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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPrince Harry Continues HIs Mother's HIV Work
The Prince of Wales has taken up Princess Diana's mantle in addressing the disease.Earlier this year Prince Harry got an HIV test on camera to raise awareness taking the rapid quick test on Facebook Live, an event that garnered over two million views, to show people how easy it is to know your status. Now the Prince of Wales has continued his work, by visiting the same hospital his mother did in 1989.
In the first decade of the HIV epidemic, when stigma and misinformation were still rampant, Princess Diana publicly supported people with HIV. She visited the Mildmay Hospital in East London, which has become Europe's leading specialist in treating patients with HIV-related illness. On her historic visit 27 years ago, Diana kissed a patient dying of AIDS related complications. In an era where many people still believed you could get HIV through causual contact, her act was a brave act against stigma.
Just as Diana changed many peoples perception of the disease, Prince Harry is now doing the same, embracing his mothers legacy in de-stigmatizing the disease. According to Sky News Harry told the hospitals fundraising manager Kerry Reeves-Kneip, that it was a big deal when his mother did so. Reeves-Kneip added, "She came at such an important time, around this area local barbers wouldn't cut staff's hair [because they treated patients with HIV]. She really did break down the stigma."
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Prince Harry Continues HIs Mother's HIV Work (Original Post)
left-of-center2012
Sep 2016
OP
yup, people thought differently when they were younger, but Harry is the much more attractive
JI7
Sep 2016
#7
niyad
(113,556 posts)1. k and r
LuvNewcastle
(16,856 posts)2. Damn, he's hot.
The older he gets, the better he looks.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)6. indeed he does
JI7
(89,264 posts)7. yup, people thought differently when they were younger, but Harry is the much more attractive
one.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)9. Still single & availble n/t
WillowTree
(5,325 posts)3. I think she would be proud of the men he sons have grown to be.
JI7
(89,264 posts)8. yup, with all the bs about Trump raising great kids(which i have not seen any proof of)
these are better examples.
and to show it isn't partisan i would add Jenna and Barbara Bush into growing up to do great things altough i don't give their dad much credit for it.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)4. K&R
Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)5. Hmmm...
I could see him running or helping to run The Clinton Foundation while Hillary is president.
It would bring a famous face to the issue and I think his presence would draw a lot of donations.