Overview
- Prince Harry released a foreword through WellChild’s 2024–2025 Impact Report, praising families’ resilience and the charity’s role as a lifeline.
- He warned of continued ‘immense pressure’ on health and social care services and ‘enormous strain’ on families caring for children with complex medical needs.
- The report details 57 WellChild nurses across the UK who have supported more than 3,600 families.
- He highlighted the growth of WellChild’s Family Tree peer-to-peer network, which now spans the UK to offer friendship, advice, and community.
- He noted that meeting WellChild Awards winners is one of his greatest privileges and that he attended the 2024 ceremony, while some media report he also met King Charles in private, a meeting not officially confirmed.