Prince Harry and Princess Diana.Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty; Georges De Keerle/Getty
Prince Harryis continuing the work of his late mother,Princess Diana.
Six years ago, Harry told PEOPLE, “There’s other times when I think, ‘All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud.’ That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.”
Since then, Harry — at 37, he’s one year older than his mother was when she died in Paris on August 31, 1997 — has seen his life change irrevocably. He and wifeMeghan, Duchess of Sussex(who he married in 2018) and their two childrenArchie, 3, andLilibet, 1, have settled in Montecito, California.
One thing that hasn’t changed? His connection with those in need.
“He has that joie de vivre, and that connecting touch,” biographer Ingrid Seward, who knew his mother Diana well, says of Harry’s talent for hands-on public duty.
That is never more apparent than when he visits with the WellChild charity that helps ill children and their family and caregivers. Harry “has patience more than anything else. The most important skill is to listen and understand and he does that really, really well,” former CEO of the charity Colin Dyer has told PEOPLE.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attending the Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen’s Jubilee on June 3.Samir Hussein/WireImage
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Prince Harry with Justina Cesar.Ian Vogler/Getty Image
Harry, of course, is not alone in following in his mother’s footsteps. On Monday, his brother William, 40, explained how he is also tacklingthe ongoing issue of homelessnessthat Diana introduced to both of her sons. One day, William said, he will introduce his own children to the cause too.
For Harry, the work will continue for decades ahead. “I don’t do things because I fell as though my mother would want me to do them,” he told PEOPLE in 2016. “Weirdly, if there’s an overlap — which most of the time there is — then that’s fantastic. I know I’ve got a lot of my mother in me.”
source: people.com
