Prince Harry has already completed hissecond Invictus Games helping wounded veterans and active military members andgone to Disney World, so what exactly is next for the ginger-haired royal? Well, apart from continuing his workwith veterans, the 31-year-old will focus his efforts on three additional areas.
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The royal, who founded his Paralympic-style sporting event in 2014 to inspire recovery and support rehabilitation of service members will extend the use of sports for social development. “He’s seen the powerof sport, he knows what it can do in people’s lives,” a royal source toldHELLO!. “He wants to use it to help vulnerable young people and changecommunities.”
Harry will also persist on raisingawareness for HIV/Aids in the UK and overseas. The prince has continued his mother Princess Diana’s legacyof working to de-stigmatize the illness. Over a decade ago, the royal co-founded the charity, Sentebale - which specializes in helpingchildren that have been affected by AIDS and HIV.
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The royal sourcesaid, “As patron and founder of Sentebale over10 years he’s learned a lot about the ins and outs of the disease itself andhow it’s treated, what the consequences of the disease are.”
Just last November, Harry traveled to Africa where he opened the Sentebale Mamohato Children's Centre in Lesotho and in December paid a visit to a Mildmay Hospital, a charitable HIV hospital that was frequented by his late mother.
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Prince William’s brother is also working with Elton John and the Elton John Aids Foundation and wants to raiseawareness of what the current situation is. “Most people don’t realize thatinfection rates are going up,” the source said. “People aren’t dying in thesame way, but the disease is still winning.”
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Apart from his using sports to better the lives of others and his work with HIV, Prince George’suncle is developing aprogram to get children excited about nature and the environment. The programitself is “linked to [Harry’s] passion for conservation,” the source said.
They explained, “He wants to make sure the next generation of young peoplecare enough about nature and the environment to be able to care about theenvironmental challenges that will present themselves over the next century.”