Harry Hopes To Settle Down

Prince Harry, the fifth in line to the throne, says he wants someone to “share pressure” with.

18:16 11 May 2015

In his most personal interview in recent years, Prince Harry has told Sky News that he hopes to settle down and that he’s waiting for the right woman. He added that it would be great to have someone to “share the pressure” with. 

 

He said: "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.

 

"Of course, I would love to have kids right now, but there's a process that one has to go through and... tours like this are great fun.

 

"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."

 

He also talked about leaving the arm forces and moving on with his life. 

 

"It is a crossroads. I'm in the same position now as other people in my year group, or my rank would be in. Because I'm a non-grad, I'm slightly behind everybody else.

 

"And most of the guys I joined with ... have already left, for numerous reasons.

 

"But it is a case of, if we move on, more responsibilities come. And, I suppose with wanting to take on slightly more of (the royal duties) role, I don't really feel I would be in the right position (to help) the careers of more soldiers or to take on the responsibility of continuing to fly, for instance.

 

"So it is a balance, and I've tried to get it right over the last six months to a year, before I finished. And it was getting hard. As I said: I'm at a crossroads.

 

"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."