Prince Harry's sweet tribute to late mother Princess Diana as he shares their 'secret connection'

Prince Harry has paid a sweet tribute to his beloved mother Princess Diana as he shared their 'secret connection.'

The Duke of Sussex opened up about his mom at the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit where he praised the team for all their fantastic work. The team, lead by Dr Tessy OJo in turn, commended Harry on his dedication to his mother's legacy and philanthropy.

Now a royal source has revealed just why upholding his mother's philanthropy is so important to Harry, and his revealed his close bond with Princess Diana.

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The source told The Mirror US: "Harry is devoted to upholding his mother's legacy - as it's the one thing that keeps her memory alive for him. Harry sees himself in his mother so much, they are almost like spirit twins in their nature and their approach to things. That's one of the reasons Harry is devoted to talking about the good she did to bring awareness to landmines, and in turn is devoted to supporting charities to continue the work Princess Diana was so passionate about."

Prince Harry talked candidly about his late mother Princess Diana during a run of high profile appearances in New York earlier this month.

The Duke of Sussex appeared at the Concordia Summit in New York, where he talked about the Diana Award, named in memory of his late mother Princess Diana, along with its CEO Dr Tessy Ojo. The charity, the only one set up in Diana's name, was launched 25 years ago to honor young people who want to change the world .

In conversation with Dr Ojo, Harry was also joined by two former Diana Award winners Christina Williams and Chiara Riyanti Hutapea Zhang, where they talked about the mental health crisis engulfing young people. Harry took to the stage for a Diana Award event as part of the Concordia Annual Summit. The Duke smiled as walked to his seat while holding a microphone.

Addressing the Diana Award winners, Harry said: "I know that my mum would be incredibly proud of you guys, All of the award winners, and Tessy, you've been in this for a very long time. So thank you for that as well. The way that you do it, your activism, your compassion, those two things are so true to how my mum led her life and what she believed in. The way that you do it is incredible."

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