He added after a brief pause: “You know what, sometimes it’s just a difficult day. It’s not always possible to laugh. But my dog makes me laugh, my children make me laugh, and if I need to laugh I’ll probably put something really funny on the television.
“But – and this goes for all of you – there are some days when you’d like to laugh but it might not always be possible to laugh. But you’ve got brothers and sisters, friends, this community… but yes, I think the point is that a laugh at the end of a hard day is the best medicine served.”
Brandon, 10, whose father, Guardsman Sam Newby, died in 2022, asked: “If you could be a superhero, what powers would you like to have?” The Duke said either teleporting or flying, “obviously”, before adding that he would like to have a “magic hand”. He said: “I would go around to everyone having a bad day and touch them on the shoulder” so they would feel better.
The Duke was next asked by Sebastian, 16, whose father, the Rev John Hill, served in the Navy and died in June 2010, if he did anything special to mark the anniversary of his mother’s death, or her birthday.
“Yes, we do lemon drizzle cake,” Harry revealed, before joking that he was now thinking about having a banana split like Sebastian.
“I think traditions are really, really important, especially when they’re sweet,” he said with a smile.
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