Prince Harry might need a bit more practice ahead of Kate and Wills' royal baby
PRINCE Harry today proved that he might need a bit more practice to become the perfect uncle to the royal baby, as he showed off his nappy changing skills.
The 28-year-old was faced with the challenge of changing a fake dirty diaper with just one hand during his visit to the Nottingham headquarters of Headway - a brain injury charity.
The Prince admitted he had never even changed a nappy with two hands before, but still accepted to do it using the plastic doll.
“All the mothers will be, don’t let me anywhere near the children,” he said.
Then, heaving a big sigh of relief, he acknowledged that his first brush with the world of nappies will shortly become reality for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
“This is actually how my brother is going to be,” he added, before completing the challenge.
He was watched by 40-year-old Dominic Hurley, who told him how after a moped accident in Cyprus when he was 21, doctors said he would never walk or talk again.
Mr Hurley, from Rotherham, had a much fuller recovery than expected, but weakness on his right side means that he had to change his baby daughter’s nappy with one hand.
After watching Harry’s performance, he said: “He was brilliant – except for the last bit when he put her on her front.”
“She stayed asleep all the time – she didn’t cry once," he joked, as he met the Prince at Bradbury House in Old Basford.
We hope Prince Harry's visit will help us achieve similar results and we offer our sincere thanks to His Royal Highness for taking time out of his busy schedule to support us in this way. It will be a momentous day in the history of the charity.
Harry was greeted by hoards of schoolchildren as he arrived at the new headquarters today.
The brain injury charity is clearly one that is close to Harry's heart, as his mother was a Royal Patron of it from 1991 to 1996.
He looked particularly smart as he greeted wellwishers, wearing a navy blue suit with a white shirt and a dark pink tie.
"My mother as patron very much admired Headway and the vital work it does,” he said of his involvement. "Today’s short visit his enabled me to get a real understanding of the accidents which happen and change people’s lives.”
During the visit, Harry met members of a team of brain injury survivors who are set to take on an arduous physical challenge next year.
Included was double Olympic gold medallist and Headway Vice President James Cracknell and Sergeant Johnson Beharry VC, both of who are living with the long-term effects of brain injury and are due to take part in the challenge.
"We are thrilled and delighted that Prince Harry has agreed to visit us in our new home in Nottingham to learn of the work we do to support people affected by brain injury," said chairman of Headway Andrew Green.
"Princess Diana's support of the charity greatly enhanced its profile and made more people aware not only of brain injury and its effects, but also of the help that was available.
"We hope Prince Harry's visit will help us achieve similar results and we offer our sincere thanks to His Royal Highness for taking time out of his busy schedule to support us in this way. It will be a momentous day in the history of the charity."