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27th Jun 2019

Prince William has said he’d be ‘absolutely fine’ if his children were gay

Rebecca O'Keeffe

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Too right.

So we’re coming to the end of Pride month, which is June every year.

However, we’re celebrating Dublin Pride on Saturday, and we can’t wait.

This month is so important as we celebrate the global LGBTQ+ community, and how far they have come.

In fact, even the future King of England is opening up about Pride.

Earlier this week, Prince William was speaking to young people at an LGBT youth charity in London.

“I wish we lived in a world where it’s really normal and cool, but particularly for my family, and the position that we are in, that’s the bit I am nervous about,” he said.

During the chat, the Duke was asked about his own kids, and what would happen if one of them were gay.

“Do you know what, I’ve been giving that some thought recently because a couple of other parents said that to me as well,” William said.

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“I think, you really don’t start thinking about that until you are a parent, and I think — obviously absolutely fine by me.”

Prince William went on to say that he and his wife, Kate Middleton, had discussed the possibility of one of their three children being gay.

“The one thing I’d be worried about is how they, particularly the roles my children fill, is how that is going to be interpreted and seen,” he said.

“So Catherine and I have been doing a lot of talking about it to make sure they were prepared.”

He continued:

“I think communication is so important with everything, in order to help understand it you’ve got to talk a lot about stuff and make sure how to support each other and how to go through the process.”

“It worries me not because of them being gay, it worries me as to how everyone else will react and perceive it and then the pressure is then on them.”

Good for him speaking up about this topic – not many royals do!