Tamara Ecclestone's husband is slammed by mental health campaigners for calling Prince Harry a 't*t'

Tamara Ecclestone’s husband Jay Rutland has been slammed for mocking Prince Harry’s mental health in a recent social media post. 

Rutland, a creative director at London’s Maddox Gallery, poked fun at the Duke of Sussex after he was filmed undergoing treatment for anxiety in his recent AppleTV+ documentary, The Me You Can’t See. 

Prince Harry, 36, was seen tapping his shoulders with his arms crossed and his eyes closed while having Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), a therapeutic process commonly used to treat PTSD sufferers.   

Controversy: Tamara Ecclestone’s husband Jay Rutland has been slammed for mocking Prince Harry’s mental health in a recent social media post 

Rutland, 38 – who wed multi-millionare F1 heiress Tamara in 2013 – later posted a poll to his 133,000 Instagram followers in which he appeared to make light of the Royal. 

A message accompanying an image of Prince Harry submitting himself to the unorthodox therapy read: ‘The rarely spotted Great British T*t.’ 

He then asked fans to vote if they thought the Duke was a “T*t” or if they felt empathy for him and could sarcastically vote “Poor Harry.” The Instagram Story is no longer visible on his profile. 

Lighting the fuse: Rutland (pictured with wife Tamara) poked fun at the Duke of Sussex after he was filmed undergoing treatment for anxiety in his recent documentary, The Me You Can’t See

Rutland- who has two daughters Sophia, seven and eight-month-old Serena with Tamara – has since been blasted by mental health campaigners.

They criticised him while highlighting that mental health is the biggest killer of young men in the UK and needs to be taken seriously.   

LBC presenter and mental health campaigner Natasha Devon MBE said: ‘The idea that showing vulnerability renders a person worthy of ridicule is an unfortunate consequence of when Britishness meets toxic masculinity. And it’s killing men.

Treatment: Prince Harry, 36, was seen tapping his shoulders with his arms crossed and his eyes closed while having Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR)

‘Studies show boys grow up believing most emotions aren’t ‘appropriate’ for them and that being ‘strong’ involves dealing with problems by themselves and not speaking out about them.’ 

She added: ‘This is anathema to mental health and is at least partially responsible for elevated levels of addiction and suicide in British men. 

‘Prince Harry should be praised for addressing this taboo and hailed as a positive role model, not mocked.’ 

Family: Rutland- who has daughters Sophia, seven and eight-month-old Serena with Tamara – has been blasted by mental health campaigners for sharing a sarcastic poll with his followers

Not happy: LBC presenter and mental health campaigner Natasha Devon MBE was among those to speak out against Rutland

Jonny Benjamin MBE, a public speaker and mental health campaigner echoed this and said: ‘Mental health stigma is still a massive problem for our society. We know that suicide is tragically the biggest killer of young men in the UK.

‘Therefore, public figures in particular need to be sensitive to the messages they put out around mental health.

‘If Prince Harry had cancer and was talking about his treatment, I doubt very much that Jay would have had the same reaction. We need to be encouraging men in particular to speak out; not shaming them.’ 

Important: The Prince underwent the therapy to combat his anxiety triggered whenever he visits the United Kingdom 

Fresh start: The Duke Of Sussex moved to the United States two years ago with wife Meghan Markle and their son Archie (pictured). The couple are now expecting their second child 

The Prince – who moved to the US two years ago with wife Meghan and son Archie – underwent the therapy to combat his anxiety triggered whenever he visits the UK.

He said he felt “hunted and helpless” in the capital where he grew up after the death of his mother Princess Diana in 1997, when he was 12-years old. 

EMDR was created by American psychologist Francine Shapiro in 1987. It is thought the tapping can unlock bad memories from their past.

It is available on the NHS as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.