'I had stuff from the past that I needed to deal with': Prince Harry had to 'cleanse' himself before becoming a father

Prince Harry had to "cleanse" himself "of the past" before having children.

The Duke of Sussex, 41, became a first-time father in 2019 when he welcomed his son, Prince Archie, with his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and the couple became parents again in 2021 when their daughter Princess Lilibet arrived - and Harry has now insisted he had "stuff from the past" he needed to address before he could think about raising kids of his own.

During a talk on stage in Australia at an event focused on fatherhood and hosted by the Movember charity on Wednesday (15.04.26), Harry said: "Certainly from a therapy standpoint, you want to be the best version of yourself for your kids.

"And I knew that I had stuff from the past that I needed to deal with and therefore, prepare myself to basically cleanse myself of the past."

Harry went on to reveal he felt a "disconnection" in the early days after his children were born, explaining: "My wife was the one creating life, and I was there to witness it ...

"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.

"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 ... "