A huge responsibility: Prince Harry tells children in St Lucia about life as a royal
PRINCE Harry told children tonight about the privileges and the “huge responsibility” of being a senior member of the Royal Family.
Prince Harry spoke to children about the 'privilege and responsibility' of being a royal
He talked about life as a royal during a question and answer session with young people on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia.
One teenage girl asked: "What does it feel like to be a Prince?"
Harry told the teenagers he will spend his entire life earning the respect of society for the privilege his position and status as a grandson of the monarch affords him.
But as ever with Harry, there was a lighter tone when he met the group in the grounds of Pigeon Island National Park. He he told them: "Firstly I don’t have a crown or a cape, sorry about that," and he went on to say that he did not live in a castle.
Harry revealed to the group at Pigeon National Park that he did not live in a castle
Prince Harry dances with locals in St. Lucia
Prince Harry attends a reception hosted by the Governor General, Dame Pearlette Louis
The Prince spoke to the young people after he had officially unveiled a plaque designating the Castries Water Works Reserve and surrounding rainforest as St Lucia’s contribution to The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Project.
As a Prince you’re born at birth with a natural platform to be able to try and make a difference
With his hands on his hips, Harry told the teenage girl who had asked what it felt like to be a Prince, and a large group of her schoolmates: "As a Prince you’re born at birth with a natural platform to be able to try and make a difference, which a lot of people have to spend years and years getting to that point.
"So from that perspective I’m very lucky to have a platform to be able to try and make change in the causes that mean a lot to me but also to you guys."
Harry went on to say: "Being born with a lot of privilege comes with a lot of responsibility. But I like to think I’m going to have to spend the rest of my life earning the respect for that privilege, and trying to make a difference for the rest of my life."