Former royal butler Grant Harrold has offered a positive perspective on Prince Harry's decision to continue his mother's charitable work, particularly in landmine clearance.
Speaking on GB News, Harrold suggested this could be the answer to Harry's future direction as a non-working royal.
"Maybe he's decided with his team that the best way to go forward as a non-working member of the Royal Family is to continue his mother's legacy and maybe focus on the charities, the work, which is exactly what she was involved in," Harrold said.
The comments come as Harry prepares for a series of engagements in New York, including events with The HALO Trust and the Diana Award.
Harry may have forged a new path, according to Grant Harrold
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Harry's upcoming New York visit will see him participate in events championing causes close to his mother's heart. On Monday, he is expected to attend a charity event hosted by The HALO Trust, an organisation that gained international prominence when Princess Diana walked through an Angolan minefield in 1997.
The Duke will also make an appearance on behalf of the Diana Award, established to reflect the late princess's belief in young people's power to change the world.
Grant Harrold joined Dawn Neesom on GB News
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These engagements, taking place during UN General Assembly High-Level Week and Climate Week, demonstrate Harry's commitment to continuing Diana's unfinished work in landmine clearance and youth empowerment.
Harrold noted the personal nature of Diana's charitable work, suggesting it makes sense for Harry to continue it. "Normally these charities get passed on because with a lot of what she was doing was very personal," he explained on GB News.
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The former royal butler added, "It was very personal things to her, like her son has done. It kind of makes sense that he therefore maybe feels that this is a way of going forward."
This approach, Harrold believes, could provide Harry with a meaningful direction as he navigates his role outside the working royal family.
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GettyHarry has previously expressed his commitment to continuing Diana's legacy. In a 2022 podcast interview, he said: "I think once you get to meet people and you see the suffering around the world, you can't turn, I certainly can't turn, my back on that."
The Duke acknowledged the challenge of filling his mother's shoes, stating: "I could never fill her shoes, especially in this particular space because of what she did and what she stood for and how vocal she was about this issue."
In 2019, Harry followed in Diana's footsteps by visiting a minefield in Angola during a royal tour, echoing her iconic 1997 walk through an active minefield.