Prince Harry to visit SA

The trip inspired him to set up charity Sentebale with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho.

Britain's Press Association said Harry opened the Mamohato Children's Centre on Thursday, along with Lesotho's Prince Seeiso.

The Prince was still grieving the sudden loss of his mother the late Princess Diana when he first met the children at the centre during his gap year.

The Mamohato Children's Centre cost just over £2 million to build and its welcome block - with a distinctive frontage designed by Harry - has been named after Olga Powell, the Prince's nanny, who died in 2012.

The new facility is named after Prince Seeiso's mother, Queen Mamohato, but the central dining hall takes the name of Harry's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

Now he's on a six-day tour in Africa, and Thursday the charming royal attended the opening of the Mamohato Children's Centre at Thaba Bosiu in Lesotho.

The Lesotho prince said: "Prince Harry told me he was just blown away when he first saw it".

"Although our situations couldn't have been more different, I felt an overwhelming connection to numerous children I met", the Royal said.

"I, like them, knew there would always be a gaping hole that could never be filled".

Remembering when Mutsu and Prince Harry first met, Kensington Palace released this letter written by the young African updating him about his exams and remembering the time they first met.

According to its website, the Sentebale charity helps HIV positive minors and children orphaned by AIDS in the southern African country.

He also honoured the other most important woman in his life, nanny Olga Powell, who for 15 years cared for him and his brother, Prince William.

Sporting the ginger beard he grew during his three-month summer conservation assignment in Africa, Harry worked his usual magic, generally charming all, dancing and greeting the children.

During their tour of the centre Harry and Seeiso showed their close bond as they joked with each other and the children. The Prince was reunited with an orphan boy he had encountered during the 2004 visit. But Sentebale plans to reverse the situation by bringing them to camps to learn about the importance of taking their medication and getting an education and hopes to expand the camps to other parts of Lesotho. The charity has been working for vulnerable children for the past 10 years. Relebohile Mokemane, who was running the session, said: "The children were so excited to meet Harry and that he made sure everyone, even the most apprehensive children, became involved".

The shy teenager, who speaks the Sesotho language and whose words were interpreted by a translator, added: "I'm very comfortable around Harry and Harry's comfortable around me - we click".