Prince Harry has arrived in Amsterdam as he kicks off a two-day visit to the Netherlands.
The Duke of Sussex, 33, attended the International Aids Conference as he continues his mother’s work in supporting the fight against the HIV virus.
Harry, who is carrying out the engagement without the Duchess of Sussex, joined young advocates from his charity Sentebale to discuss issues faced by teenagers who have the disease.
Prince Harry meets with youth delegates from his charity Sentebale at the International Aids Conference in Amsterdam to support the fight against the HIV
Last month the prince made a private trip to visit the charity’s projects in Lesotho
The duke joined a session at the conference where youth delegates from countries including India, Zimbabwe and the US spoke about how Aids has affected their lives.
At the end they all gathered for a group picture and Harry even posed for a selfie with one of them.
For the past few years, Harry has been a committed HIV/Aids campaigner, raising awareness about the disease and even being publicly tested for the virus a number of times – once with superstar singer Rihanna in Barbados in 2016.
Harry is continuing the work of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, who was the first member of the royal family to have contact with a person suffering from HIV/Aids.
The prince took part in a live Facebook chat about the issue of tackling HIV. He said young people must be given more of an input into the campaig
In the late 1980s, when many still believed the disease could be contracted through casual contact, she sat on the sickbed of a man with Aids and held his hand.
Both publicly and privately she supported the work of those helping patients, with late-night trips to east London’s Mildmay HIV hospice, and serving as patron of the NAT (National Aids Trust).
The duke’s charity Sentebale focuses on supporting HIV-positive young people in the African nations of Lesotho and Botswana.
The organisation’s Let Youth Lead programme gives young people a public voice on the issue of Aids and how if affects their lives.
On Tuesday, Harry and Sir Elton John will share a platform at the conference as the celebrity – who performed at the duke’s recent wedding – launches the MenStar Coalition, a global Aids organisation aimed at targeting HIV infections in men.
Linda-Gail Bekker, president of the International AIDS Society and AIDS 2018 co-chair, said about Harry: ‘His genuine commitment to the fight against AIDS is inspiring a whole new generation of leaders and reminding the world that AIDS is not over.
‘We are so grateful to him for his leadership in the HIV response and the strong collaboration between Sentebale and the International AIDS Society.’