Prince Harry sharing his favorite aspects of being a father went viral on TikTok after he spoke of how much he had learned.
The Duke of Sussex was interviewed by Hoda Kotb on Today in April 2022 during the Invictus Games at The Hague, in the Netherlands, and spoke about his new life in America.
A clip of their interaction went newly viral this week after it was viewed over 138,000 times and liked more than 6,800 times. It was posted with the message: “Prince Harry describes fatherhood and what it means to him. Harry and Meghan are goals.”
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In the footage, Kotb suggested his relocation to America had given him “a whole restart” and new focus.
“No, I think the focus is very much the same,” Harry said, “certainly from my and my wife’s point of view.
“For the two of us, this was a life that she signed up for, and we were committed to doing together as a couple forever. Because of the circumstance, we’ve now moved that life of service to the States and will continue doing what we were doing before. So, in that regard, nothing’s changed for us.”
Asked what he loved about fatherhood, Harry replied: “All of it. The chaos, the learning, the reminder of just every element of yourself, your soul, right?
“So, I love it. I love every part of it. I’ve always wanted to be a dad, I’ve always wanted to have my own kids, and now I’ve got two little people who I’m responsible for.”
Harry also spoke about how he feels Princess Diana’s presence in his life, having lost his mother in a car crash in Paris when he was 12 years old, in August 1997.
“For me, it’s constant and has been over the last two years; more so than ever before. It’s almost as if she’s done her bit with my brother and now she’s very much, like, helping me. Got him set up, now she’s helping me set up,” Harry said.
“That’s what it feels like, you know. He’s got his kids; I’ve got my kids. Circumstances are obviously different, but I feel her presence in almost everything that I do now, but definitely more so in the last two years than ever before. She’s watching over us.”
Jack Royston is Newsweek‘s chief royal correspondent based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek‘s The Royals Facebook page.
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