Prince Harry pledged to leave the army before having a family to avoid the "heartache" of being apart.The Duke of Sussex has revealed how the idea of him being away on deployment and possibly suffering family-impacting injury meant he was never going to have kids while working in the military.
Ahead of his much-anticipated interview with American TV network NBC, which is set to air on Wednesday, Harry told PEOPLE how having children influenced his career.
The Prince, who visited the Queen with wife Meghan Markle last week, attended his own Invictus Games in the Netherlands for the first time as a dad.He said: "Being a dad certainly adds another emotional layer to it.
When I was in the Army, I promised myself I would be out before having a wife and kids, because I couldn't imagine the heartache of being apart for so long during deployment, the risk of possibly getting injured, and the reality that my family's lives could be changed forever if that happened. "Every member of the Invictus community has experienced varying degrees of these things.
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