Prince Harry donated more than $2 million to a children’s charity during a UK visit that highlighted his estrangement from Prince William, as the brothers attended events near each other with no apparent plans to meet.
One of the largest individual sums publicly given by a member of the British royal family, the donation came from Harry’s personal funds while he visited a program to curb youth violence in Nottingham. There, he listened to rappers and showed off his dance moves with a group of teenagers.
Prince Harry at the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham, where he announced a donation to Children in Need to help tackle violence impacting young people.Credit: AP
The event brought the prince back to a charity he had visited several times as part of his official duties over many years, in a reminder of his place in the royal family, despite the rupture with his brother and his father, King Charles.
Harry last met his father face to face in February last year, soon after Buckingham Palace revealed the King had been diagnosed with cancer.
The donation of £1.1 million ($2.25 million) will go to the Children in Need charity, which is backed by the BBC and helps vulnerable children and teenagers.
“Nottingham has my respect, it always has, my commitment, and a permanent place in my heart,” Harry, 40, said of the city that he and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visited on their first official engagement eight years ago.
Harry listened to rappers and even showed off his dance moves at the event.Credit: Getty Images
“For nearly 15 years, I’ve been working alongside communities to tackle violence impacting young people, particularly knife crime, which remains one of the most urgent issues facing this country.
“During all that time, Nottingham has been a place where I’ve heard harrowing stories, learnt important lessons, seen resilience and felt truly inspired.
