The Duke of Sussex revealed he is already talking to son Archie about what he wants to be when he grows up \u2013 and it seems the two-year-old might like to follow in his father\u2019s footsteps.<\/p>\n
Harry, addressing the audience at the Invictus Games opening ceremony in The Hague, Netherlands, said Archie has expressed an interest in becoming a pilot, with the duke joking that he obviously means a helicopter pilot.<\/p>\n
Harry served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter co-pilot gunner during 2012-13.<\/p>\n
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with son Archie (Toby Melville\/PA)<\/p>\n
(PA Archive)<\/p>\n
Harry spoke to the crowd \u2013 which included former and serving military personnel taking part in the games \u2013 about role models and the importance of \u201ccharacter\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cTo be role models, or the role models, that each of you are takes strength and it takes courage.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I talk to my son Archie about what he wants to be when he grows up, some days it\u2019s an astronaut, other days it\u2019s a pilot \u2013 a helicopter pilot obviously. Or Kwazii from Octonauts. If you\u2019re laughing then you\u2019ve seen that.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what I remind him is that no matter what you want to be when you grow up, it\u2019s your character that matters most, and nothing would make his mum and me prouder than to see him have the character of what we see before us today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prince Harry, or Captain Wales, as he was known in the Army, in 2012 (John Stillwell\/PA)<\/p>\n
(PA Archive)<\/p>\n
Harry said those involved with Invictus have \u201covercome immense challenges\u201d, adding: \u201cAnd together you are healing and teaching the world as you go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The duke always dreamed of a life in the Army, and as a child his bedroom was filled with pictures of tanks and helicopters.<\/p>\n
In 1993, as an eight-year-old, he was in his element when dressed in a miniature combat suit and helmet to ride in a tank on a visit to Germany.<\/p>\n
He joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2005, and trained as an Army officer, then joined the Blues and Royals and went on to train to become a troop leader of an armoured reconnaissance unit.<\/p>\n
A planned tour to Iraq was scrapped after it was found he would be a target for insurgents, but two tours to Afghanistan followed including one as an Apache helicopter pilot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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