It’s so hard to find love, says Prince Harry

Prince Harry has admitted he sometimes wishes he were “normal” — and suggested his royal duties can be off-putting to women.

He suggested that he is worried his ‘job’ as part of the royal family could be standing in the way of his romance and that being a prince did not live up to the fairytale people imagine.

Harry gave an interview to CBS News at the end of his 10-day tour to the Caribbean and Brazil to celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee.

Asked if royalty lived up to the fairytale, Harry told the US broadcaster: “No, not at all. As any girl would ever tell you.

“It’s sort of, ‘Oh my God, he’s a prince.’ But no. The job it entails — I mean look at me, I’m 27 years old, and not so much searching for someone to fulfil the role, but obviously, you know, finding someone that would be willing to take it on.”

Referring to his brother Prince William, Harry paraphrased the tagline to the 2002 Spider-Man film: “We are very privileged in the position that we are, but, you know, with privilege comes great responsibility is what they say.

“And the title that we have before our name, what effect that can have on a country, on a charity, or whatever.

“We are slowly coming to terms with and accepting the fact that the name can make a huge difference, therefore, you know, you’ve got to use it.”

He added: “There’s a lot of times that both myself and my brother wish, obviously, that we were just completely normal.

“We’ve been born into this position and therefore we’ll do what we need to do to people and to kids that need it.

“It really is that simple for us.”

Asked how he might mark his grandmother’s milestone this year, he said: “When I get back, I’m sure ideas will start flowing.

“Us, as a group of grandchildren, will hopefully be able to have a dinner and do something fun with her, maybe take her out on the town, I don’t know.”

Harry’s only significant relationship has been with Chelsy Davy. They dated on and off for several years but split up in 2010, reportedly because she did not want to live in the public eye.

Earlier this week, Harry announced ambitious plans to expand the work of his Sentebale charity from helping disadvantaged children in a single African country to carrying out projects worldwide.

The royal said once his organisation was ready for the challenge, he wanted to take its concept to other nations.

The charity works to support established groups, charities and bodies in the southern African country of Lesotho with funds or managerial help.