Prince Harry statement reveals true feelings on UK trip visit but has glaring omission

Prince Harryloved” being back in the UK and “catching up with old friends” and colleagues, his spokesperson said, just hours after his 55-minute meeting with his estranged father King Charles.

The Duke of Sussex carried out his final visit of his trip to his homeland by meeting those involved with the Diana Award, which was set up in the late Princess Diana's honour.

Harry visited the Diana Award in central London on this morning to hear from young people about how social action has positively impacted their mental health. The duke spent around an hour chatting to young changemakers and listening to a panel discussion with the charity founded in memory of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, before departing at around 11.18am.

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After leaving the event, Prince Harry ’s spokesperson suggested the UK visit had gone well, saying: “He’s obviously loved being back in the UK, catching up with old friends, colleagues and just generally being able to support the incredible work of the causes that mean so much to him.”

The spokesperson made no mention of his private 55-minute tea with his father King Charles. The estranged father and son had a meeting behind closed doors at Clarence House on Wednesday night, with Charles making the quick dash from Balmoral to London for the meeting.

Harry made time for the brief meeting, as he arrived at the royal residence between his engagement in White City and another event with the Invictus Games in central London.

Leaving the event with the Diana Award on Thursday morning, Harry addressed the young people in the room as he gave a short impromptu speech, from his seat, to the panel, saying: “Thank you all for being here. I don’t know how you were as individuals, all of you… five, ten years ago pre-Diana Award, but to see you sitting up here now with the confidence you have, speaking to a complete group of strangers is proof of the fact this whole thing works.”

He added: “You talk about the mental health piece that is woven through so much of this and it is, it’s emotional… it’s mental and emotional wellbeing. In every single Diana Awardee, in every single young person and middle-aged person and probably old people as well, our mental health and our emotional health through our nervous system is being tested every single day.

“And this proven model of being engaged with or finding your purpose with social action, it really does work. You guys are testament to that. Otherwise you’re sitting there feeling hopeless.

"You have the hope. My point is that if you’re a young person it can sometimes feel as though you’re lost and separated from a group and you feel isolated. But I can assure you that there’s nothing wrong with you.”