The “fun” one! Prince Harry first became an uncle in July 2013 when brother Prince William and his wife, Princess Kate, welcomed their eldest son, Prince George.“Willy and Kate had welcomed their first child, George, and he was beautiful,” the Duke of Sussex recalled of his brother’s firstborn in his Spare memoir, which was published in January 2023. “I couldn’t wait to teach him about rugby and [The Battle of] Rorke’s Drift, flying and corridor cricket — and maybe give him a few pointers about how to survive life in the fishbowl.”Harry — who detailed his life as a senior member of the royal family until his 2020 step-down with wife Meghan Markle in the book — also mentioned his relationship with the Prince of Wales’ three children with Kate: George, Princess Charlotte, born in May 2015, and Prince Louis, born in April 2018.“I was delighted for Willy and Kate, and I was indifferent to my place in the order of succession,” the BetterUp CIO —who married the Suits alum in May 2018 — wrote in Spare, referring to the royal order of succession.King Charles III, who ascended the throne after the September 2022 death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, and late ex-wife Princess Diana welcomed sons William and Harry in June 1982 and September 1984, respectively.
As the Duke of Cornwall is the firstborn, he immediately became his father’s direct heir — which made Harry the “spare.”While the Archewell cofounder often felt inadequate behind his brother, he never felt that way about his nieces and nephews.“[It’s] fantastic to have another addition to the family,” Harry previously gushed to the BBC in July 2013 of George’s arrival. “[My goal as an uncle is] to make sure he has a good upbringing, and keep him out of harm’s way and to
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