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Prince William has said society is not tackling the problem of male suicide with enough urgency as he visited a new prevention centre in London on Tuesday.
The Duke of Cambridge toured the new London branch of James’ Place near Old Street with co-founder Clare Milford Haven, who created the service after her son James took his own life aged just 21, and met a 58-year-old father who said he owed his life to the charity.
Later, in an impromptu speech during the unveiling of a plaque to mark the opening, he added: “The one takeaway thing for me today particularly, is the idea that there is a solution, there’s always a solution. I think that’s the thing the team have impressed on me.
“Despite anyone feeling like this is the last thing in the world they can do and taking their own life – is realising that there is a solution, I think that’s really important.
“I think men sometimes get so in the detail we forget about the bigger picture and being able to have that bit of support that can move them forward, and there is hope and a brighter future beyond that.”
Mr Wilson spoke candidly of how he was struggling with his mental health but did not think he had any “issues”, although they were apparent to his wife.