"I always feel like I need to make something of my life," Prince Harry says.
He has often been regarded as the "spare" of the Royal heirs and sometimes - as even he admits - resentful of his fate. But a new documentary to be broadcast tomorrow appears to show that Prince Harry has found his place in the world.
In Prince Harry in Africa
he returns to Lethoso, the South African country where he spent part of his gap year a decade ago, to see the progress made by his charity Sentebale.
In it he says he used to "bury his head in the sand" but now views life "very, very differently".
"I always feel like I need to make something of my life," he says. "I was fighting the system, going 'I don't want to be this person - my mother died when I was very, very young and I don't want to be in this position'.
"But now I'm just so fired up and energised to be lucky enough to be in a position to make a difference. The kids seem pretty happy with the place. You see the smiles on their faces, so I'm pretty chuffed."
