Harry met Mutsu Postane, an orphan, in 2004, when he was simply 4.
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Despite a little stain on his white polo uniform, Prince Harry was able to get back up and hop back on his pony.
At the time, the Prince gave him a pair of blue wellington boots, which the youngster loved so much that he even wore them to bed.
The two royals established the charity, which works to meet the needs of children living with HIV, to honour their mothers, Princess Diana and Queen Mamohato Bering Seeiso.
“I hope you remember when we were together when planting peach trees and I know you feel happy when I am still writing the letters to you”. He said it had left a “gaping hole” in his life and given him a sense of “overwhelming connection” with the smiling children – including Mutsu – he met during his gap year. On Thursday, Nov. 26, the royal hottie opened the Mamohato Children’s Center in Lesotho, where he spoke about the loss of his mother, Princess Diana, who died in a vehicle accident in 1997.
“Behind those smiles it was clear they desperately needed care, attention and above all, love”, the prince told the orphans and guests gathered at the centre’s opening ceremony, Metro reports.
A shaken Prince Harry picks himself up after falling.
Prince Harry shakes hands with his old friend, Mutsu Potsane.
The shy teenager, who speaks the Sesotho language and whose words were translated, added: “I’m very comfortable around Harry and Harry’s comfortable around me – we click”.
He said: “Eleven years ago I made my first visit to Lesotho…”
“They are both second boys and very similar personalities, very cheerful, loving, bubbly and casual”, she said. Lesotho is a country with one of the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the world.
But soon he was in jeans and polo shirt, outdoors in the brilliant African sunlight celebrating the official opening of Sentebale’s Mamohato Children’s Center, the first facility for Lesotho’s disadvantaged orphaned children with HIV/AIDs.
Prince Harry reunited with an old friend in South Africa after nearly 11 eleven years.
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The tour “will focus on a number of key themes, including understanding South Africa’s recent history, the issues and opportunities for young people in South Africa today and the importance of wildlife conservation”, Kensington Palace said.
