Prince Harry has made rare
comments about his eldest child, Archie, as he spoke about mindfulness with tennis
superstar Serena Williams and BetterUp CEO
Alexi Robichaux.
As he discussed mental fitness, Harry revealed that his only son
has already started attending school. When asked by Alexi how he improved
his own mental health, he explained: “Even if you do have 15 minutes’
slate of white space, I now put in about half an hour or 45 minutes in the
morning when I’m like ‘Okay, one of the kids has gone to school, the other
one is taking a nap’ there’s a break in our programme.”
He then added how he uses his free time to better himself, revealing:
“It’s either for workouts,” but he was able to concede that self-care was
“the first thing to drop away” when other commitments start popping
up.
Harry hasn’t discussed the education of his son, who will turn three
later this year, but it must be an exciting time for the family for their
eldest to be beginning on this journey. The Duke of Sussex was speaking with
Serena and Alexei during a webinar about mental resilience and BetterUp’s Inner
Work initiative.
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The Duke has been vocal about the importance of mental health
On its website, BetterUp described Inner Work Day as something that
“starts by looking inward to our authentic selves and experiences, and
taking time for the things that ignite our passion, creativity, and
innovation.”
The royal joined the company last year in March, and has previously
revealed that moving forward they will be working “more with service
members, veterans and their families”.
In a Q&A with Fast Company last December, the Duke said: “I’ve
actually discovered recently, courtesy of a chat with [BetterUp science board
member] Adam Grant, that a lot of the job resignations you mention aren’t all
bad.
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Harry shares two children with his wife, Meghan Markle
“In fact, it is a sign that with self-awareness comes the need for
change. Many people around the world have been stuck in jobs that didn’t bring
them joy, and now they’re putting their mental health and happiness first. This
is something to be celebrated.”
Serena has been friends with Harry’s wife, Meghan, for a long time, with
the Duchess regularly cheering on her BFF at tennis tournaments.
The tennis star and entrepreneur, 40, attended Meghan and Harry’s royal
wedding in Windsor in May 2018, along with her husband, Alexis Ohanian.
Serena was also among the A-listers at Meghan’s baby shower in New York
in February 2019.
