I cry more now that I’m a dad, says Prince William

Prince William admits fatherhood has made him cry far more often and he finds himself worrying about “not being around to see your children grow up.”

The Duke of Cambridge, who lost his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, when he was 15, said he tends to “well up at the smallest little things,” after the births of his children Prince George and Princess Charlotte made him more emotional.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry disclosed the Royal family “love it” if official visits go wrong as it makes them more memorable, while the Prince of Wales joked he is “past my sell-by date.”

The princes were interviewed for an ITV documentary about their father’s charity, the Prince’s Trust.

Asked if fatherhood has changed him, William said: “I’m a lot more emotional than I used to be. Yeah, weirdly. I never used to really get too wound up or worried about things but now the smallest little things can get — I can feel — you well up a little bit more.

“You get affected by things that happen around the world or whatever a lot more I think as a father, just because you realize how precious life is and it puts it all in perspective, the idea of not being around to see your children grow up.

“But you know, from some of my earliest memories I remember my mother and father taking us to charities and organizations and showing us, you know, what … what goes on.

“And I think it’s seeing such a broad spectrum of life, it’s really important from a young age, to give you a bit of perspective to go you know, you don’t just live in a palace, it’s very important you get out and you see what goes on in the real world.”

Prince Harry said gaffes were usually viewed as disasters by charities or other groups hosting engagements, but royal visitors secretly prefer it when things do not go to plan — particularly their grandfather, Prince Philip.

He said: “Everywhere we go, everything is sort of rehearsed so much, that it’s always bang on correct, perfect. But we all, no more so than our grandfather, love it when things go wrong.

“And you always turn around and say, ‘ Don’t worry, it’ ll probably go wrong’ and then it does go wrong and they’re sort of crying; I say ‘Don’t worry about it ... now I will remember it even more’.”