William and Harry together to honor a missing friend (despite the docuseries)

Despite their differences, William And Harry come together to honor a missing friend. The brothers signed a message to remember the “mischievous charm and hilarious sense of humor” of Henry van Straubenzeea childhood friend who died aged 18 in 2002. While Prince William and Prince Harry have struggled to make eye contact for a few years now, they have been known to reunite when it comes to honoring the memory of a loved one, such as the dedication of a joint statue in 2021 in memory of Princess Diana, or their walk in Windsor with Meghan Markle And Kate Middleton after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The upcoming documentary release date of Meghan & Harry on Netflix is ​​causing stress behind the scenes, but the brothers got together this weekend to send a message in memory of a friend who died two decades ago.

According to Hello!Harry and William signed a message that appeared on Saturday’s choir program in honor of Henry van Straubenzee, died at the age of 18 years in a car crash in 2002. “For those of us who knew Henners, we will always miss his mischievous charm and hilarious sense of humor,” the message read. “Henry’s legacy will live on through the incredible accomplishments of his mother and father over the years.” In 2009, Henry’s parents Alex and Claire van Straubenzee created a foundation on his behalf to raise funds to develop educational projects in Uganda. Harry and William have given their patronage to the fund and in their message they illustrated some of the results achieved: “We believe that everyone here tonight will agree that what Claire and Alex have achieved since 2009 is nothing short of extraordinary”, read the message. “As you gather under this roof tonight, the charity is supporting 51 preschools, primary and secondary schools in rural Uganda where 1,700 projects have been completed and over 35,000 children each year benefit by receiving an education they would otherwise not they would have.”

Henry died in 2002, he was sitting in the passenger seat of a car that hit a tree, shortly before leaving for Uganda to teach English. He and Harry have become friends when they were young students of the Ludgrove school, and his older brother Thomas is close friends with William. When in 2015 the princess was born Charlotte, Thomas became one of his godfathers. At a memorial event in 2014, Alex van Straubenzee thanked William and Harry for their support: “The success of the association and the support of William and Harry have helped all four of them get over the loss of Henry.” Last week, William And Kate they flew to Boston for the Earthshot Prizes, where they met Caroline Kennedydaughter of John F. Kennedyand the president Joe Biden, and visited climate change activists. This week Meghan And Harry they will go to New York to receive the Ripple of Hope Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Foundation. According to the newspaper, the brothers had no plans to see each other despite their relative closeness.