South Wales Echo

New dad Harry has sleepless nights

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THE Duke of Sussex has said he cannot imagine life without son Archie - but confessed the baby kept him up on Tuesday night.

Harry chatted about his baby during the first of a series of visits in Oxford which began with him celebratin­g the work of the city’s children’s hospital.

The duke, who became a father for the first time last week, was presented with a tiny teddy bear for Archie when he arrived at the hospital yesterday.

Daisy Wingrove, 13, a former patient of the hospital, presented the gift to the duke just before he began his tour of the hospital, and Harry let out a big sigh and said “Ahhh” as a nearby crowd of wellwisher­s made the same sound in sympathy.

Later the duke met parents whose children have been battling cancer.

The duke also told a patient how Archie had kept him up the night before the visit.

Christine George, 52, whose son James, 17, is having chemothera­py, said: “He said he had all this organised, but had a sleepless night last night - not ideal preparatio­n for his first day at work.”

Harry and Meghan’s son was born last Monday. This was Harry’s first full day of work in the UK, following a trip to Amsterdam last week.

 ?? TOBY MELVILLE ?? The Duke of Sussex during a visit to Oxford Children’s Hospital
TOBY MELVILLE The Duke of Sussex during a visit to Oxford Children’s Hospital

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