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14 kids that stole Prince Harry's heart in New Zealand

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After the arrival of niece Princess Charlotte, Prince Harry certainly has kids on the brain. He's not only given sweet comments about thenew royal baby calling her "beautiful," but he also charmed children allover New Zealand during his one-week visit.

Earlier in the week, the 30-year-old commented on wanting to havekids saying, "Of course I would love to have kids right now but there's aprocess that one has to go through and tours like this are great fun." Whileon that tour, the royal has been meeting with thousands of fans at a variety ofengagements and has seemingly taken a special interest cooing at babies andchatting with youngsters.

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Harry was all smiles when two young kids on Stewart Islandpresented him with a daisy on May 10 and the next day when meeting withstudents at Halfmoon Bay School in Oban.

During his visit to Christchurch, he also bumped into former teacher,Vicky McBratley, who cared for him at Ludgrove School meeting her threechildren, Hayden, 11, Summer, 10, and Sienna, 8.

That same day, Harry alsostopped to speak to fellow redhead, Riley Harris, 6, who was holding a placardsaying: "Keep calm. Ginger is the spice of life." The Prince told thelittle boy: "Gingers rule. Don't ever let anyone hassle you about it, andhang that sign up above your bed."

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His visit also included meeting children of servicemen and womenduring a visit to Linton Military Base on May 13 and playing a game of touchrugby with them. And to top off his final day, he even helped a little girl put her slipper on in true Prince Charming and Cinderella style.

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Prince Harry began his visit to New Zealand on May 9 and attended events in Wellington, Invercargill, Stewart Island, Christchurch,Linton, Whanganui and Auckland. The royal ended his trip with a warm thank you to the whole country. "I'd like to end by thanking everyone I have met over the last week for the hugely warm welcome," he said via the Kensington Palace twitter page.

Meanwhile, brother Prince William has been at home in Norfolkwith wife Kate Middleton adjusting to life as a family of four.

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