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Prince Harry makes first public appearances since return to UK

By Thomson Reuters Sep 17, 2026 | 1:15 PM

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry made his first public appearance on Thursday since he and ​his wife Meghan returned to ‌Britain after six years in California, speaking at a charity event and attending an awards ceremony in London.

Harry, the younger son of King ‌Charles, ​Meghan and their children ⁠Prince Archie, 7, ⁠and Princess Lilibet, 5, relocated last month, surprising even their close family.

The royal attended the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards ​in London, which are linked to the Invictus Games, the sporting ⁠competition for wounded, injured ⁠and sick military veterans that ​he founded.

Earlier, Harry spoke at an event ​focused on improving the care of ‌children wounded in conflict hosted by charity Save the Children and Imperial College London.

His appearances came on a ⁠busy day for Britain’s royals, with Charles hosting a conference for AI leaders amid criticism ⁠by the ‌brother of his late ⁠first wife Diana, whose forthcoming ​book ‌is being serialised in the ​Daily Mail.

In ⁠the latest extracts published on Thursday, Charles Spencer said King Charles sounded “like a lottery winner” after the death of Diana, Spencer’s sister.

(Reporting by Sam Tobin;Editing by ​Rod Nickel)