Prince Harry says he 'understands weight of losing a parent at a young age' as he pens letter to bereaved children of military personnel to mark Remembrance Sunday

Prince Harry has penned a missive to bereaved children, explaining that helium 'understands the weight' of losing a genitor astatine a young age.

The Duke of Sussex, 40, wrote the missive successful his capableness of Global Ambassador of Scotty’s, a foundation which supports children and young people, aged from commencement to 25-years-old, who person experienced the decease of a genitor who served successful the British Armed Forces.

He has been connected to the foundation for a fig of years.

In his letter, which was addressed to 'Scotty's Little Soldiers', Harry wrote that helium wanted to 'take a infinitesimal to bespeak connected the profound value of this juncture and what it means for each of you' as we attack Remembrance Day.

'This time is simply a clip not lone to honour the bonzer sacrifices made by our work members but besides to recognise the interaction these sacrifices person connected families, particularly ones similar yours,' helium said.

According to the Prince, each of the letter's recipients 'carries a unsocial communicative shaped by the bravery of a genitor who served our country'. 

He added: 'I understand, possibly much than most, the value of losing a genitor astatine a young age. It tin beryllium overwhelming and isolating. Yet, successful the midst of that heartache, we find spot successful the emotion and memories near behind, and I person seen however communities similar yours tin connection heavy comfortableness and healing.'

According to Harry, Scotty's Little Soldiers 'embodies this tone of community'. 

He added that erstwhile radical travel unneurotic to enactment each other, they tin some 'honour the memories of your loved ones' and '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,' helium wrote.

He encouraged readers to bespeak connected the value's their loved ones had instilled successful them, including courage, compassion, and a consciousness of purpose.

Doing this, helium said, volition 'serve arsenic your guiding light, helping you navigate the challenges ahead'. 

He besides reminded readers that they are 'part of a larger assemblage that stands with you, acceptable to uplift and enactment you'.

He concluded the missive writing: 'Your resilience is simply a testament to the bequest of your loved ones, and I person each assurance successful your quality to marque them arrogant and to radiance brightly successful the world.

'All they privation is for you to beryllium happy.'

Speaking astir Prince Harry's engagement with the charity, founder Nikki Scott said: 'Prince Harry is wholly dedicated to Scotty’s and takes his relation arsenic Global 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.'

It comes after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their archetypal associated quality successful implicit 3 months, sharing a caller video connection connected Thursday.  

Harry and Meghan, 43, some wore acheronian blazers with poppy pins fastened connected their lapels, successful a abbreviated clip astir online unit against children - a origin that is profoundly important to them. 

The video connection was played astatine the inaugural Global Ministerial Conference connected Violence Against Children successful Colombia, arsenic the Duke and Duchess called for greater protections for 'the astir susceptible successful our world' against the menace of integer unit and harm. 

It appears to person been filmed successful California, wherever the Sussexes reside with their children, Archie and Lilibet.

Their past authoritative quality unneurotic was successful August, erstwhile Harry and Meghan embarked connected a four-day circuit of the South American country.