Category Archives: Lesotho
“It Is Time For Us To Step Up”: Prince Harry’s Impassioned Plea At AIDS Conference
Prince Harry has made an impassioned plea for people around the world to step up and avoid complacency in dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic during the AIDS 2016 Conference in South Africa. “We now face a new risk – the risk of complacency…It is time for a new generation of leaders to step forward. It is time for us to step up to make sure no young person feels any shame … Continue reading
Posted in Lesotho, The United Kingdom | Tagged Celebrities, Conference, Health, HIV/AIDS, Patronage, Prince Harry of Wales, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, South Africa | Leave a commentParty at the Palace! Prince Harry Hosts Concert for Sentebale
Despite the ‘typical British’ weather, over 3,000 people gathered in the Kensington Palace Gardens tonight for the Sentebale Concert hosted by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to benefit the charity they founded in 2006 and help raise awareness for young people living with HIV in the south of Africa. Both Princes took to the stage on several occasions throughout the concert, which included musical performances by Joss Stone, Laura … Continue reading
Posted in Lesotho, The United Kingdom | Tagged Autumn Phillips, Celebrities, Concert, HIV/AIDS, Mike Tindall, Music, Patronage, Peter Phillips, Prince Harry of Wales, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, Sentebale | Leave a commentOn This Day: Death of Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the death of King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, the country’s first monarch. Moshoeshoe was born in May 1938, the eldest son of Seeiso, the paramount chief of Basutoland, as Lesotho was known as prior to achieving independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. He was educated in his home country and in England. Embed from Getty Images King Moshoeshoe II as a young man … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Royals, Lesotho | Tagged Anniversary, Death, Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho | 1 CommentPrinces Harry and Seeiso Open New Sentebale Children’s Centre
As co-founders of their children’s charity Sentebale, Britain’s Prince Harry and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso today officially opened the new ‘Mamohato Children’s Centre in the southern African nation. Named after Queen ‘Mamohato, the late mother of Prince Seeiso and King Letsie III, the £2million centre will be used to provide support to the most disadvantaged children of Lesotho. A dining hall is named in honour of Prince Harry’s late mother Diana, … Continue reading
Posted in Lesotho, The United Kingdom | Tagged Children, Letsie III of Lesotho, Patronage, Prince Harry of Wales, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, Queen Masenate of Lesotho, Sentebale | Comments Off on Princes Harry and Seeiso Open New Sentebale Children’s CentrePrince Harry Promotes Charity in Barbados
Britain’s Prince Harry spent this weekend in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados, where he promoted his charity Sentebale, which helps children in the African Kingdom of Lesotho. The Prince arrived on Friday, along with Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso, and did several things to draw attention to Sentebale, including kicking off the Sentebale Polo Cup. On Friday, Harry was greeted by Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor General of Barbados, and several other … Continue reading
Posted in Lesotho, The United Kingdom | Tagged Barbados, Children, Governor-General Husbands of Barbados, Haiti, Hospital, Military, Official Visit, Patronage, Polo, Prince Harry of Wales, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, Sentebale, Sport | 1 CommentPrince Harry in New York – Day 2
Prince Harry spent his second and final day in New York doing more fun events than on Friday, where he laid a wreath at Ground Zero and met with war veterans. Saturday however saw him mingle with Harlem students and participate in the sport of kings – polo. In the morning, Prince Harry went up to Harlem with fellow royal Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to the Harlem Children’s Zone. The … Continue reading
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