Prince Harry has said watching his children 'at peace with each other' brings him great happiness amid the estrangement from his own brother, the Prince of Wales.
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The Duke of Sussex, 42, was visibly moved as he reacted to a photograph of his son, Prince Archie, seven, and daughter, Princess Lilibet, five, during an interview with American neuroscientist Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor.
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The picture showed the siblings walking barefoot on a beach and was posted on Instagram by Harry's wife, Meghan, in May to mark Archie's seventh birthday.
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Prince Harry – who has not spoken to Prince William since Queen Elizabeth's funeral in 2022 – revealed he took the snap 'just before' his son's birthday and that watching the 'two of them, brother and sister, at peace with each other in nature fills my heart'.
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He added he was 'super happy' that Archie and Lilibet are 'healthy, beautiful, amusing [and] very funny kids' and described fatherhood as an 'emotional rollercoaster'.
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The prince said: 'Becoming a father is an emotional rollercoaster.
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I wish I'd known how hard being a father was going to be.
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But I wouldn't change it for the world.'
Looking back on his journey, he said the parenting advice he wishes he could give himself would be to 'hold on tight, because it's going to be one hell of a ride'.
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He made the comments in a video for the American education platform MasterClass titled Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss, Hello! magazine reported.
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The picture showed the siblings walking barefoot on a beach and was posted on Instagram by Harry's wife, Meghan, in May to mark Archie's seventh birthday
He made the comments in a video for the American education platform MasterClass titled Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss
During the same episode, the Duke also revealed he felt depressed and 'useless' immediately after Megxit, and now refuses to spend more than ten days away from Meghan and their children.
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He claimed life in the Royal Family left him unable to properly grieve the death of Princess Diana, adding that his official duties triggered panic attacks.
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Harry, 42, said getting dressed for royal engagements in a shirt and tie frequently left him feeling as though he was being strangled or suffocated.
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'You would think I had the best help in the world.
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I'm a prince, for God's sake, but I was still grieving and didn't have any place to put those feelings,' he said, describing emotions he carried for '15 or 20 years'.
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He said that despite finding happiness with Meghan, he 'slipped into depression' after they quit royal life and left Britain in 2020.
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'We moved to Canada to get some space away from everything and simply think,' he said.
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'Within two or three days of leaving that stressful environment, I experienced an adrenaline crash unlike anything I'd ever felt before.
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'It was as though I needed stress for my brain to function.
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I became useless around the house.
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I slipped into depression for about two weeks and felt like I couldn't function without adrenaline.
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The children have started school in the Cotswolds.
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Harry shared he follows a strict 'ten-day' rule to protect his happiness, adding: 'The biggest factor for me is the energy, joy and happiness I get from being with my family, especially our children, and from being on the ground doing my work.
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The key to maintaining that balance is spending no more than ten days away from my wife and kids.
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It's about balancing my work and sense of purpose with being a dad and a husband.'
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The Duke of Sussex, 41, was visibly moved as he reacted to a photograph of his son, Prince Archie, seven, and daughter, Princess Lilibet, five, during an interview with American neuroscientist Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor
The Duke has previously said he had to 'cleanse' himself of the past before having children and opened up about the 'disconnection' he felt towards Archie while Meghan was pregnant.
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Speaking at an event about fatherhood in Melbourne during the Sussexes' quasi-royal tour of Australia in April, Harry admitted 'certainly I felt a disconnection because my wife was the one creating life, and I was there to witness it.'
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He added: 'I think for many guys, you try to think about what service can I provide at this point, because my work here is done to some extent.
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And then when it comes back around again, I think the biggest tip that I was given, actually, from my therapist in the UK, was just be aware of how you feel once the baby is born.
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'Every single time I went to work, and I came back – if I was stressed, the moment that I held Archie, he would start crying.'
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He added: 'Fatherhood is the most important and sort of transformational role that a guy can ever, can ever move into.'
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It comes after Meghan shared a new clip of Archie and Lilibet as they settled into life in the English countryside on the same day that she was unveiled as the new face of a Los Angeles charity supporting single mothers.
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The Duchess, 45, posted a 20-second clip of her two children riding their scooters down a long country lane to her Instagram yesterday.
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Archie and Lilibet wore matching blue and pink backpacks for the wholesome family outing, with their black labrador Pula also in attendance.
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The children were seen stopping to watch in wonder as a large herd of deer suddenly galloped across their path just metres ahead.
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The family's beloved black Labrador Pula also made an appearance in the video set to the song My Girl by The Temptations.
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On Sunday, it was revealed that the Duchess has partnered with Moms Offering More (MOM) on a 'special edition' cream and chocolate-brown sweatshirt.
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The jumper, which is being sold for £76 (US$100), is embroidered with the words 'It's the little things' on the back and sleeve, presumably chosen by Meghan.
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The charity, which is supported by the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation and helps provide single mothers with food security, childcare and financial assistance, announced the collaboration on Instagram on Sunday.
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It shared a black-and-white photo of the Duchess posing in the limited-edition sweatshirt under a tree with her back to the camera.
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Yesterday the Duchess shared footage of their children riding scooters through a grand estate with deer in front
Meghan shared a photo of her modelling the limited edition sweatshirt, which she paired with a blue and white pinstripe shirt and a chunky silver ring (pictured).
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