One of his last engagements was a visit to the National War Memorial Cemetery in Kyiv, where he honoured fallen Ukrainian soldiers. Prince Harry held a solemn expression as he paid tribute to the graves of unknown Ukrainian servicemen amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
The King’s younger son wore a navy coat with matching smart trousers and his military medals during his visit.
Harry served in the British Army for 10 years, from 2005 until 2011.
He was pictured placing flowers on one of the graves before signing a guest book on site.
On Thursday, the Duke delivered an impassioned speech at the Kyiv Security Forum, in which he appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this war” and urged “American leadership” to honour its obligations in the Ukrainian conflict.
The duke, who served on two frontline tours to Afghanistan, also said he was “not here as a politician” but as “a soldier who understands service” and a “humanitarian”, echoing remarks made by his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997 during a trip to Angola.
In Ukraine on Friday, Harry told ITV News he does not recognise the description of himself as “not a working royal”.
He said: “I will always be part of the royal family and I’m here working and doing the very thing that I was born to do, and I enjoy doing it.
“I enjoy being able to do these trips and come and support the people that I’ve met before, the friends that I’ve made, and hopefully bringing attention to issues that for one reason or another drop out of the news because something else has popped up.”
Harry’s trip comes just days before his father the King begins a major state visit to America to see President Donald Trump, against the backdrop of transatlantic tensions over the Iran conflict.
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