Prince William says his new son George is a “little rascal” who takes after his mischievous uncle Harry.
In his first interview since becoming a father, William said his then two-week-old son was keeping him and Kate on their toes.
“He’s a little bit of a rascal, put it that way,” William said. “So he either reminds me of my brother or me when I was younger. I’m not sure.
“He’s a little fighter. He wriggles around quite a lot. And he doesn’t want to go to sleep that much, which is a little bit of a problem.
“I’m up a little bit at night. Not as much as Catherine but she’s doing a fantastic job.”
William said becoming a father had changed him forever, in ways he never imagined possible.
“I think the last few weeks for me have been just a very different emotional experience,” he said. “Something I never thought I would feel myself. And I find, again it’s only been a short period, but a lot of things affect me differently now.
“For me, Catherine, and now little George are my priorities. And Lupo.”
William revealed he changed George’s first nappy, under the watchful eyes of staff at St Mary’s Hospital.
“I wasn’t allowed to get away with [not doing it],” he said. “I had every midwife staring at me, going, ‘You do it, you do it’.”
William also spoke about the “daunting” moment he and Kate stepped outside the hospital to introduce their new baby to the world and the reasoning behind his decision to drive his new family home himself instead of entrusting the important task to a chauffeur.
“I am as independent as I can be, same as Catherine and Harry,” he said. “We’ve all grown up differently to other generations. If I can do it myself, I want to do it myself.
“There are times the system takes over or it’s appropriate to do things differently but driving your son and your wife away from hospital, that was really important to me. And I don’t like fuss so it’s much easier to just do it yourself.”
William devoted a large chunk of the interview to discussing his commitment to wildlife conservation in Africa.
He said he hoped his son would inherit his love for the continent but for now would just be happy if the baby starting sleeping through the night.
“At the moment, the only legacy I want to pass on to him is to sleep more and maybe not have to change his nappy quite so many times,” he joked.
William was interviewed for new documentary Prince William’s Passion: New Father, New Hope, which will air on CNN and ITV on September 15.
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