Prince William says no celebrity wanted to join his mental health campaign

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During a panel discussion on the subject of issues at the in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, shared that working with veterans, children and other groups of people led him to realise that many problems fell under the umbrella of mental well-being.

However, according to a story published in People, revealed that the stigma surrounding issues was enough to make stars turn down a campaign started by William, and Prince

Prince Harry, together with his wife and younger brother launched the initiative to focus on three years ago - but even the royal trio had trouble getting famous faces to join their cause.

"What was interesting when we set up the campaign, not one celebrity wanted to join us," said at the event, adding, "Not one person wanted to be involved in the mental health campaign

The royal dad of three added that they went out to "a lot of people" and "nobody" was interested.

The campaign still moved forward and Price William has noticed that a lot more people are willing to speak about the issues now.

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First Published: Fri, January 25 2019. 09:01 IST