Coronavirus lockdown is "stressful" for many people and it is important to look after mental health, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have said.

Prince William said there was an "ever-increasing need" for people to know where to access help and support.

In a BBC interview, he said NHS workers often had to absorb the pain and loneliness of coronavirus patients.

The duke went on to reveal how anxious he was when his father, the Prince of Wales, was diagnosed with the virus in March.

In a wide-ranging interview about the pandemic, mental health and the NHS, Prince William described how the three-week lockdown had been "frustrating" for many people and "pressure, stress and isolation" had been building up.

"If we are going to go forward with more time spent in lockdown, then there is going to be an ever-increasing need for people to look after their mental health and take it seriously and also know where to go to get the support they might need," he said.

SOURCE: BBC