Harry: I’d love to meet the girl of my dreams
PRINCE Harry said it would be “absolutely fantastic” to meet the love of his life.
The 31-year-old said he hopes to find love one day but struggles to combine his role as a royal with a job and a private life.
Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are also trying to shake off their “reluctant royals” tag after it emerged that last year the Queen attended more official engagements than all three of them combined.
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Harry is currently focusing on charity work, including promoting veterans’ causes.
He said one of the main reasons he left the Army was due to an increase in his royal duties.
“I am not putting work before the idea of a family and marriage,” he said in an interview.
“I just haven’t had that many opportunities to get out there and meet people.
“At the moment, my focus is very much on work. But if someone falls into my life, then that is absolutely fantastic.
“If or when I do find a girlfriend, I will do my utmost to ensure we get to the point where we are actually comfortable with each other before the massive invasion into her privacy.”
The Queen carried out 341 official engagements in 2015.
Prince William increased his appearances from 94 to 122 last year while Harry went from 91 to 108 over the same period.
The Duchess of Cambridge dropped from 91 to 62 in the year Princess Charlotte was born.
Prince Harry admitted he was struggling to find a new job.
He said: “I miss the Army. It was a hideaway and something I needed at that time of my life. It teaches courage, discipline, respect and the value of friendship. The best job in the world.”
And speaking about the death of his mother Princess Diana, he said: “There’s a gaping void, not just in mine and William’s lives, but in other people’s lives too.”
He was speaking ahead of the Invictus Games in Florida, an event for injured servicemen and women he launched in 2014.