Prince Harry concluded a four-day visit to the United Kingdom on Thursday with a visit to the Diana Award charity in London, where he spoke to young people about the effect of social action on mental health.
During an hour-long session at the charity established in memory of his mother, Princess Diana, the Duke of Sussex said his mother "believed in the power and agency of young people to positively impact the world," adding, "Don't stand still, don't stay silent — make them hear you because you speak for the majority."
The Diana Award, set up in honor of Princess Diana, who died in 1997 at age 36, recognizes young people for social action and humanitarian work. Harry took part in a panel discussion and met with programme participants during the visit.
The charity stop was the final public engagement of the duke's brief trip. He left for the airport just after midday and was expected to return to Montecito, California, where his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two children are based.
The visit came a day after Harry met his father, King Charles III, for the first time in about 20 months. The two men held a private audience at Clarence House on Wednesday evening that was described by aides as a private tea. The meeting, which a royal source said lasted roughly 55 minutes, came as the king travelled from Balmoral to London to hold several private audiences.
Less than an hour after his meeting with the monarch, Harry was seen leaving Clarence House and went on to host an Invictus Horizons event at the Gherkin in central London, where he met supporters and community members connected to his veterans-focused initiatives.
After the Clarence House meeting, Harry told a royal onlooker who asked about the king's health, "He's great, thank you," offering a brief public remark before continuing his schedule.
The duke, 40, founded the Invictus Games, an international adaptive sports event for wounded, injured and sick service personnel, and has continued to champion veterans' and mental health causes through related programmes. His appearance at the Diana Award reinforced his long-standing public association with both his mother's charitable legacy and youth-led social action.
Royal aides have described the recent encounters as private and limited in scope. The meetings and public appearances took place against a backdrop of sustained public and media interest in the relationships within the royal family and the activities of its working and non-working members.
Harry's itinerary during the short trip combined private family meetings with public charity engagements, and concluded with his return to personal and professional commitments in the United States.