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Prince Harry appeared in a new video by the HALO Trust (Image: The HALO Trust)

Prince Harry appeared in an emotional new video speaking to volunteers in Ukraine for one of his beloved charities. The Duke of Sussex appeared in a video uploaded to YouTube by The HALO Trust, a UK-based international charity working to clear landmines and other explosive devices left behind by conflict.

He spoke to Olesia and Maryna, two HALO Trust workers, who are on the ground in Ukraine with the charity to help keep families safe, telling them about the feeling of being “completely helpless” and asking them about their wellbeing. The Duke asked the two women how the last couple of weeks have been, with Maryna telling him: “Life has turned upside down for the last two weeks. Sometimes it seems to me that this is just a nightmare, and I’m going to wake up soon.”

Harry told her: “I mean, you guys are saving lives every single day. I know you’re part of HALO, so that’s exactly what you signed up to do, and I know that you’re going to continue doing the work that is so desperately needed for HALO, for your families and your country.”

 

Prince Harry speaks to Olesia and Maryna

Prince Harry speaks to Olesia and Maryna (Image: The HALO Trust)

He added: “How can we help? How can people help? What is the best way for people to help, because there are so many people watching on, feeling completely helpless.”

Olesia then replied: “Spreading the safety messages will help. The more people see them, the more people stay safe. You can donate to help our organisation as well,”

He then thanked both women for being “so brave and being so amazing and well done.”

Harry added: “Keep doing what you’re doing, keep saving lives.”

Last year, the Duke of Sussex walked Africa’s largest minefield in Angola, recreating one of his mother, Princess Diana’s, most iconic moments.

Harry visited Angola with the HALO Trust, where he witnessed the dangers still faced by families 28 years at the time, after his mother campaigned against landmines.

The charity is also linked to the late Princess Diana, who walked through an active minefield in Huambo in January 1997, just months before her death in August.