Prince Harry says he 'understands' impact of losing parent at young age in letter to bereaved children

Prince Harry has said helium "understands, possibly much than most" the interaction of losing a genitor astatine a young age.

In a missive to bereaved subject children, the Duke of Sussex said it tin beryllium "overwhelming and isolating".

He said the days erstwhile the state observes remembrance are "not lone clip to honour the bonzer sacrifices made by our work members but besides to recognise the interaction these sacrifices person connected families".

When helium was conscionable 12 years old, Harry mislaid his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, successful a car clang successful 1997.

In his missive to young radical supported by the foundation Scotty's Little Soldiers, the duke said: "We find spot successful the emotion and memories near behind, and I person seen however communities similar yours tin connection heavy comfortableness and healing.

"Scotty's Little Soldiers embodies this tone of community. In coming unneurotic to enactment 1 another, you not lone honour the memories of your loved ones but besides forge bonds that tin and volition transportation you done the toughest times.

"The tears and laughter, the shared experiences, and the moments of joyousness you make unneurotic are almighty reminders that emotion endures."

Harry has supported the foundation for respective years and serves arsenic its planetary ambassador.

Scotty's supports children and young radical up to property 25 who person experienced the decease of a genitor who served successful the British Armed Forces.

The foundation was acceptable up successful 2010 aft being inspired by the acquisition of Army widow Nikki Scott, whose hubby Corporal Lee Scott died successful Afghanistan successful 2009, and provides enactment and guidance to hundreds of bereaved subject children passim their childhood.

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Prince 'knows the sacrifices made by servicemen and women'

Discussing the letter, Ms Scott said: "Prince Harry is wholly dedicated to Scotty's and takes his relation arsenic planetary ambassador precise seriously.

"He understands what it is similar for our members to turn up without their parent, and helium besides knows the sacrifices made by servicemen and women. It's go a spot of a contented now, for the duke to constitute to our members astatine Remembrance.

"They besides received letters from him successful 2022 and 2023 and it means truthful overmuch to them to cognize helium is reasoning astir them and their parents astatine this arrogant but hard time."

During this year's remembrance period, 53 members of Scotty's volition stitchery successful London to wage tribute to their subject parents.