Speaking in an ITV documentary about his charity work in Lesotho, the prince said losing his mother at a young age made him question his position.

He said he used to "bury his head in the sand" but now views life "very, very differently".

Harry co-founded the Sentebale charity with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help young people affected by HIV/Aids.

Harry returned to Lesotho where his charity operates
The 32-year-old prince told the programme: "I always feel like I need to make something of my life.

"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."

Sentebale has delivered adolescent HIV testing and counselling services to more than 21,000 people since it was founded in 2006, and plans to expand into several sub-Saharan African countries by 2020.

Harry was interviewed by broadcaster Tom Bradby, who shadowed the prince when he first visited Lesotho 12 years ago.

The prince joins in a cooking lesson at a centre for children living with multiple disabilities in Lesotho
The prince said it was "fun to be good and boring to be bad".

"If you`re me, if you`re your Average Joe, whoever you are, if you can`t affect politics and change the big things in the world then just do whatever you can do.

"Whether it`s in your local community, your village, your local church, walking down the street, opening a door for an old lady, helping them cross the road.

"Whatever if it is, just do good. Why wouldn`t you?"

The programme, due to be broadcast on Monday 19 December, also features contributions from musicians Sir Elton John, Joss Stone and Chris Martin of Coldplay.

Harry is reunited with a teenager he met on his first visit and is seen dancing with local children.

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