“A Helicopter Pilot, Of Course” / Prince Harry opens up about Archie’s plans for the future
Prince Harry’s son Archie is less than three years old, but he already has big plans.
At the opening speech of the Invictus Games in The Hague, the Duke of Sussex talks about his offspring’s dream jobs. Some days Archie wants to be a pilot – maybe even in a helicopter like Harry himself.
During his speech at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in The Hague, Prince Harry spoke touchingly about his son Archie’s possible future plans. He not only revealed which professions his offspring have in mind so far, but also what important advice he gave him for the future.
Archie, who turns three in early May, wants to be “an astronaut some days, a pilot some days.” “A helicopter pilot, of course,” joked the Duke of Sussex, referring to his own military career. On other days, Archie wants to be the cartoon character “Kwazii from the ‘Octonauts’,” Harry continued. “Whoever laughs now has seen it.”
Prince Harry also shared with the audience the advice he gave his son: “I remind him that no matter what you want to be when you grow up, it’s the character that matters most.” The Duke of Sussex then addressed the athletes in the audience and said: “And nothing would make his mum and I prouder than if he had the character of those we see here today.”
The Invictus Games initiated by Harry, in which war-disabled athletes compete against each other in various disciplines until April 22, took place for the first time in London in 2014 and are considered an affair of the heart for the royal family. “Invictus is basically his family. He’s back among his people, he’s back in an environment that he cares about and that feels natural to him,” said 35-year-old British-South African veteran Jaco van Gaas, who died on Sept Easter Sunday with Harry and Meghan in The Hague watching the games, the PA news agency. According to the royal observers, the fact that Prince Harry had to give up his military titles after the break with the royal family is said to have hurt. “It’s easy to forget who I am in the military,” he said at the time.
