Prince Harry Would Love Someone Special and Kids Some Day
He admits: "It will happen when it's going to happen."
— -- Prince Harry says he would "love to have kids right now" -- but admits there's a process.
This morning, Prince Harry in a very rare, very personal interview told Sky News -- just days after his brother Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed their second child, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, on May 2 -- that he's ready to share his life with that special someone.
"There come times when you think now is the time to settle down, or now is not, whatever way it is, but I don't think you can force these things it will happen when it's going to happen," he said. "Of course, I would love to have kids right now,” Harry said. “But there's a process that one has to go through and ... Hopefully I'm doing all right by myself. It would be great to have someone else next to me to share the pressure. But, you know, time will come and whatever happens, happens."
Harry has spent the last month in Australia and recently embarked on a week long tour of New Zealand on behalf of the Queen. The world's most eligible bachelor has had no shortage of women from down under trying to capture his heart. Just a few days ago Harry was given a proposal of marriage from an Australian fan sealed with a kiss.
His reply: "I'll think about it," he joked.
It's been an especially poignant time for Uncle Harry. His niece, Princess Charlotte, joining Prince George just last week while he has been on duty in Australia.
Harry added that he hasn't watched any of the coverage of Charlotte's birth, but that William "sent me two photos; one before everybody else, which was nice, and then another -- one with her back with George back home."
"So, as I said, I'm so looking forward to seeing her, to meeting her and to holding her," he added.
And there's been no shortage of gifts for Harry to bring back to his niece and nephew -- a onesie from the New Zealand Rugby team and a stuffed koala bear and other toys during his walkabout in Sydney.
Prince Harry, looking very much like his mother's son down under, showing the world why he's the 'Peoples Prince of Heart,' also spoke to children in New Zealand, answering their questions.
Harry telling the schoolchildren that he calls his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, "granny."
"Do you live in a castle? " another student asked.
Harry answered, "Sadly not, I don't even own a crown either".
Well, he does live in a Palace. Harry winning over the people as just a regular guy like them. He went to a pub quiz night. Ever the good sport he lost to his team of bodyguards. And he joined in the fun singing Happy Birthday making one young woman's day in Wellington. He even tried his hand shucking oysters offering them up to the traveling press corps.
The fifth in line to the throne spent the last month with the Australian military on secondment before he hangs up his wings and retires from the Military. Harry also opened up about his decision to leave the armed forces after 10 years.
"It is a crossroads. I'm in the same position now as other people in my year group, or my rank would be in," he said. "But it is a case of, if we move on, more responsibilities come."
Harry said that he would like to take on more of his Royal duties and that the balance between the two world might have become too much.
"A lot of guys my age, when they get to captain, they leave, and that's because a lot of guys join for the outside, for the excitement of running around in the bush with soldiers and there is a point when you have to take the next step and go to a desk and do staff college and become a major and so on. And with all that comes responsibilities and a lot of your time, which, if I'm doing this sort of stuff, it doesn't work. I don't want people to cover for me," he continued.
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