Harry was paid 'up to $100K' for coping with grief 'masterclass': Prince pocketed fee as a 'co-instructor' and could get share of subscriptions as he revealed 'depression' after Megxit

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-09 · by Martin Robinson

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Prince Harry was paid up to $100,000 by MasterClass for delivering a 99-minute lecture on coping with grief, which includes a discussion of his personal experiences following the death of Princess Diana and his struggles after stepping back from royal duties. The article highlights that Harry may also receive a share of subscription revenue generated by this course. A source close to Harry encourages viewers to watch the full interview before forming judgments about his motivations for participating in the masterclass, emphasizing its potential value as an educational resource on mental health and grief.
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Story summary

In 2019, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, along with their infant son Prince Archie, moved from the UK to Canada for several months before settling in Montecito, California. During a recent MasterClass session titled "Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss," hosted by neuroscientist Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor, Harry revealed he had fallen into depression for about two weeks after arriving in Canada due to an adrenaline crash from the lack of stress he was accustomed to as a royal. The prince also discussed feeling emotionally numb following his mother Princess Diana's death and shared that he has struggled with his mental health since her passing.

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New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 21 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles discuss Prince Harry's MasterClass session on grief and his revelation of depression following Megxit, indicating they describe the same specific incident.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 1 of 26 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles discuss Prince Harry's session called 'Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss', where he spoke about his depression following Megxit, indicating they describe the same specific event.”
BBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 3 of 22 📰 publisher trust 72
“Article A discusses Prince Harry's mental health struggles during his relocation to Canada and the US, while Article B focuses on a paid masterclass where he spoke about grief and depression.”
ABC News (AU)
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 61
“Article A covers Prince Harry's statement about his mental health struggles, while Article B focuses on the payment details and context of a masterclass he gave on coping with grief.”
The Straits Times
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 9% hedged 1 of 11 📰 publisher trust 59
“Article A discusses Prince Harry's mental health struggles and his depression when he took a break from royal duties, while Article B focuses on the financial details of a masterclass where Harry discussed these issues.”

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Martin Robinson
42 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Harry was paid to give his 99-minute 'masterclass' on coping with grief and may have pocketed $100,000 plus a share of subscription revenue in the process.
🔮 'I asked if I could change the channel on the TV and an officer said he was going to punch me.
🔮 Lord Archer had been entertaining fans at the Leicester Square Theatre in central London on Sunday as he promoted what he had said would be his final book, Adam and Eve, alongside friend Gyles Brandreth.
🔮 Meghan Markle's fans have hounded and 'terrorised' a group of British clergymen after they criticised her new £112 ($148) advent calendar and suggested she may have lost sight of the true meaning of Christmas.
🔮 As anyone who was there will tell you, he was in brilliant form on stage celebrating the publication of his 50th and final bestselling novel.'
🔮 Louise Botting, the trailblazing financial journalist and businesswoman who wrote for the Daily Mail's Money Mail before launching BBC Radio 4's Money Box, has died aged 87 Hew daughter Anna Botting, the Sky News presenter, revealed her mother had passed away in September following a short illness Anna recalled that her mother would only put on her famous 'radio voice' with her and her sister Kate, a writer and television producer, when they were really in trouble. The sisters also enjoyed an unexpected boost in popularity at school when Money Box adopted Pink Floyd's iconic 1973 hit Money as its theme tune four years later.
🔮 Buyers unwilling to pay the full amount upfront are invited to spread the cost through monthly payments of £943.29 over 24 months via PayPal.
🔮 Prince Harry made a surprise appearance at a black-tie gala for Ukraine in London on Thursday night, while his estranged brother Prince William made a virtual appearance at another charity ball just a few miles away.
🔮 Thomas Jewitt was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died three days later Thomas was assaulted at Liverpool Street Station (pictured) while making his way home from Notting Hill Carnival Mr Jewitt's family, who were at his bedside when he died, said they could not believe he had been 'taken from us', releasing a photograph of him smiling while on holiday.
🔮 With its Blade Runner ad screens and public Pop Art and hip shoppers, you might say it’s the modern equivalent of Swinging London, given its worldwide cultural impact.
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Harry PERSON · 11× MasterClass ORG · 4× American NORP · 2× Diana PERSON · 2× Malala Yousafzai PERSON · 2× Meghan PERSON · 2× Meghan Markle PERSON · 2× Princess Diana PERSON · 1× Sussex GPE · 1× the Daily Mail ORG · 1×

Narrative

Harry posed for a trailer promoting the new interview where he discusses his history of grief and mental health The Duke of Sussex spoke to neuroscientist Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor ahead of World Mental Health Day on Saturday Harry said a therapist encouraged him to spray himself with Diana's perfume, which he said brought memories and emotions flooding back Harry added that he struggled to find help at first.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
🔮 Harry was paid to give his 99-minute 'masterclass' on coping with grief and may have pocketed $100,000 plus a share of subscription revenue in the process.

Claims (64 extracted, 6 hedged)

Harry was paid to give his 99-minute 'masterclass' on coping with grief and may have pocketed $100,000 plus a share of subscription revenue in the process. uncertain
Harry → pay → process
The Duke of Sussex should not be criticised for speaking at length and 'from the heart' about the subject, a source close to the prince has said. asserted
source → criticise → prince
Harry gave a raw and emotional account of dealing with the death of his mother, Princess Diana, as well as his struggles with depression and feelings of uselessness following Megxit. asserted
Harry → give → Megxit
A spokesman for Harry confirmed he was paid by MasterClass for taking part in Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss, but declined to comment further. asserted
he → confirm → Loss
'I'd encourage everyone to watch it before casting any judgement,' a source close to the prince told the Daily Mail. asserted
source → encourage → Mail
MasterClass instructors can expect an upfront payment of at least $100,000, plus 30 per cent of any subscription revenue generated by their courses, according to Forbes. uncertain
instructors → expect → Forbes
Harry is listed as a co-instructor alongside American neuroscientist Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor. asserted
Harry → list → O'Connor
A spokesman for Harry declined to comment on the $100,000 figure. asserted
spokesman → decline → figure
Fans wishing to watch Harry's interview, where he hopes he will help them 'discover new ways to process grief and loss so you can find your way back to you', cannot do so for free. asserted
you → wish → you
Access to the full online lecture costs between £10 and £19 a month through a subscription to the San Francisco-based tech company, which is valued at $2.75billion. asserted
which → cost → 2.75billion
A source close to Harry reportedly said no one has the right to judge him for how he has dealt with the grief of losing his mother at the age of 12. uncertain
he → say → 12
Prince Harry has described the mental health problems he suffered after Megxit and the grief of losing his mother in a Meghan Markle made her first public appearance in the UK for four years, meeting Malala Yousafzai for afternoon tea at Claridge's Stars asserted
Markle → describe → Claridge
who have given their own lessons on life and work for MasterClass in the past asserted
who → give → past
include Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Helen Mirren, Serena Williams and Gordon Ramsay asserted
Scorsese → include → ?
In his interview Harry revealed he felt depressed and 'useless' immediately after Megxit, and now refuses to spend more than ten days away from Meghan and their children. asserted
he → reveal → Meghan
In a new video released yesterday, the Duke of Sussex claims life in the Royal Family left him unable to properly grieve the death of Princess Diana, adding that his official duties triggered panic attacks. Harry, 42, said getting dressed for royal engagements in a shirt and tie frequently left him feeling as though he was being strangled or suffocated. 'You would think I had the best help in the world. uncertain
I → release → world
I'm a prince, for God's sake, but I was still grieving and didn't have any place to put those feelings,' he said, describing emotions he carried for '15 or 20 years'. asserted
he → grieve → years
He revealed therapy eventually helped him and described the extraordinary moment when spraying himself with Diana's perfume prompted his hidden memories and emotions to come flooding back. asserted
memories → reveal → perfume
Speaking about grief in a video for the American education platform MasterClass, Harry said despite finding happiness with Meghan, he 'slipped into depression' after they quit royal life and left Britain. asserted
they → speak → Britain
'We moved to Canada to get some space away from everything and simply think,' he said. asserted
he → move → everything
'Within two or three days of leaving that stressful environment, I experienced an adrenaline crash unlike anything I'd ever felt before. asserted
I → leave → anything
'It was as though I needed stress for my brain to function. asserted
brain → need → stress
I became useless around the house. asserted
I → become → house
I slipped into depression for about two weeks and felt like I couldn't function without adrenaline.' asserted
I → slip → adrenaline
His frank comments about mental health and PTSD came as Meghan Markle stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in years, wearing a £28,000 outfit to take afternoon tea with Malala Yousafzai in London. asserted
Markle → come → London
The children have started school in the Cotswolds. asserted
children → start → Cotswolds
And Harry now says that he follows a strict 'ten-day' rule to protect his happiness. asserted
he → say → happiness
He said: 'The biggest factor for me is the energy, joy and happiness I get from being with my family, especially our children, and from being on the ground doing my work. asserted
I → say → work
The key to maintaining that balance is spending no more than ten days away from my wife and kids. asserted
key → maintain → wife
'It's about balancing my work and sense of purpose with being a dad and a husband. asserted
It → balance → purpose
' Harry revealed he did not cry for almost 20 years after his mother's death and thinks of her 'pretty much every night and then most mornings'. asserted
he → reveal → her
A therapist encouraged him to find Diana's perfume in an effort to unlock his grief after he had forgotten what her voice and laugh sounded like. asserted
voice → encourage → what
The Duke said doing this had a remarkable effect on him and his grief, claiming the scent brought back memories and emotions that had long been suppressed. asserted
that → say → memories
'It was like being transported to another time,' Harry said. asserted
Harry → transport → time
'It unlocked everything that had been locked away. asserted
that → unlock → everything
'Spraying my mother's scent was almost like knocking certain bricks through so that I could see through and certain memories and experiences could start seeping back.' uncertain
memories → spray → bricks
In the very personal MasterClass episode - entitled Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss - Harry also said: 'Everything I do, everything I put my energy towards, I hope that my mother will be proud of. 'Trying to continue and protect her legacy, what I didn't realise was that the work I was drawn to was so similar to the work she was doing.' asserted
she → entitle → work
Speaking to Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor ahead of World Mental Health Day on Saturday, Harry added that after marrying Meghan and becoming a father, he often felt guilty about allowing himself to be happy. asserted
himself → speak → Meghan
The interview comes weeks after the publication of his uncle's memoir about Diana, which reignited debate about her legacy and included claims that angered the King. uncertain
that → come → King
Earl Spencer claimed in one angry phone call Charles told him Diana would soon be forgotten after she died in Paris in 1997. Reflecting on his mother's death, Harry said: 'I didn't cry when I was told my mum died, only at her burial, and then not again for nearly two decades. ' asserted
mum → claim → decades
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