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Prince Harry has given the public a rare update about the development of his two young children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in a new interview.
Harry and wife, Meghan Markle, live with their children in Montecito, California, where the couple relocated from Britain in 2020 following their controversial split from the monarchy.
The duke and duchess have been conscious to keep their children mostly out of the public eye, however, provided fans with a detailed insight into their family life through home movie footage and snapshots included in their 2022 Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan.
Archie, 4, was born in London in 2019 and was joined by his baby sister, Lilibet, in 2021 who was born in California.
Speaking to Good Morning America's Will Reeve in an interview promoting Harry's work with the Invictus Games in Canada which aired on Friday, the prince provided fans with some rare insight into his children's development.
"The kids are doing great. The kids are growing up like all kids do, very very fast," he said. "They've both got an incredible sense of humor and they make us laugh and keep us grounded every single day, like most kids do."
He closed by reflecting on his experience as a parent, adding: "I'm just very grateful to be a dad."
Harry's eagerness to be a father was a prominent theme included in his 2023 memoir, Spare, which he dedicated to his wife and children.
In the book, the prince wrote of his desire to start a family of his own, keen not to repeat the mistakes observed from his childhood. In the summer of 2016 he met Meghan while she was visiting London between filming seasons of the hit legal TV drama, Suits. They began dating and in November 2017, announced their engagement.
The couple were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and set about creating their family.
Privacy is an issue that both Meghan and Harry have discussed in regards to their children and their decision to move to America.
In an interview with The Cut magazine in 2022, the duchess told writer Allison P. Davis that "she'd never be able to do school pickup and drop-off without it being a royal photo call with a press pen of 40 people snapping pictures," had her family remained in Britain.
"Sorry, I have a problem with that," she said. "That doesn't make me obsessed with privacy. That makes me a strong and good parent protecting my child."
The couple both visited Canada this month to mark the one-year waypoint to the 2025 Invictus Games that will be held in Vancouver and Whistler.
At last year's games, Meghan revealed that the couple were excited to make the games a family event.
"We can't wait to bring our kids also so they can experience just how awesome this is," she said.
James Crawford-Smith is Newsweek's royal reporter, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) at @jrcrawfordsmith and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.
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