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Harry reveals he needed to deal with 'stuff from the past' before becoming a dad

Prince Harry has told guests on his four-day tour of Australia he knew he had "stuff from the past" to deal with before having children.

The Duke of Sussex, who is in the country with his wife Meghan, was talking at an event about fatherhood hosted by Movember in Melbourne.

While discussing his experience of therapy before his children were born, Harry said: "Certainly from a therapy standpoint, you want to be the best version of yourself for your kids.

"And I knew that I had stuff from the past that I needed to deal with, and therefore prepare myself to basically cleanse myself of the past."

In a discussion on stage, the duke said parents must adapt as social media reshapes family life.

"Obviously, 40 years ago, there wasn't social media," he said.

"That's just one example of conversations that are now happening in households between kids and parents that never existed between me and my parents."

The Movember movement, founded in Melbourne in 2003, is a global charity focused on improving men's health, particularly in relation to mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

In the event at the stadium of the Australian rules football club Western Bulldogs, Harry also spoke about the evolving roles of parents, telling the guests "the kids that we bring up in today's world need to be an upgrade".

Harry then took to the Aussie rules football pitch and had a kickabout with Western Bulldogs players Tom Liberatore, Adam Treloar and Matthew Kennedy.

The duke also enjoyed a performance on the pitch from Australian children's music group, The Wiggles.

Later on Wednesday, Harry was welcomed by Indigenous veterans upon arriving at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

The duke attended a Last Post Ceremony at the memorial in the Australian capital.

He also placed a poppy in the Afghanistan section of the Wall of Remembrance.

On Tuesday, Harry and Meghan hugged patients at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne after large crowds turned out to greet the beginning of the couple's private tour of the country.

They also visited the Australian National Veterans' Art Museum.

The couple put on aprons and joined a pottery session with the children of veterans, known as "doves" by the museum, with Meghan crafting a clay ostrich.

Sky News

(c) Sky News 2026: Harry reveals he needed to deal with 'stuff from the past' before becoming a dad

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