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April 19, 2021 at 1:00pm ET
PEOPLE Cover Story: The Prince Harry Interview: On Meghan, Fatherhood and How the Invictus Games Changed His Life
NEW YORK - Prince Harry is opening up about the transformative power of the Invictus Games — and his own journey along the way.
"Life is full of extraordinary gifts and challenges, many that can be seen as lessons," the Duke of Sussex, 37, tells PEOPLE in this week's exclusive cover story. "Over time, I've learned that how we mentally approach and react to the ups and downs — those gifts and challenges — is what helps to define our own outcome."
The Invictus Games, an adaptive sports competition for wounded warriors founded by British Army veteran Harry in 2014, takes its motto "I am" from the famous William Ernest Henley poem, which includes the lines, "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." For Harry, "the poem is a reminder that you have the power to take control of your life."
Harry, of course, has done just that: The current Invictus Games in The Netherlands, which run April 16-22, mark the first time he is attending as both a husband, to Meghan Markle, and a father, to Archie, who turns 3 on May 6, and Lilibet, 10 months – and the first time the self-described "proud papa" is arriving from his new home in California.
"Being a dad certainly adds another emotional layer to it," says Harry. "When I was in the Army, I promised myself I would be out before having a wife and kids, because I couldn't imagine the heartache of being apart for so long during deployment, the risk of possibly getting injured, and the reality that my family's lives could be changed forever if that happened. Every member of the Invictus community has experienced varying degrees of these things. I have tremendous respect for what they and their families sacrifice in the name of service."
https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-interview-meghan-markle-fatherhood-invictus-games/
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