"We've had a few sleepless nights" Prince William reveals life as father to baby George
PRINCE William told today how he is coping with sleepless nights but taking his turn to look after his infant son George.
"The new addititon, he's doing all right," he told well-wishers when he visited the Anglesey Show in North Wales before disclosing there have been a few sleepless nights."I'm getting my head down during the day."
He told one family. "He is lovely. There have been a few sleepless nights but he's sleeping much better now."
When Marian Wyn Jones, High Sheriff of Gwynedd, enquired, he also admitted: "Obviously, there have have been sleepless nights." But he added: "We're doing wonderfully well."
Prince George, the new third in line to the throne, was born at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, on July 22.
He and his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, did not join William when he visited the show today in his first public duty since the new arrival.
The visit was a chance for William, 31, to say thank you to the people of Anglesey for making him and Kate so welcome during his 36-month posting as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot at RAF Valley on the island.
Catherine is sorry that she cannot be here today at the County Show, but she and George would have loved to have been here," he revealed in hsi speech.
"He's pretty loud but of course very good looking! I have to say that I thought Search and Rescue duties over Snowdonia were
physically and mentally demanding, but looking after a three week-old baby is up there!
I know that I speak for Catherine when I say that I have never in my life known somewhere as beautiful and as welcoming as Anglesey."
He is due to leave the base at the end of September. Kensington Palace has not confirmed what he will do next. He and Kate are expected to undertake one more public duty on the island before they leave.
"It's fantastic up here. I've had the best time here. Everyone has been so warm and welcoming.
"From the bottom of my heart, thank you for making my wife and me so welcome when we arrived here, as you do thousands of visitors each year.
"This island has been our first home together, and it will always be an immensely special place for us both. Catherine and I look forward to returning again and again over the coming years with our family."
William, who toured the showground, also revealed that he and Kate hope to tour Australia next year - almost certainly with George.
When tourists Max and Maxine Davies, 77 and 75, from Victor Harbour near Adelaide said: "Good wishes from Australia", William replied: "We hope to go there next year."
On his tour of the showground William watched a gundog display and lamented the fact he had not brought his own working cocker spaniel, Lupo.
"I should have brought Lupo here this morning. But he'd have just run off and never come back again."
The Prince also had a go at falconry.