The Prince of Wales has opened up about taking time to "understand my emotions" in a frank conversation about mental health.

Prince William told a special episode of Radio 1's Life Hacks that "we need more male role models" to talk about their mental health publicly in order to help other men do the same.

Taking part in a panel discussion about male suicide with host Greg James, he said that would help open discussions "become second nature to us all" and reflected on his own strategies for processing emotions.

Mental health is a cause close to the prince's heart, and his Royal Foundation is contributing £1m to develop a National Suicide Prevention Network.

During the panel discussion, Prince William reflected on his own feelings, saying: "I take a long time trying to understand my emotions and why I feel like I do, and I feel like that's a really important process to do every now and again, to check in with yourself and work out why you're feeling like you do.