Fatherhoodhas admittedly made Prince William more “emotional.” The Duke of Cambridge opened up in a new interview with TalkVietnam during his recent trip to the Southeast Asian country about parenthoodand raising Prince George and Princess Charlotte in a materialistic world.
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"There'swonderful highs and wonderful lows. It's been quite a change for mepersonally,” William said, while discussing his and Kate Middleton’s childrenon the VTV show. "I'm very lucky in the support I have from Catherine,she's an amazing mother and a fantastic wife.
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"ButI've struggled at times. The alteration from being a single independent man togoing into marriage and then having children is life-changing,” he added. "Iadore my children very much and I've learnt a lot about myself and about familyjust from having my own children.”
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Williamand Kate, who wed in 2011, welcomed their first child – Prince George – in 2013.Two years later, the royal couple added Princess Charlotte to the family, whichhas been a learning experience for the Duke. He said, “George is a right little rascalsometimes, he keeps me on my toes but he's a sweet boy. And Charlotte, bearingin mind I haven't had a sister so having a daughter is a very differentdynamic. So I'm learning about having a daughter, having a girl in thefamily."
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Nowhaving children of his own has left the 34-year-old worrying “about the futuremore.” He explained, “When you have something or someone in your life to givethe future to I think it focuses the mind more about what you're giving themand are you happy that you've done all you can to leave it in a good state.”
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"Iwould like them to grow up with more simple aspirations. I think there's a lotof huge aspirations and people living with an enormous amount of stuff thatthey don't necessarily need,” William continued, admitting that he finds the “materialismof the world” quite tricky sometimes.
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Thedad-of-two shared, "I would like George and Charlotte to grow up being alittle bit more simple in their approach and their outlook and just lookingafter those around them and treating others as they would like to be treated themselves."
William appeared on the Vietnamese show on the final day of his two-day visit to Vietnam. The Duchess of Cambridge's husband traveled to Vietnam to continue his fight against wildlife crime and attend the third conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
