Since September 30, Prince Harry has been in London to attend a series of solo engagements without wife Meghan Markle, who skipped the Duke of Sussex’s last few UK trips. This time, Harry is attending the WellChild award ceremony to help celebrate the achievements and resilience of seriously ill youngsters and their families. At the private event, the 40-year-old presents the Most Inspirational Child (aged four to six) prize and delivers a short speech. He has been a patron of the charity organization for 15 years.
Naturally, speculations arose whether he would be meeting with his family while in town, particularly brother William and father King Charles III, who’s currently undergoing cancer treatment in Scotland.
Alas, it was not to be. On October 3, the Prince departed the country without seeing his relatives. He continues his journey to Lesotho, a Southern African kingdom where in 2006 he co-founded Sentebale, a youth charity in honor of his late mother.
Harry’s arrival in Lesotho was given a warmer royal welcome. He was greeted by Prince Seeiso, who co-founded Sentebale with him. The 58-year-old Prince called Harry his younger brother, and reminded everyone that Harry had an African title that Seeiso had previously bestowed on him. Seeiso said Harry was also known as “the warrior” in Lesotho.
The Prince’s Lesotho visit also includes an audience with Prime Minister Sam Matekane, who declares that Lesotho “will always be a second home” for Harry while praising his philanthropic effort.
After his brief visit to Lesotho, Harry jets off to Johannesburg, South Africa as part of his ongoing tour in the region.