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There’s no doubt a serious relationship can ~change~ a person, and Prince Harry is no exception.
Long-time royal photographer Arthur Edwards has watched Harry grow from a young boy, to a wild teenager, and into the man he is today.
Edwards, who has photographed the Royal Family for more than 40 years, told The Royal Box he thinks Harry has “massively changed” since his marriage to Meghan Markle in May.
He said Harry has become “more aloof” and was “very protective of Meghan”.
“He would always have a good relationship with the media… He would always engage in some way, that’s completely stopped now,” Arthur explained.
“He’s changed a bit yeah, I mean he’s still Harry and he’s still lovely and he’s still the most popular member of the royal family.”
The photographer said that Harry is very protective over his new wife and said the couple never stop holding hands.
Edwards said he wondered whether Harry’s more serious nature was because he’s taken on a more senior role in the Royal Family.
“He’s just controlled. He seems to have matured into a senior statesman of the royal family now.
“Maybe he sees that the time for joshing with Usain Bolt or hugging the Jamaican prime minister or getting sprayed with paint in Barbados [is over]. Maybe it’s time to stop now.”
Edwards pointed to a recent trip to Ireland, when Harry and Meghan went to Croke Park, the home of the Gaelic sport hurling.
He said the Duke was offered the opportunity to hit the ball but declined – something he never would have done a few years ago.
“There would have become a time when he would have hit that ball out of the ground I would assure you.”
Edwards also said Harry is one of the greatest members of the royal family he’s ever seen with children, and would make a fantastic father.
“I don’t think it’ll be too long before it happens,” he said of Meghan and Harry having their own children.
We too have our fingers crossed!
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Why do people keep going on about Meghan and Harry having children soon? My wife had three children in her twenties, and when she was 35, we wanted another one and were lucky enough to make this happen very quickly. However, we know many couples where the woman is in her late 30's and they've been trying to get pregnant for several years. IVF hasn't helped and there is nothing officially wrong with either party It's a scientific fact that once a woman is over 35, she produces less and less fertile eggs with every cycle. .Besides, I don't think Meghan wants to have children. I think she'd find them too inconvenient and couldn't bear to have her body change shape. She strikes me as being totally focussed on her clothes, face, body and self. Her major goal in life is to be the centre of attention, and any parent knows that's not possible with kids!
I wonder if Harry refers to Meghan as 'she who has to be obeyed'?
I think that's Gandma.