We never know the truth about what goes on in someone else’s life.

And it might be foolish to think about the life of someone else. But we do it anyhow.

From the time we were kids we sometimes were told to “mind your own business.”

Yet, here I am, a grown women feeling sad about what appears to be the life of Prince Harry.

From the time I watched the little boy who just lost his mother walk with his brother behind their mother’s coffin, my heart grieved for them.

Like much of the world, I was enchanted with Princess Diana. She had a way of making people fall in love with her. There was never any doubt how much she loved her boys. For those boys, her death created a loss that will be hard to overcome.

Back when she first married Charles the world wanted to believe it was a true fairy tale.

I kept hoping the tabloids were wrong when they told stories about Prince Charles being in love — but not with his bride.

Of course we now know winning her husband’s heart was impossible because it was already taken. Too bad he didn’t tell her the truth before they were married.

It was sad to know about his longtime affair with Camilla, and even sadder about Diana’s tragic death.

Few of us were able to follow the “mind your own business” advice because everyone had an opinion on the royal affair. They still do.

The whole messy business made me feel even sorrier for the little boys, especially little Harry. He always seemed so vulnerable.

I wondered who would be there with softness and love now that Diana was gone. They lost the mother they loved, the one who without a doubt loved them more than anything or anyone.

How do you ever get over something like that? Who was left to add softness to their world?

Well, life goes on and survivors are left to struggle to cope. I often though of poor Harry and what he was going through.

When Prince William married beautiful Catherine, the world thought it was a fitting match. Eventually, Harry followed suite and also married a beautiful woman.

I loved the role Meghan played in the TV series “Suits.” It was obvious she was easy on the eye, but I wasn’t sure she would add stability to Harry’s life.

We all know the turmoil that Meghan and Harry went through. Everyone has an opinion since so much of the royal family is prominent in the press.

I keep alluding to the fact that no one knows what goes on behind the scenes in any home. Harry said he had to leave his country to protect his family. Especially after what happened to Diana, he said they needed to have sufficient protection for his family.

I have no idea why the royal powers that be turned down paying for protection for Harry’s family. It certainly wasn’t a problem with money.

Whatever was behind that decision and whatever happened behind the scenes was enough to cause Harry and Meghan to move to California.

From then on, things kept going downhill for Harry.

I cringed when Harry published his book “Spare.” I know he wrote it because of his hurts regarding the royal family.

While I understood his need to tell his side, I couldn’t see how it could possibly heal the problems between Harry and his family.

Indeed, the book made it worse. The so-called royal family seems to have written him off.

King Charles and Prince William made it clear they want nothing to do with Harry, who reached out to them asking for a family reconciliation.

So there he is, a man without a country, without a mother and now without much of what he was raised to do.

The brokenhearted little boy who had to walk behind his mother’s coffin is now losing more of his birth family.

I hurt for him.

Family means everything to me. I would never want the sun to set on a day when our family was broken.

I learned if a relationship you love is broken, fix it. Don’t throw it away.

There was a time when my sister and I were greatly upset with my brother for not coming to my dad’s milestone birthday celebration.

When we said we were greatly upset with my brother for not driving a few hours to be there, my dad chastised my sister and me.

“Never go against your brother,” he said. “He’s family. And we should always cherish and take care of our family.”

That’s the way we were raised.

Regardless of its cause, dad would never sit back and watch our family fall apart.

There are hurts on both sides of the king’s family. Although he has cancer, he doesn’t appear to be working to bring his family together.

I keep reading some columnists say what is needed is someone to bring both sides together.

They must be a Pollyanna like me — someone who wants to give others the gift of peace. Someone who knows life is short, very short. Too short to waste our time with hurts and grudges.

The king might have power, but there is more power in forgiveness. And more joy in supporting family instead of writing them off.

Email Pattie Mihalik at newsgirl@comcast.net