Prince William opens up about the 'fear' of fatherhood

Prince William has confessed that he’s all too familiar with the ‘fear of fatherhood’ many parents face when they welcome a newborn.

While attending a seminar called ‘Future Dads’ – which helps to provide practical guidance and advice for fathers-to-be – the 36-year-old royal candidly discussed his own experience with his three children, Prince George, five, Princess Charlotte, three, and Prince Louis, nine months.

“The fear of having a newborn baby, that’s very vulnerable and that’s what you spend most of your time worrying about, thinking what do I do? And that’s the thing, isn’t it? It’s very daunting of how tiny they are when they first arrive.

“They are so fragile and everything’s so tiny, their little fingers and toes, you do feel like if you move them around too much they’re going to break almost but they don’t!” William said.

The Duke of Cambridge met with Rick Karadia-Hudson, who was attending the sessions ahead of the arrival of his first child in May, and Prince William drew on his own experience and quipped that it only got more hectic as the older the child got.

When Rick said “they move about so much”, the Prince joked back: “Wait ’til they’re nine months, then they’re off. You’ve got one leg and one arm!”

Meanwhile, Duchess Catherine had previously admitted her husband had struggled with fatherhood as she spoke to single father Billy during a visit to Hornsey Road Children’s Centre in north London.

“She said he did not know exactly what to do … She was saying William was sort of similar and I just wanted to let her know how Family Action have been there for me and I think they need more support,” Billy later revealed.

After going through it three times, Prince William is surely full of advice and tips which will be useful to his brother Prince Harry in only a few months time when his baby with Meghan Markle is due.

With reporting by Bang Showbiz.

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