Prince William made the cheeky confession during his visit on Wednesday (Image: AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Prince of Wales, 42, spent time at the Child Bereavement UK centre in Widnes on Wednesday, which was formed to support children and young people up to the age of 25 who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
The organisation also offers support to parents and families when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.
As well as finding out how the service has been making a difference to families in the area, the future King, who is patron of the charity, also spent time talking to young people who have experienced grief as he shared his own perspective.
William also met fundraisers for the charity, which included 16-year-old boxer Clayton from Nottingham, who asked the prince if he liked boxing. The prince replied: “No, I don’t mind throwing a few punches around but not at your level. It’s exhausting as well.”
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Clayton is one of the charity’s fundraisers and began raising money for the charity after his coach Tommy Thompson used the service following his daughter’s death.
While William did not share many details about his own experience with grief following the loss of his mother the late Princess Diana in 1997, the future King
The prince could be heard saying: “Sometimes the hardest thing about grief is finding the words for how you actually feel.
“It’s crucial for those first few years, particularly, (that) you have support like this…. It’s got you in your practice, how to help yourself. The mind gets focused on one thing, doesn’t it? It’s very difficult to do school and normal life.”
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The future King shared some insight into his own experience with grief (Image: Aaron Chown – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The charity’s Bereavement Support Team in Widnes is made up of seven Bereavement Support Practitioners, including two who offer outreach support in Cumbria.
The charity offers free, confidential bereavement support for individuals, couples, young people, and families face-to-face across a number of locations, as well as by telephone, video, or instant messenger.
It also provides training to professionals in health and social care, education, the emergency services and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.