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Privacy NoticePrince Harry has said that Princess Diana would be “horrified” by the ongoing threat of mines to children’s lives, as he spoke about the philanthropic legacy of his late mother while backing a charity dear to her heart. On Monday, 23 September, the Duke of Sussex gathered in New York for an event with the Halo Trust. The organisation, which works to clear landmines left behind from conflicts, was famously championed by Princess Diana in 1997 when she walked through a cleared minefield in Angola and called for an international ban. During the Halo Trust’s recent event, Prince Harry, who marked his 40th birthday on Sunday, 15 September, saluted the charity’s life-saving impact.
Prince Harry spoke about his mother’s legacy at the HALO Trust event
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The Halo Trust now states that “countless thousands of lives” have been saved after a ban came into effect following Princess Diana’s walk. Eager to sustain Diana’s “unfinished” humanitarian mission following her tragic death, Harry has previously opened up about his desire to continue his mother’s work. After the work done by his mother was mentioned at the event in New York, the Duke of Sussex paid tribute to her legacy. “Carrying on her legacy is a responsibility that I take incredibly seriously,” he said. Reflecting on his own life since visiting Angola five years back, Prince Harry recounted how his life had changed since moving to California and becoming a father to two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. “Much has changed in my life and the world since 2019 when I first visited,” Prince Harry said, reported People.
Prince Harry said he took carrying on Princess Diana’s legacy “incredibly seriously”
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“In those five years, I’ve become a father for the second time. And while you don’t need children to have a stake in the future of our planet, I do know that my mother would have been horrified that anyone’s children or grandchildren would live in a world still infested with mines,” reports the Mirror. Prince Harry previously opened up about his mother’s work during a podcast chat with former rugby player Gareth Thomas. “I think once you get to meet people and you see the suffering around the world, you can’t turn, I certainly can’t turn, my back on that. Then add in the fact that my mum’s work was unfinished, I feel obligated to try and continue that as much as possible,” he said.
Princess Diana famously visited a cleared minefield in Angola in 1997
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He acknowledged he “could never fill her shoes” due to “what she did and what she stood for and how vocal she was about this issue.” Five years ago, Prince Harry called for international resolve to rid Angola of landmines, insisting it was a “a humanitarian issue, not a political one.” Meanwhile, speaking at a Chatham House Africa Programme event in London back in June 2019, Harry recounted the famous moment his mother walked visited a minefield cleared by the Halo Trust. He shared: “I was told just the other day of the positive transformation in Huambo since my mother walked that minefield all those years ago. What is less well-known is the impact landmines can have on conservation and wildlife, and therefore the economy.” Sign up to OK’s royal newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for freeStory SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrince HarryPrincess DianaRoyal Family
