Prince Harry has revealed that he has shown his five-year-old son, Prince Archie, the famous images of Princess Diana who runs through a minefield in Angola- One of the most determining moments of her humanitarian work.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, spoke during the Invictus matches on the Invictus competitions that the young archie had recently expressed curiosity about landmines, which had led a genuine conversation about the inheritance of Diana.
During an interview at a wheelchair basketball game, he told the Canadian broadcaster CTV: 'It is difficult because children do not always ask the right questions.
“You close it immediately what I will never do, or you take the conversation and try to explain things.”
Twee's father admitted that he was initially not sure how he could discuss the dangers of landmines with his young son, but noticed that he told stories about those who were affected by them.
'I think everyone [Improvised Explosive Devices] Probably a bit much at the moment, but I noticed that I spoke with him about mines when he was five years old, “he said.
However, what started as a discussion about landmines soon changed into a moving moment of reflection on Princess Diana.
“It is interesting that it gave me a chance to talk about my mother, his grandmother, whom I didn't even consider,” explained Harry.
Diana, Princess of Wales wears a protective body truss and a visor visits a Landmijnveld that is cleaned up by the charity hall in Huambo, Angola
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose with their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor during a photo ball in St George's Hall in Windsor Castle on 8 May 2019 in Windsor, England
Prince Harry during the opening ceremonies of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver
The Duke of Sussex, 40, shared that the Young Archie had recently expressed curiosity about landmines, which had put forward a genuine conversation about the legacy of Diana
“He wanted to see videos and photos of her that her thing did for landmines all those years ago.
“It produced a very interesting conversation, other than I thought it would be.”
Diana's visit to Angola in 1997 as a guest of the International Red Cross became one of the most powerful humanitarian images of that time.
She put on protective equipment and ran famous through a minefield on the outskirts of Huambo and emphasized the devastating impact of landmines left after the brutal 20-year civil war of Angola.
Only a few months after her tragic death in August 1997, Diana's work contributed to a milestone worldwide ban on landmines.
Prince Harry, who continued his mother's legacy, withdrew her footsteps during a visit to Angola in 2019.
He wore a body trip and a protective visor, he walked the same path in Huambo where Diana was photographed, now a flourishing community without landmines.
Thinking about that emotional moment, he said at the time: “It had been pretty emotional to retire my mother's steps … To see the transformation that took place, from an unsafe and abandoned place in a lively community.”
Now it seems that Prince Harry passes on that legacy to the next generation, so that Archie understands the remarkable impact of the grandmother he never met.
