Prince Harryis “over the moon” after the birth of his sonArchie. And while he’sdevoted to his new role as dad, he’s still dedicated to his royal duties.
The royal, 34, is not taking paternity leave and has kept up his normal schedule (about one public job a week) after the birth of his son with wifeMeghan Markleon May 6. Meghan will be taking three to five months of maternity leave. (Kate Middleton took around six months for each of her three children.)
In the U.K., new dads can take up to two weeks of paternity leave. However, since royal dads don’t have traditional jobs and working hours, they don’t tend to take a full two weeks off from royal duty.
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As forPrince Charles, he also didn’t take paternity leave. He even sped off to play polo in Windsor Great Park after Harry was born, much to Princess Diana’s dismay.
In Andrew Morton’s biography,Diana: Her True Story, the royal said she had to pick a day that didn’t interfere withPrince Charles‘ polo schedule for the birthof both her sons.
“When we had William, we had to find a date in the diary that suited Charles and his polo,” she said. “William had to be induced because I couldn’t handle the press pressure any longer, it was becoming unbearable. It was as if everyone was monitoring every day for me.”
“Anyway, the boy arrived, great excitement. Thrilled, everyone absolutely high as a kite – we had found a date where Charles could get off his polo pony for me to give birth. That was very nice, felt grateful about that!”
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And they are already looking ahead to growing their family. “They definitely want to,” says a source. “Meghan has talked about having one more.”
source: people.com
