Quotes from Prince Harry

I've served my country.

I've longed for kids since I was very, very young. And so... I'm waiting to find the right person, someone who's willing to take on the job.

I had never heard of Meghan before. I was beautifully surprised when I walked into that room and saw her, and there she was, sitting there. I thought, 'I am really going to have to up my game here, sit down, and make sure I've got a good chat.'

There's a lot of times that both myself and my brother wish, obviously, that we were just completely normal.

All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud. That's all I've ever wanted to do.

I suppose it is one time when you can really use your name to raise money. And if I am going to use it for anything, what more of a better opportunity (than) to use it here.

Conversations with my mother, father, my grandparents, as I've grown up have obviously driven me towards wanting to try and make a difference as much as possible.

There's no way I'm going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country.

I had never even heard about her until this friend said, 'Meghan Markle.' I was like, 'Right, give me a bit of background. What's going on here?' So I had never watched 'Suits.'

My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television. I don't think any child should be asked to do that under any circumstances.

I hope that a lot of my mother's talents are shown in a lot of the work that I do.

Everyone has a different opinion; every country has a different way of doing things. But I do believe that we need a regulatory body so that everyone who owns or manages wildlife is subject to inspection and rated on how well they look after the animals and how the communities benefit.

There's not a day that William and I don't wish that she was... we don't wish that she was still around, and we wonder what kind of a mother she would be now, and what kind of a public role she would have, and what a difference she would be making.

I wish I could spend more time in Africa. I have this intense sense of complete relaxation and normality here.

People don't realize how amazing elephants are.

People would be amazed by the ordinary life William and I live. I do my own shopping. Sometimes, when I come away from the meat counter in my local supermarket, I worry someone will snap me with their phone. But I am determined to have a relatively normal life, and if I am lucky enough to have children, they can have one, too.

You've got to have fun in life. Otherwise, wow - imagine life without fun.

Once you're in the military, she means a lot more to you than just a grandmother. She is the queen. And then you suddenly, it's like start realizing, you know, wow, this is quite a big deal. And then you get goose bumps and then the rest of it.

I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12 and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life but also my work as well.

I'm still very much a kid inside myself.

I think losing your mother at such a young age does end up shaping your life massively. Of course it does, and now I find myself trying to be there and give advice to other people who are in similar positions.

You can imagine the kind of dinner parties I had to go to at a young age... pretty dull.

The fact that I fell in love with Meghan so incredibly quickly was sort of confirmation to me that all the stars were aligned; everything was just perfect. It was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life; I fell into her life.

For me personally, as I said, I want to serve my country. I've done it once, and I'm still in the army, I feel as though I should get the opportunity to do it again.