Prince Harry is already in Florida ahead of the Invictus Games. Yesterday, he did an event for Sentebale, his Lesotho charity for children with HIV. He also played a charity polo match… in the rain! Honk for Wet King Harry. Honk for a damp ginger snap! Anyway, People Magazine is still parceling out their exclusive cover interview with Harry. It really was a far-ranging interview, which is nice. Harry is not “above” answering personal questions in service of promoting the Invictus Games. Here’s part of the interview where he discusses whether he’s been “put off” fatherhood.

For Prince Harry, children are the “upgrade of us,” so it makes it doubly important to make sure they are always involved in what he does. The prince, who set up his children’s charity Sentebale in Lesotho, Africa, more than a decade ago, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that whatever he and his brother Prince William and Princess Kate are doing, they hope to bring in the next generation.

“All the amazing things that are going to happen in the future, it’s all going to be them,” says the royal, 31, in an exclusive interview just before heading to the U.S. to bring his Invictus Games in Orlando. “I never want to lose touch with that generation.”

As for having kids of his own, he says, “There have been moments through life, especially when we do a tour abroad, when I think, ‘I’d love to have kids now.’ . . . And then there are other times when I bury my head in the sand going, ‘All right, don’t need kids!’ There’s no rush. I think . . . I tell you what: There’s been times I’ve been put off having children.”

Not, however, when it comes to his own niece and nephew, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

“No, actually, I’ve got a couple of mates and being around their children just brings me back down,” he says, noting that he hopes to be a “fun uncle” to George and Charlotte: “Nobody wants to be boring.”

[From People]

I can’t imagine there’s ever a time when Harry doesn’t light up around a child, so I have to wonder which kids and parents have put him off fatherhood? They must be some aristocratic brats (the parents and the kids). But I understand the sentiment. Every time I see or hear a child’s tantrum in a restaurant, grocery store or mall, sweet relief floods my system. Every time a child screams and throws themselves to the ground, I’m just grateful that I’m not the one who has to deal with it. Harry probably feels the same way… sometimes.

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