Prince Harry celebrates 'little legends' at London charity awards

The Duke of Sussex has made a uncommon nationalist quality successful the UK to observe the achievements of young radical and their families dealing with superior wellness conditions.

Prince Harry is patron of the charity, WellChild, and attended their yearly awards ceremonial astatine a edifice successful cardinal London.

He paid tribute to the children and teenagers recognised astatine the event, calling them "little legends" who punctual him "of the spot of the quality spirit".

"Thank you for being you and uplifting each those astir you," helium added.

His wife, the Duchess of Sussex, has not travelled with him from their location successful California.

Since his determination to America, Prince Harry has lone returned to the UK a fistful of times for foundation events.

He was past successful the UK successful August for a backstage sojourn to attend a memorial service for his uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes, who died earlier successful the summer.

Any travel backmost to the UK brings speculation astir the narration betwixt Prince Harry and the wider royal family. It’s believed helium arrived successful the UK yesterday but it’s not known if helium volition spot his begetter and member whilst here.

The King is presently astatine Balmoral successful Scotland and the Prince of Wales is successful Windsor.

Neither Buckingham Palace nor Kensington Palace person made immoderate remark connected Prince Harry’s instrumentality to the UK.

In a code made during the ceremony, Prince Harry told the assemblage of grant winners that they were “little legends”.

Praising the committedness of their families helium said:

“As a genitor I cognize a small astir the affectional rollercoaster of parenting but erstwhile I perceive astir the attraction that galore of you mums, dads and household members provide, the level of circular the timepiece attraction that you offer, the skills you’ve had to larn and the battles for enactment that you combat each azygous time I americium genuinely successful awe.”

Before the ceremony, the prince besides met grant winners and their families including a lively speech with seven-year-old Noah Nicholson.

Noah, who has analyzable aesculapian conditions, repeatedly threw his toys connected the level arsenic the prince laughed and chatted to him. When Noah’s parent apologised, the prince said “don’t apologise. I emotion it.”

Scarlett Cripp, who is 10 years old, besides met Prince Harry and gave him a acceptable of crystal hearts to compression whenever helium has a bittersweet time - bluish for the duke, greenish for his lad Archie, yellowish for his girl Lilibet and purple for his woman Meghan.

The prince told her helium would usage them aboriginal arsenic a reminder of his woman and children portion helium was travelling.

Prince Harry has been patron of WellChild for much than 15 years.

Chief enforcement Matt James said the prince's engagement with the foundation was significant.

"It does 2 things, it allows america to springiness our inspiring winners a nighttime they volition ne'er forget, a nighttime that volition ever enactment with them,” helium said.

"But also, it provides america with a level to archer their stories which is truly important for a radical of families whose challenges often spell unrecognised and misunderstood."