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She Spoke Candidly About Her Struggle With Postpartum Depression

Today, many celebrities are helping to break down the stigma surrounding postpartum depression by sharing their own experiences, but Diana was a PPD pioneer. In her infamous tell-all interview with BBC's Martin Bashir in 1995, she revealed that she suffered from postpartum depression after William's birth in 1982. She went on to describe the loneliness she felt from not having a strong support system among the royal family. "I felt like I was the first person ever in the royal family to openly cry and nobody knew what to do," she said, adding, "If you haven't seen it before, how do you support it?" Diana's bravery in opening up about her struggles is most likely what inspired both William and Harry to work with mental health charities like Heads Together today.

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