{"id":3868,"date":"2026-07-11T21:41:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3868"},"modified":"2026-07-11T21:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:41:57","slug":"prince-harry-makes-sweet-reference-to-prince-archie-and-princess-lilibet-on-final-day-of-uk-engagements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3868","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry makes sweet reference to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet on final day of UK engagements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"eOm6XOUTtP\" data-wc=\"27\">The <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/prince-harry\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Duke of Sussex<\/a> has had a busy week of engagements, and on Saturday, he carried out his final one with a visit to Scotty&#8217;s Little Soldiers.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement id=\"horizon_hello\" group-name=\"horizon_hello\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"e2uu0ziD_bm\" data-wc=\"55\">While attending their summer festival at Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire, Harry took part in a Q+A with children supported by the charity, even making a reference to his own kids, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/archie-harrison\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Prince Archie<\/a> and <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/lilibet-diana\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Princess Lilibet<\/a>. One of the questions came from Poppy, nine, who lost her father, Able Seaman Daniel Turnbull, in July 2020 from leukaemia.<\/p>\n<p id=\"evhfyaOX1Cn\" data-wc=\"55\">When asked how he dealt with his own difficult days, a touched Harry replied: &#8220;<strong>You know what, sometimes it\u2019s just a difficult day. It&#8217;s not always possible to laugh, but my dog makes me laugh, my children make me laugh and if I need to laugh I&#8217;ll probably put something really funny on the television.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"etD9XjyFy0i\" data-wc=\"57\">&#8220;But, and this goes for all of you, there are some days when you&#8217;d like to laugh but it might not always be possible to laugh. But you\u2019ve got brothers and sisters, friends, this community\u2026 \u00a0but yes I think the point is that a laugh at the end of a hard day is the best medicine served.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"e_1zgmOjdS\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/4a6685206250-prince-harry-kids-and-young-people.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/4a6685206250-prince-harry-kids-and-young-people.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/4a6685206250-prince-harry-kids-and-young-people.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/4a6685206250-prince-harry-kids-and-young-people.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prince Harry with a group of children\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">The Duke of Sussex fielded questiosn from various children<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eOejPJSxnkt\" data-wc=\"42\">Answering other questions, Harry said the superpower he most desired was the ability to improve people&#8217;s days by touching them on the shoulder, and he revealed that Botswana was his favourite country, due to the &#8220;space and the animals and the beauty&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eUZB5ZNFiye\" data-wc=\"30\">The African country <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/20190927127975\/why-botswana-is-important-prince-harry\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">is special to both Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle<\/a>, and when he proposed to the former actress, the engagement ring carried a diamond from the nation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"eCppa64O1D\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/e325863a13e3-prince-harry-goats.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/e325863a13e3-prince-harry-goats.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/e325863a13e3-prince-harry-goats.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/e325863a13e3-prince-harry-goats.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prince Harry sitting with young people and goats\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Harry also took part in a &#8216;Goat Yoga&#8217; session<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"e85ZWvgRyBG\" data-wc=\"40\">Elsewhere on the engagement, Harry took part in a goat yoga session, joking: &#8220;Is there health and safety? Do they bite?&#8221; He also allowed himself to be trampled by the goats, while also staring one down in a separate exercise.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ebqhukf3qif\" data-wc=\"27\">In a race with another child, River, three, Harry found himself on the receiving end of several water bombs, even taking one of them to the face.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-wc=\"7\" id=\"h2-4mrgkh3xl\">Prince Harry&#8217;s week in the United Kingdom<\/h2>\n<p id=\"egVkWgi30AI7\" data-wc=\"44\">Harry didn&#8217;t have the easiest start to his week, with the royal being turned down from <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/homes\/911556\/where-is-prince-harry-staying-after-missing-out-buckingham-palace\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">staying in Buckingham Palace<\/a> after missing the deadline. The following day, he also <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/911461\/prince-harry-loses-high-court-privacy-battle\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">lost his court case against Associated Newspapers Limited<\/a>, which publishes titles including the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eZ7YBiA2k0gc\" data-wc=\"46\">The day after, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/911786\/prince-harry-first-appearance-emotional-day\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Harry dodged the media<\/a> as he carried out an engagement at the Royal Chelsea Hospital. Media were stopped from attending the event owing to the heatwave, and they joined him later in the week at an <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/911968\/prince-archie-lego-master\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">engagement at a children&#8217;s hospital in Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e4znjJE_pCYz\" data-wc=\"32\">Before the end of his week, Harry was joined by his wife and their two children, with the <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/912115\/king-charles-prince-harry-reunite-secret-meeting\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">family reuniting with King Charles and Queen Camilla<\/a> for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eg1EwmmQ3ThL\" data-wc=\"40\">Details about the private family reunion were kept under wraps, but it marks a continued thawing in relationships between Harry and Charles. 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