--- title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Already Great With Kids description: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry showed off how at ease they are with kids during a visit to Dublin’s Croke Park on Wednesday. canonical: https://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-11T18:09:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:33:57.797Z og:title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Already Awesome With Kids and This Is Proof og:description: The newlywed royals are at ease with their young fans og:url: https://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta276f161c31d368c/69893522e76ad2ff966327b5/prince-harry-meghan-markle-kids.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit Ireland og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Already Awesome With Kids and This Is Proof twitter:description: The newlywed royals are at ease with their young fans twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta276f161c31d368c/69893522e76ad2ff966327b5/prince-harry-meghan-markle-kids.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Already Awesome With Kids and This Is Proof > Sponsored content. 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Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Meet The President Of Ireland_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 11, 2018 6:09 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 11, 2018 6:09 PM UTC [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5335687/meghan-markle-outfits-dublin/) and [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5335546/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-water-bottles/) showed off how at ease they are with kids during a visit to Dublin’s Croke Park on Wednesday. After meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as well as President Michael Higgins and his wife Sabina Coyneto on the second day of their whirlwind trip to Ireland, the royal newlyweds spent some time interacting with young fans. Cameras captured Meghan becoming fast friends with a toddler who looked to have a keen interest in her hair, seeming to show that the Duchess of Sussex is already great with children. Meanwhile, Harry was spotted beaming at this interaction before making a pal of his own, who he allowed to playfully tug on his beard.  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet Walter Cullen, aged 3 at Croke Park, home of Ireland's largest sporting organisation, the Gaelic Athletic Association on July 11, 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage > [](https://twitter.com/ArthurJEdwards/status/1017091482686279680) And for those wondering when Harry and Meghan plan on having a child of their own, it seems as though you won’t have to wait too long. “You know, one step at a time,” Harry said in an [interview](https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-meghan-markle-reveal-when-they-will-start-a-family/) following the couple’s November engagement. “Hopefully we’ll start a family in the near future.” ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/"},"headline":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Already Awesome With Kids and This Is Proof","datePublished":"2018-07-11T18:09:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-12T09:33:57.797Z","description":"The newlywed royals are at ease with their young fans","url":"https://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals","Prince Harry","meghan markle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta276f161c31d368c/69893522e76ad2ff966327b5/prince-harry-meghan-markle-kids.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta276f161c31d368c/69893522e76ad2ff966327b5/prince-harry-meghan-markle-kids.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit Ireland","caption":"The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit Ireland","creditText":"Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/","name":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Already Awesome With Kids and This Is Proof"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Croke Park and Meet Irish President Michael Higgins in Dublin","description":"Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Meet The President Of Ireland","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/rSN6sC7b/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-07-11T15:06:56.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/rSN6sC7b.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/","duration":"PT1M26S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```