Prince Harry and Prince William wanted normal life
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The prince of Wales and his sons, Prince William, left, and Prince Harry, pose for photographers on the Madrisa ski slopes above Klosters. Credit: AP
England's Prince Harry conceded Monday that he and his brother, Prince William, sometimes longed for a normal life but have accepted that "with privilege comes great responsibility."
On a Caribbean and South American goodwill tour on behalf of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee of 60 years on the throne, Harry told CBS News' Seth Doane that "there's a lot of times that both myself and my brother wish obviously that we were just, you know, completely normal.
"But, you know, we've been born into this position," he said. "And then therefore, we'll do what we need to do to make a difference to the people and to kids that need it, you know?"
An Army Captain trained in flying Apache helicopter gunships, Harry, 27, said he and his older brother, an RAF first lieutenant, have recognized "what the title that we have before our name, what effect that can have on a country, on a charity, or whatever. So, yeah, we're slowly coming to terms with and accepting that the name can make a huge difference. Therefore, you know, you've got to use it."
Harry also made light of the many encounters he had with "boring" adults while growing up. "Our dinner conversation was the worst bit about being a child and listening to the boring people around me," he says. "You can imagine the kind of dinner parties I had to go to at such a young age. Pretty dull."
The prince's tour began in Jamaica, and after the Caribbean islands portion continued on to Belize and Brazil, where he trekked to the interior to study its ecosystems as part of a project by the charitable foundation he and his brother head.
The interview airs Tuesday and Wednesday on "CBS This Morning."
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