The Duke of Sussex appeared in excellent spirits as he arrived for a mental health event in London today.
Prince Harry, 34, smiled broadly as he was greeted outside the Veterans' Mental Health Conference at King's College London.
The father-to-be, who is expecting his first child with the Duchess of Sussex in the coming weeks, looked smart in a navy blue suit for the occasion.
The royal sspoke of the need for a 'multi agency approach' to address mental health issues across Britain while speaking to a group of academics the conference, which is aimed at addressing mental health problems among veterans.
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The Duke of Sussex looked smart in a navy suit as he arrived for the Veterans' Mental Health Conference at King's College London this morning
Harry, 34, appeared in good spirits as he shared a light-hearted moment with other attendees
The royal, who gave the keynote speech at the event last year, listened intently to speakers
Dr Charles Winstanley said the Duke was 'hugely passionate' about the subject and was the 'perfect figurehead' to break the stigma of mental health.
He said: 'The Duke is helping to address so many issues around mental health in this country.
'Not just with the armed forces, our veterans and service personnel but through the Royal Foundation and Heads Together, he is changing the conversation. '
Dr Winstanley, from Contact the military community mental health coalition which works with veterans, added: 'Anyone speaking to him will know he is hugely passionate about the subject.
'It's very much a generational thing and the Prince is changing that.
'Young people are more willing to discuss how they feel and the Duke is tapping into that perfectly, together with his brother they are formidable.
'The Duke said "we've got to have a multi agency approach. All working together, the NHS, the armed forces, people in the community, that's how we will make a difference".
The Duke of Sussex met speakers and attendees at the Veterans' Mental Health Conference
The duke, pictured today, regularly campaigns on mental health issues through his work with the Royal Foundation's Heads Together project
Prince Harry attended without his wife Meghan, who is believed to be on maternity leave
Harry, pictured at the event today, served two tours in Afghanistan and is a proud supporter of the Armed Forces
'It sounds simple but these are the exact issues we are having all over the country. Very often if we can forge a simplistic approach that works it will work very well and continue to do so.'
The Veterans' Mental Health Conference, hosted at King's College London today, aims to bring people together to share ideas about how to best support the mental health of former military personnel.
Prince Harry listed to speakers including defence minister Tobias Ellwood before meeting some of those giving talks at the event.
Professor Zahava Solomon, of Tel Aviv University, Israel, spoke to the Duke after her talk on the longer term health impacts of military service.
Prince Harry listened to presentations focusing on international perspectives on military mental health, pictured
The Duke of Sussex has made the issue of mental health a cornerstone of his public work
She said: 'He's really concerned and very interested in the inter-generational effects on the families of soldiers. He said he could relate to those phenomenal challenges based on his experience.
'Somebody coming from Britain has the reputation of having the stiff upper lip and for someone in his position to come forward and say it's quite normal.
'If it rains, it rains, when you're traumatised you need support.'
The Duke is a regular champion on mental health issues through his work with the Royal Foundation's 'Heads Together' project, which aims to promote a national conversation on the topic.
Mr Ellwood opened the conference, praising the Harry for his work with the foundation and raised the issue of mental health advancements in the armed forces.
He said: 'This is a passionate subject and I'm really pleased we are all here to discuss this.
The father-to-be, who is expecting his first child with the Duchess of Sussex in the coming weeks, looked smart in a navy blue suit for the occasion
Prince Harry, 34, smiled broadly as he was greeted outside the Veterans' Mental Health Conference at King's College London this morning
'It is a journey and I do believe we are winning but it is a long journey that we need to keep working at.
'With better education, better promotion of the fact that you can be looked after and it will not affect you career prospects if you say "Boss I need to be sorted out, can I just check myself out".
'They need to be able to say 'fine, get yourself sorted out, come back in and make yourself better', rather than allowing those individual, possibly small issues, to exacerbate.
'Society's attitudes are changing which is a good thing, it isn't just us on this journey.
'The Prime Minister has made it very, very clear, she wants to see parity between physical and mental wellbeing.
'But let's also be honest, one third of us in our life time will be affected in some way by a mental health challenge.
'So when you put that into perspective, we need to be ready for it when it happens.'
Mr Ellwood also revealed the Ministry of Defence is undertaking 'a 17,000 person study in those that had actually served in Afghanistan and Iraq to check up on them and see their progress'.
Last year, Prince Harry gave the keynote address at the conference, telling delegates that during his military service he had witnessed the suffering of those 'struggling to seek out the help they desperately need'.
Today he listened to two and a half hours of addresses from a range of academics including Professor Sir Simon Wessely, the psychiatrist who was the first to demonstrate that the 1991 Gulf War had had a significant effect on the health of UK servicemen and women.
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