Watch Prince Harry Tear Up During Poignant Speech About Fatherhood

Prince Harry wore his emotions on his sleeve Tuesday night during the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s appearance at the annual WellChild Awards  in London. 

The royal dad gave a speech at the awards, which pay tribute to sick children as well as their caregivers , and spoke about knowing he and Meghan were secretly pregnant at the same awards last year, prior to making the announcement public. 

“Last year, when my wife and I attended, we knew we were expecting our first child,” Harry said as his voice slightly started to break.

“No one else did at the time, but we did. And I remember...” the prince started to say, before he got emotional and stepped away from the mic. As fellow presenter Gaby Roslin reached out to comfort the duke, the crowd began clapping as he collected himself. 

“I remember squeezing Meghan’s hand so tight during the awards, both of us thinking what it would be like to be parents one day,” he said, after beginning his speech again. “And more so, what it would be like to do everything we could to protect and help our child should they be born with immediate challenges or become unwell over time.” 

“And now as parents being here and speaking to all of you pulls at my heartstrings in a way I could have never understood until I had a child of my own,” he said. 

Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor , in May. 

At the awards on Tuesday night, the two confirmed that their little one indeed has red hair, just like dad, during a conversation with Angela Sunderland and her daughter Milly, 11, at the awards.