Prince Harry Says He Is Not in a Rush to Get Married
It could be years before the next royal wedding.
When Prince Harry was asked about when he plans
to settle down and start a family in May, he said, "It
will happen when it will happen." Prince William's
31-year-old brother, who has reportedly rekindled
his romance with Cressida Bonas, reiterated that
sentiment Wednesday on a 17-mile trek for Walking
With the Wounded's Walk of Britain. Asked by ITV
News whether he was "any closer" to settling
down, Prince Harry replied, "No. You know, at the
end of the day, there's a lot of things to get down
before settling down. I've got another seven miles
to walk now, which I'm really not looking forward
to...Eight? Great! I think everyone looks forward to
settling down, but in the meantime it's work as
usual, so let's crack on."
Prince Harry previously took part in Walking With
the Wounded's treks to the North Pole in 2011 and
the South Pole in 2013. "It's equally important, if
not more so, to do the stuff behind the scenes," he
told The Mirror. "It's something that our mother
[the late Princess Diana] did a lot of and that's the
time you really get to learn, you get the
experiences and you actually get the honest truth
out of people."
In addition to supporting Walking With the Wounded,
Prince Harry supports the Ministry of Defense's
London Personnel Recovery Unit, which enables
wounded servicemen and women return to duty or
transition to civilian life. He also meets injured
soldiers at Headley Court, a medical rehabilitation
center.
"The Personnel Recovery Unit--wow! The kind of
conversations I have and the experiences I'm
getting and all the knowledge from these guys, it's
second to none," Prince Harry said. "It's so crucial
to be able to go down to Headley Court and strike up
a relationship with these individuals that I can go
back and forward to visit. If you want to learn the
truth from people, like when I was in Africa for three
months in the summer, sometimes you just have to
go behind the scenes." As for Walking With the
Wounded, he said, "I think people relate to the
enjoyment value that myself, William and Catherine
have with these guys. There's nothing worse than
being involved with something you don't have any
passion about."
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