alongside Professor Green on BBC Radio 1. 

The future monarch featured alongside the rapper, musician Guvna B, Allan Browning, the Director of Clinical Services at James’ Place, and Nathan, who shared his own experience in a bid to promote conversation about men’s mental health.

The Prince of Wales even shared his own mental health struggles during his time as a first responder, while also revealing how it takes him a ‘long time’ to understand his own emotions. 

The father-of-three said during the special episode of Radio 1’s Life Hack’s that ‘more male role models’ discussing their mental health issues openly was needed to help all men to be able to do the same. 

Prince William revealed to host Greg James that he hoped having discussions about suicide prevention and mental health would eventually ‘become a second nature to us all’. 

Looking inward on his own emotions, Prince William candidly shared that it often takes him a while to work out exactly why he feels the way he does in certain situations.  

‘I feel like that’s a really important process to do every now and again, to check in with yourself and work out why you’re feeling like you do,’ he told the BBC show.

‘Sometimes there’s an obvious explanation, sometimes there isn’t. I think that idea that mental health crisis is temporary – you can have a strong mental health crisis moment but it will pass.’

Prince William has made a surprise appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks to promote men’s mental health and suicide prevention.

Mental health has long been an issue of great importance to both the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the couple’s Royal Foundation contributing £1million to the launch of the National Suicide Prevention Network across the UK last autumn.

Support from mental health organisations could be ‘a little stepping stone’ to help those struggling get through the more challenging moments, the Prince said.

‘And if we talk about that more, and educate people more, then hopefully the idea of suicide keeps being pushed further and further away,’ he added.

‘Because you know that tomorrow, you might wake up and you might feel very different.’

Meanwhile, Professor Green, also known as Stephen Manderson has long campaigned on issues relating to mental health, having previously featured in a documentary, Suicide and Me, on the loss of his own father to suicide. 

The rapper, 42, was keen to get involved with the panel involving the future monarch as he wanted to instil in the public that these conversations are ‘important’ and ‘okay’ to have. 

The advocate for suicide prevention charity Calm, believed it was ‘incredibly important’ to have the Prince of Wales’ support not only because of his openness but because of the suffering he has experienced and seen firsthand. 

He added: ‘And I just think it enables us to shine such a light on something that people will otherwise just avoid.’