Overview
- Harry urges people to remember not only the fallen but the living, calling on the public to knock on veterans’ doors, share a cuppa or a pint, and remind them their service still matters.
- He affirms pride in British identity despite living in the US, highlighting a decade in the Army with two frontline tours in Afghanistan.
- He sends a letter to bereaved children supported by Scotty’s Little Soldiers, praising their strength and noting their role in Remembrance events.
- He begins a two-day program in Toronto to meet Canadian veterans and military charities, including meetings with soldiers from the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and the Royal Regiment of Canada and observing base demonstrations.
- Multiple outlets report the essay’s release was timed to avoid drawing focus from Prince William’s Earthshot events in Brazil, his COP30 speech, and key UK Remembrance commemorations.