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Ryan Merrifield

Prince William breaks cover after brother Harry accuses royals of 'total neglect'

Prince William has made his first public appearance since brother Harry's latest bombshell interview in which he accused the royals of "total neglect".

The Duke of Cambridge visited The Spartans FC and Community Association today as kicked off off his seven-day tour of Scotland.

The future king went to see the positive impact of the Heads Up 'Mentally Healthy Football' declaration, meeting volunteers who helped deliver 83,000 food parcels to the local community in the Covid pandemic.

It comes as Harry has used his new Apple TV+ series to accuse the Firm of "total silence" and "neglect" when wife Meghan was suicidal.

Speaking once again to Oprah Winfrey for The Me You Don't See documentary, the Duke of Sussex claimed dad Prince Charles made him "suffer" as a child.

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Prince William during a visit to Spartans FC's Ainslie Park Stadium in Edinburgh (PA)
William appeared in good spirits during the visit (PA)

He went on to claim he was "bullied into silence" after alleging the family left him feeling trapped, and was dumped once he and Meghan fled to LA.

Harry also confessed he only recently started therapy sessions despite feeling like he needed them long before.

Meanwhile, yesterday William launched an unprecedented attack on the BBC over their treatment of mum Princess Diana following the findings of an independent investigation.

The probe found the Beeb had covered up the web of lies spread by disgraced journalist Martin Bashir in relation to landing his 1995 interview with Diana.

(Left to right) David MacPhee, footballer Steven Thompson, Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association, Ian Maxwell and the Duke (PA)
William took part in a football drill (PA)

The Duke even called for flagship programme Panorama, which aired the interview, to be axed.

But William was seen in good spirits 24 hours later as he sat speaking to members of the Scottish Football Association Board and Mental Health Advisory Panel at The Spartans FC Stadium.

The Mentally Healthy Football declaration is a lasting legacy of Heads Up, a season-long campaign spearheaded by the Duke last year.

It aims to harness the power and influence of football to change the conversation on mental health, and has seen the UK football family come together to commit to building a mentally healthy culture at all levels.

He also tested his touch skills in a football drill with grassroots players from Scotland's Mental Health Football and Wellbeing League, alongside former Scotland striker Steven Thompson.

The League was set up to support recovery and tackle stigma associated with mental health, with support from the Scottish FA.

The Duke went on to chat to players representing the UK’s four national teams in a pitch side video call, to discuss changing the conversation on mental health and their experiences over the past year.

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