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I’m missing my mother like I’m missing some kind of security – Prince Harry

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epa07557873 Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Princess Margriet of the Netherland, and the Mayor of The Hague Pauline Krikke attend the presentation of the Invictus Games 2020. The Invictus Games is an international sport event in which injured armed services personnel and veterans take part in sports including wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball and indoor rowing. The event will be held in one year. ANP POOL PATRICK VAN KATWIJK EPA-EFE/Patrick Van Katwijk / POOL

It was quite a week for Prince Harry, who this week experienced the birth of his son. This week also saw Prince Harry visit The Hague to launch the Invictus Games.

Prince Harry has described his son Archie as giving him a new focus and goal as he wore a jacket declaring “I am daddy” on a visit to the Netherlands.

Prince Harry spoke to former soldier Dennis van der Stroom, 31, as he took a break from paternity leave to visit The Hague for the one year countdown to the Invictus Games being held there.

Prince Harry presents Invictus Games The Hague 2020

Mr van der Stroom, who served in the army from 2006 to 2011, said: “Harry talked about how having a small child was his new focus and new goal and I told him how a couple of months ago, I was struggling with my mental health but my wife’s pregnancy has given me a goal.

He said he is missing a mother is like missing some kind of security, how you need that as a son and it falls away when you lose your mother.”

Former Royal Marine and Invictus Games medallist JJ Chalmers said Harry had described fatherhood as “amazing” but “hard work” when they spoke at the launch event.

 

Mr van der Stroom, who served in the army from 2006 to 2011, said: “Harry talked about how having a small child was his new focus and new goal and I told him how a couple of months ago, I was struggling with my mental health but my wife’s pregnancy has given me a goal.

“Above all he said he was just amazed by the miracles in the world, and how his child has made a lot of people happy.

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Topics MotherhoodMothersDayParentingPrince HarryPrincess DianaRoyal Family