Prince Harry has appealed to “people from the top” to “start listening” while on a charity trip in Lesotho.
The Duke of Sussex is representing his charity Sentebale and is in Africa after his visit to the UK.
He met his friend Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, who founded the charity with him in 2006, and gave a speech about the work the organsiation has been doing.
Sentebale gives help to children and young people living with or at risk of HIV.
Prince Harry, who is on tour alone without the Duchess of Sussex, said around a campfire chat: “We're hitting the targets, not just Sentebale but all of the departments are, and it's making a massive difference, and it is this surge of energy and optimism and the voice of young people ranging from six to 25 - and the biggest difference of which really needs more work, is when people from the top start listening.”
Prince Seeiso said: “This whole journey of Sentebale started from that element of [Harry] having come to the motherland – he's now my younger brother Mohali, the warrior – but experiencing breathing the same air, eating the same food as the children… that inspired this dream to come to where we are now.
“But it is that deep felt need that we want, collectively, to make a difference in our lifetime, and not only in our lifetimes, but to leave a legacy and pass on the baton to the next generation so that's why we are going out in all different angles.”
The Duke launched Sentebale in South Africa where one in three children in the country had lost a parent to HIV AIDS-related illness.
The charity, formed in 2006, now works across Lesotho and Botswana as well.
Harry did not appear to visit King Charles or Prince William while in the UK on Monday amid an ongoing family rift.
He had come to London for the WellChild Awards to recognise some of Britain's bravest children.
