Prince Harry says he’s ‘thrilled’ for Kate Middleton and Prince William

peaking with reporters in a pre-taped interview at the end of his four-month military tour in Afghanistan, Harry reveals he “can’t wait” to be an uncle to Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s first child, adding he’s “thrilled” for the couple.

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“I’m thrilled for both of them,” Prince William’s little brother said. “It’s about time. I can’t wait to be an uncle.”

He added that he’s sad for the couple because they shouldn’t have to go public.

Though the officer known as Capt. Harry Wales has been serving with the British Army Air Corps in Afghanistan since September, Harry says he has been in contact with his brother and sister-in-law. “I spoke to my brother and her, and they’re both very well and both very happy obviously,” he says. “I think it’s very unfair that they were forced to publicize it when they were, but that’s just the media for you.”

“I literally am very very happy for them, but I hope she and him, mainly Catherine, hopefully gets the necessary protection to allow her as a mother, to be able to enjoy the privacy.”