Prince Harry shared a lovely update about his daughter Lilibet hitting a sweet milestone.
The Duke of Sussex was speaking to Henry Waines, a four-year-old with serious health issues, on a video call.
He was meant to meet Henry last month at the WellChild Awards, but it was cancelled following the death of the Queen.
Harry, who has been a patron of WellChild since 2007, called the father to congratulate him on winning the Inspirational Child Award in the four to seven-year-old category.
During the call from his California home, the prince chatted with Henry and his parents, Shevonne and Ben.
Prince Harry also shared an adorable update about his one-year-old daughter.
And the youngster, who dressed up for the call in a waistcoat, asked: “How are Archie and Lilibet doing?”
Harry told him: “They’re doing great. Archie is very, very busy, and Lily is learning to use her voice.”
He then told Henry: “You sound just like my son Archie, really. The same squeaky voice. I love it.”
Henry, from Bridlington, East Yorks, was born with complex health conditions that affected his ability to breathe, eat and speak. His windpipe was just 1.5mm wide when it should have been 6-8mm.
Henry had life-saving surgery when he was just five weeks old and spent the first 15 months of his life in the hospital.
He now uses a ventilator 24 hours a day – which he pulls behind him in a trailer when he rides his bike.
Although Henry has endured multiple surgeries, mum Shevonne said he is still a lively, happy little boy.
During their video call, the prince, who also phoned the charity’s other winners, apologised to Henry for not being able to meet him in person.
He also told him his real name was Henry too, saying: “My name’s Henry as well. But everyone calls me Harry. I have no idea why.”
After the video call, Shevonne praised the prince’s warmth and kindness.
Shevonne said: “We fully understood why the event was cancelled – it was out of respect at an unprecedented time. We understood the gravity of the situation.”
Shevonne said they received a letter a few weeks later offering to arrange a Zoom call.
She said: “Harry called on Wednesday after school and we spent a few minutes chatting. It was just lovely.
“Considering what has happened – he’s recently lost his grandmother – he still made time to see us and make contact.
“No one can understand the impact of things on him and his family.
"Everything is done with so much publicity. But hats off to him for putting that to one side. He gave us a really big welcome and said sorry that we didn’t meet.
"He was nice, kind and gentle. He was wonderful. He responded to everything Henry said… that was really sweet.”
