*Prince Harry opens up about parenthood, environment, unconscious bias, and activism during an intimate conversation with world-renowned ethologist Dr. Jane Goodall for the September issue of British Vogue — which was guest edited by his wife Meghan Markle.
“We are the one species on this planet that seems to think that this place belongs to us, and only us,” 34-year-old Harry said, via people.com.
“I think, weirdly, because of the people that I’ve met and the places that I’ve been fortunate enough to go to, I’ve always had a connection and a love for nature. I view it differently now, without question. But I’ve always wanted to try and ensure that, even before having a child and hoping to have children…”
And just how many children does the British prince want?
“Two, maximum!” Prince Harry tells Dr. Goodall. “But I’ve always thought: this place is borrowed. And, surely, being as intelligent as we all are, or as evolved as we all are supposed to be, we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex noted on Sussex Royal:
“HRH and Dr. Goodall spoke candidly about many topics including the effects of unconscious bias, and the need for people to acknowledge that your upbringing and environment can cause you to be prejudiced without realising it. The Duke described that “[when] you start to peel away all the layers, all the taught behaviour, the learned behaviour, the experienced behaviour, you start to peel all that away – and at the end of the day, we’re all humans.”
Praising her work, and its impact on the younger generation, Harry tells Goodall in the Vogue interview: “[When] you start to peel away all the layers, all the taught behaviour, the learned behaviour, the experienced behaviour … at the end of the day, we’re all humans.”
Goodall said: “Especially if you get little kids together, there’s no difference. They don’t notice: ‘my skin’s white, mine’s black’ until somebody tells them.”
Harry said: “But again, just as stigma is handed down from generation to generation, your perspective on the world and on life and on people is something that is taught to you. It’s learned from your family, learned from the older generation, or from advertising, from your environment.”
