The Duke of Sussex will return to Las Vegas to launch a new youth initiative as part of the Diana Award.
Prince Harry will take part in a panel discussion with two young people who are holders of the Legacy Award, a prize given to exceptional recipients in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The event will take place in Las Vegas on May 6, the sixth birthday of Harry’s son, Prince Archie, and the second anniversary of the King’s coronation.
However, Harry’s association with the Nevada gambling resort goes back to a high-profile trip in 2012 when compromising pictures of a naked prince emerged following a game of “strip billiards” with a group of young women.
Harry later wrote in his autobiography, Spare, that he had berated himself for the controversy, saying: “How had I let it happen? How had I been so stupid?”
Now, 13 years later, Harry will return to the city to launch the Pledge To Invest drive, which aims to highlight the future of youth leadership and how forward-thinking businesses can support it.
Harry will speak to the award winners: Sikander “Sonny” Khan, from Michigan in the US, and Christina Williams, from Jamaica.
The event will take place on May 6, Prince Archie’s birthday
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Tessy Ojo, the chief executive of the Diana Award, which was established in 1999, two years after the death of the Princess of Wales, said: “Companies that invest in youth leadership today are cultivating the workforce, innovators and consumers of tomorrow.”
She added: “For over 25 years, the Diana Award has invested in young people, empowering them to tackle the pressing issues of our time.”
The Diana Award is one of the few associations that links Harry and William, despite their ongoing rift. Both brothers are still associated with the award, although they have remained separate in their support for the initiative.
Last March, the Prince of Wales hosted an award ceremony in London which was not attended by Harry, who lives in California. Instead, the duke took part hours after William had left the venue but joined a video call with the winners to offer his congratulations.