Prince Harry echoes his mother as he praises the 'amazing' efforts of Ukrainians

Prince Harry echoes his mother as he praises the 'amazing' efforts of Ukrainians
Prince Harry echoes his mother as he praises the 'amazing' efforts of Ukrainians

Prince Harry has praised the 'amazing' efforts of Ukrainians who have been working for a landmine clearing charity. 

The Duke of Sussex held a video call with two women who have made the decision to stay in Ukraine with the Halo Trust which has been clearing military ordinance in the eastern European country since 2016.

Princess Diana worked with the Halo Trust in Huambo, Angola, during the 1990s in a fight against landmines. At the time, her support for an international treaty banning use of the explosive devices was seen as a political stance, but it was widely regarded as one of her greatest humanitarian efforts.

The Duke of Sussex held a video call with two women who have made the decision to stay in Ukraine with the Halo Trust which has been clearing military ordinance in the eastern European country since 2016

The Duke of Sussex held a video call with two women who have made the decision to stay in Ukraine with the Halo Trust which has been clearing military ordinance in the eastern European country since 2016

Olesia

Maryna

Prince Harry met virtually with Olesia (left), Halo's communications manager in Ukraine, and Maryna (right), 25, the charity's monitoring and evaluation officer

Princess Diana wearing a bombproof visor during her visit to a minefield in Huambo, in Angola in 1997

Princess Diana wearing a bombproof visor during her visit to a minefield in Huambo, in Angola in 1997

Prince Harry, who has served as the charity's patron and visited Angola to see the work they are doing, met virtually with Olesia, Halo's communications manager in Ukraine, and Maryna, 25, the charity's monitoring and evaluation officer.

Harry is seen asking the pair how the past couple of weeks have been, to which Maryna responds: 'Life has turned upside down. Sometimes it seems to me it's just a nightmare and I'm going to wake up soon.

'And now we are all together with my family and we have a three-year-old child and each time when we hear the sirens my nephew asks me "what's happening" and "when will the war end?"

Harry goes on to ask if the women, both aged in their 20s, had the opportunity to leave Ukraine when the war

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