Prince Harry has said he has thought about having children, but he’s in no rush.
Speaking in an interview with PEOPLE the 31-year-old royal admitted that he’s thought about his future family plans, especially on his trips back and forth to Africa.
“There have been moments through life, especially when we do a tour abroad, when I think, ‘I’d love to have kids now …’,” Harry confessed.
But then he has moments that make him feel like he might not be ready.
“And then there are other times when I bury my head in the sand going, ‘All right, don’t need kids!’,” he smiled.
“There’s no rush. I think … I tell you what: There’s been times I’ve been put off having children … I’ve got a couple of mates and being around their children just brings me back down.”
Harry takes great delight in his role as uncle to Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge’s two children — two-year-old nephew Prince George and niece Princess Charlotte, who turned one on Monday.
“Nobody wants to be boring,” he quipped of his reputation as the “fun uncle.”
Right now, bachelor Harry seems to be entirely dedicated to his philanthropic passions which he says keep him feeling connected to his late mother, Princess Diana.
“All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud, that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do,” he said in the exclusive interview.
He gave the interview just before leaving Kensington Palace for the Invictus Games in Florida and for a polo event to promote his own charity, Sentebale.
