Prince William mentions Kate in touching speech about mum Diana
Prince William mentions Kate in touching speech about mum Diana
Prince William honours his late mother, Princess Diana, in a touching speech to mark anniversary
The Prince of Wales attended a ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Diana Award.
By Rosa Sanchez
PRINCE WILLIAMhonouredhis late mother, Princess Diana, on the 25th anniversary of the Diana Award, giving a touching speech about her legacy.
The Diana Legacy Awards, held last week at the Science Museum in London, honoured young leaders from all over the world who guide and inspire their communities, just as Diana, who died in 1997, did. At the ceremony, the Prince of Wales met key staff and supporters of the Diana Award before getting up to say a few words and present Legacy Awards to this year's winners.
I'm thoroughly delighted to be here today to recognise the transformational achievements of 20 exceptional young people from across the world, his speech began.
William touched on the importance of fueling young minds and recognizing work that can incite progress, as well as on the personal significance the awards have for him.
This evening's Legacy Award is particularly special, as it marks the 25th anniversary year of the Diana Award-a charity set up to reflect my mother's belief that young people can change the world, he said. I know that she would have been honoured to see a charity in her name doing such inspirational work to uplift young people from all corners of the globe. She taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back, that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life.
He also mentionedwife Princess Kate, who has beenrecovering from abdominal surgerysince January and has not attended a public event with him since December: That legacy is something that both Catherine and I have sought to focus on through our work, as have the 50,000 young people who have received a Diana Award over the past 25 years.
William said nothing else about his wife-neither abouther conditionnor about thePhotoshop controversythat followed the release of herMother's Day photoon Sunday.
Once William wrapped up his appearance at the ceremony today, brother Prince Harry joined the event virtually, to meet with the winners.
This article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR US.
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