Prince Harry on 'missing' mum Diana after birth of Archie

Welcoming a new baby into the world always makes people wish their late loved ones were there to celebrate with them.

And Prince Harry is no different, with the 34-year-old opening up about missing his mum, Princess Diana, who tragically passed away in a car accident in 1997.

The Duke of Sussex travelled to The Hague in the Netherlands yesterday to officially launch the one year countdown to the Invictus Games, taking place there in 2020.

In a candid conversation with former soldier, Dennis van der Stroom, Prince Harry spoke about the loss of his mother.

“I told Harry about my mother and we talked about our shared experience of missing a mum,” Dennis told The Telegraph.

“He said missing a mother is like missing some kind of security, how you need that as a son and it falls away when you lose your mother.”

Prince Harry told Dennis that the birth of Archie has given him a ‘new focus and new goal’ in life.

He also revealed that Archie slept for the first 24 hours ‘and then he woke up’.

Invictus Games

Later in the day, Harry donned an Invictus Games jacket embroidered with the word ‘Daddy’ underneath the logo, as he cycled around Zuiderpark.

The duke was also given some presents for his newborn son, including a soft toy rattle and an Invictus Games babygrow presented by Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.

The prince joined a training session at the Sportcampus Zuiderpark where he watched wheelchair basketball and archery demonstrations.

Archie’s debut

On Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex introduced their baby boy, named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor during a brief photo opportunity in St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle.

During the interview new mum Meghan, 37, described parenthood as “magic,” adding that she is “really happy” to “have the two best guys in the world”.

Harry, who was holding his son in his arms throughout, said: "It's great. Parenting is amazing. It's only been two and a half days, three days, but we're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy and be able to spend some precious times with him as he slowly, slowly starts to grow up."

The royal tot was born at 05:26, weighing 7lb 3oz, on May 6, 2019. The location of Archie’s birth has not been confirmed by the palace, but reports have emerged that Meghan was taken to a London hospital on Sunday night.

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