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Prince Harry back in the UK and attends charity awards | Prince Harry back in the UK and attends charity awards |
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Watch: Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Lancaster Hotel for WellChild charity awards night | Watch: Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Lancaster Hotel for WellChild charity awards night |
Prince Harry has been meeting children with serious health problems at the WellChild charity awards in London - as the prince returns to the UK for a week of engagements. | Prince Harry has been meeting children with serious health problems at the WellChild charity awards in London - as the prince returns to the UK for a week of engagements. |
The prince arrived from the US on Monday morning - and went to Windsor to lay a wreath at the chapel where the late Queen Elizabeth II is buried, on the third anniversary of her death. | |
At the awards Prince Harry chatted with children, including a play swordfight with balloons. In one conversation he revealed he had been enjoying the Netflix series Hostage. | At the awards Prince Harry chatted with children, including a play swordfight with balloons. In one conversation he revealed he had been enjoying the Netflix series Hostage. |
He also joked about sibling rivalry, asking one award winner about his brother: "Does he drive you mad?"... "You know what - siblings". | |
Prince Harry has arrived in London for the WellChild awards | Prince Harry has arrived in London for the WellChild awards |
Harry play swordfighting at an event for children with complex medical needs | Harry play swordfighting at an event for children with complex medical needs |
In a speech marking the 20th year of the awards, Harry commended the children at the event: "Your courage, your resilience, and the extraordinary love of the families and carers who never stop showing up." | |
"The world has thrown a fair few challenges our way," said Prince Harry, but he said the annual awards, recognising the achievements of children with complex medical needs, had remained an inspirational highlight each year. | |
Among the winners was Esmée McGlinchey from Stoke-on-Trent, aged six, who has undergone 35 rounds of surgery and faces daily medical challenges. | |
There has been speculation about whether Prince Harry will meet his father during his UK visit, with the two not having met face to face since February 2024, soon after King Charles had been diagnosed with cancer. | There has been speculation about whether Prince Harry will meet his father during his UK visit, with the two not having met face to face since February 2024, soon after King Charles had been diagnosed with cancer. |
Prince Harry's wife Meghan and their children have remained at their home in California. | Prince Harry's wife Meghan and their children have remained at their home in California. |
On Tuesday, Prince Harry will be in Nottingham where he will announce a significant donation to a Children in Need project and on Wednesday he will be at Imperial College London, to visit the Centre for Blast Injury Studies. | |
The royal couple chatted to WI members over tea and cakes | The royal couple chatted to WI members over tea and cakes |
The start of Prince Harry's visit has been on the day on which the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II has been remembered, three years after Britain's longest reigning monarch died at the age of 96. | |
The Prince and Princess of Wales visited a Women's Institute event in Sunningdale, Berkshire, to meet members of an organisation with a long association with the late Queen. | The Prince and Princess of Wales visited a Women's Institute event in Sunningdale, Berkshire, to meet members of an organisation with a long association with the late Queen. |
Over tea and homemade cake, Prince William and Catherine heard about the sense of community and support created by the Women's Institute, which the late Queen had belonged to for 80 years. | Over tea and homemade cake, Prince William and Catherine heard about the sense of community and support created by the Women's Institute, which the late Queen had belonged to for 80 years. |
"Three years ago my grandmother passed away, I know she was a big part of the WI and she used to talk about it a lot, so this is a huge honour for me," said Prince William. | "Three years ago my grandmother passed away, I know she was a big part of the WI and she used to talk about it a lot, so this is a huge honour for me," said Prince William. |
"I can't quite believe it's three years already," he said. | "I can't quite believe it's three years already," he said. |
Guests were reminiscing about the late Queen's interest in racing and he said that she used to follow news about her horses on an iPad. | Guests were reminiscing about the late Queen's interest in racing and he said that she used to follow news about her horses on an iPad. |
"I think she would have liked a few more winners," said Prince William about her love of horse racing. | "I think she would have liked a few more winners," said Prince William about her love of horse racing. |
The prince chatted to guests about the value of meeting people in person rather than using social media. "It's not the same as face to face with a cup of tea and a cake and having a chat," he said. | The prince chatted to guests about the value of meeting people in person rather than using social media. "It's not the same as face to face with a cup of tea and a cake and having a chat," he said. |
The royal visitors also faced questions about their own children, saying they were at an age when they could "wind up" each other. | The royal visitors also faced questions about their own children, saying they were at an age when they could "wind up" each other. |
Prince William was wearing a dark jacket and tie, at a time of royal mourning for the Duchess of Kent, who died last Thursday. | Prince William was wearing a dark jacket and tie, at a time of royal mourning for the Duchess of Kent, who died last Thursday. |
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