Prince Harry visited Bucha, walked through a demined forest, highlighted Ukraine’s mine crisis, echoed Princess Diana’s legacy, and stressed that clearing mines will take decades.
In 1997, the prince’s mother, Princess Diana, similarly walked through a minefield in Angola, drawing global attention to the work of the same organization.
During his visit to Ukraine, Prince Harry visited Bucha in the Kyiv region, where he walked through a demined section of forest. The demining work was carried out by the humanitarian organization The HALO Trust.
This was reported by ITV News.
This visit became a symbolic echo of an event nearly 30 years ago: in 1997, his mother, Princess Diana, also walked through a minefield in Angola, drawing global attention to the work of the same organization.
“This is very, very sad, because almost 30 years ago my mother was in Angola, and now we find ourselves in a new conflict again,” said Prince Harry, adding that it will take decades to fully clear Ukraine of Russian mines.
In the forest, the Duke of Sussex was shown modern demining technologies: drones capable of detecting mines and unexploded ordnance from the air, as well as robots that can enter minefields before humans.
In his speech in Kyiv, the prince echoed the words of Princess Diana, who in Angola described herself as “not a political figure, but a humanitarian actor.”
This was not Harry’s first visit to Ukraine. In April 2025, he traveled to Lviv to visit the Superhumans Center, and in September last year he also came to the country to support wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The Duke of Sussex, who served for 10 years in the British Army, has made support for injured veterans one of his key causes and founded the Invictus Games in 2014.
