Prince Harry was rightly praised for revealing recently that he sought counselling 20 years after his mother’s death. Campaigners said it must have been difficult for him to open up about mental health issues that still carry some social stigma.

Yet at least he knew that speaking out would not hurt his career. He knew that nobody would question whether, in the circumstances and just thinking about his best interests of course, he was quite the right person for such a high-pressure job.