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Prince Harry in Nepal: 'Your country holds a special place'
35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry stands in the Drawing School on May 12, 2003, between two of the
works he completed while studying at Eton College. His work involves a
mixture of painting and printing, and reflects his habit of using
animals as his starting point.
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Best
man Prince Harry and Maid of Honour Pippa Middleton appear on the
balcony at Buckingham Palace after the royal wedding of Prince William
to Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011.
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Prince
Harry climbs on board a specially decorated golf buggy as he goes on a
tour of Harbour Island in Nassau, Bahamas, on March 4, 2012. The Prince
was visiting the Bahamas as part of a Diamond Jubilee tour as a
representative of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Members
of the British royal family wave to the crowds from Buckingham Palace
on June 5, 2012, as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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Left
to right: Carole Coe, Prince Harry and Peter Phillips enjoy the
atmosphere as they watch track cycling at the Velodrome on August 7,
2012 at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Prince Harry was deployed to Afghanistan as an Army helicopter pilot, the UK military announced on September 7, 2012.
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Prince
Harry races out from a tent to scramble his Apache with fellow pilots
during his 12-hour shift on November 3, 2012, at Camp Bastion in
Afghanistan. Prince Harry served as an Apache helicopter pilot and
gunner.
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Prince
Harry salutes aboard the Australian warship HMAS Leeuwin during the
International Fleet Review in Sydney on October 5, 2013.
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Prince
Harry, Ivan Castro and their fellow adventurers reach the South Pole as
part of their Walking With the Wounded charity trek on Friday, December
13, 2013, in Antarctica.
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Prince Harry and Prince William help soldiers build a flood wall at Eton End School on February 14 in Datchet, England.
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Prince
Harry hits a baseball while participating in drills at the Harlem RBI
baseball youth development program in New York City on Tuesday, May 14.
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Catherine,
Duchess of Cambridge; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; and Prince
Harry visit the Tower of London's ceramic poppy installation on Tuesday,
August 5. The installation was part of the commemoration of the 100th
anniversary of outbreak of World War I.
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Prince
William, Prince Charles and Prince Harry look at a mobile phone as they
watch the Invictus Games on September 11, 2014, in London.
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Prince Harry celebrates his 30th birthday on September 15.
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Prince
Harry flies in the back of a Spitfire on a sortie from Goodwood, West
Sussex, via the Isle of Wight in this undated photo released on Sunday,
April 5.. The flight was to promote his Spitfire scholarship, which
offers training for wounded servicemen and women.
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Prince
Harry flies in the back of a Spitfire on a sortie from Goodwood, West
Sussex, via the Isle of Wight in this undated photo released April 5.
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Prince
Harry is greeted by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, second left,
and Chairman of the Council of the War Memorial Ken Doolan, third right,
during a visit to the Australian War Memorial on Monday, April 6, in
Canberra, Australia. Prince Harry, or Captain Wales as he is known in
the British Army, will end his military career with a monthlong
secondment, or temporary assignment, to the Australian Defence Force in
barracks in Sydney, Perth and Darwin.
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Prince Harry talks to Nepalese women in a community courtyard outside the Golden Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Prince
Charles and Princess Diana leave St. Mary's Hospital on September 16,
1984, with newborn Prince Harry. The prince has grown up in the public
eye. Take a look back at his life.
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Prince
Harry stands with Princess Diana for the national anthem at the Wales
versus Australia match during the 1991 World Cup in Cardiff, Wales, on
October 12, 1991.
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Princess
Diana and Prince Harry are accompanied by family friend Catherine
Soames and her son, Harry, during a skiing trip in Lech, Austria, on
March 24, 1994.
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Princess
Diana, from left, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles
gather for the commemorations of VJ Day on August 19, 1995, in London.
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Charles,
the Prince of Wales, and his son Prince Harry stand for the anthems
during the Wales versus Scotland game in Cardiff, Wales, on February 17,
1996.
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Left
to right: Princes William, Harry and their father Prince Charles wait
in front of the Westminster Abbey in London after the funeral ceremony
of Diana Princess of Wales on September 6, 1997.
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Prince Harry takes part in the Wall Game at Eton College in March 2003.
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The
youngest son of the Prince of Wales, Prince Harry makes a slice of
toast in his house kitchen situated in the house library, which is the
preserve of the senior House prefects, in March 2003 at Eton College.
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Britain's
Prince Harry, right, and his father The Prince Of Wales play polo for
The BFF/Highgrove Team in a match for The Indian Cavalry Polo Trophy in
Tidworth, England, on July 12, 2003.
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Prince Harry paints in Eton College's new Drawing Room on May 12, 2003.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
A
man reads the New York Post newspaper on January 13, 2005, featuring
the "Royal Nazi" headline about Prince Harry who attended a fancy dress
party wearing a khaki uniform with an armband emblazoned with a
swastika.
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Britain's
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry share a joke as they watch Prince
Charles and his bride Camilla Duchess of Cornwall leave St. George's
Chapel in Windsor, England, following their marriage blessing on April
9, 2005.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry takes part in the Trooping Of New Colours alongside his fellow
officer cadets at the Royal Military Academy on June 21, 2005, in
Sandhurst, England.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry sitting below the turret of his Spartan armored vehicle as he
communicates with other units by radio, in the desert in Helmand
province in Southern Afghanistan, on February 20, 2008. The 23-year-old,
an officer in the Household Cavalry regiment, secretly served for
several weeks in the volatile southern province of Helmand.
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Princes William and Harry are seen at a Royal Air Force base near Shrewsbury in central England on June 18, 2009.
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The British royal family poses for a portrait in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace in London on April 29, 2011.
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Prince
Harry skis with the Walking with the Wounded team, who have gathered on
the island of Spitsbergen, Norway -- situated between the Norwegian
mainland and the North Pole -- for their last days of preparation before
setting off to the North Pole by foot on March 29, 2011.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry stands in the Drawing School on May 12, 2003, between two of the
works he completed while studying at Eton College. His work involves a
mixture of painting and printing, and reflects his habit of using
animals as his starting point.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Best
man Prince Harry and Maid of Honour Pippa Middleton appear on the
balcony at Buckingham Palace after the royal wedding of Prince William
to Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry climbs on board a specially decorated golf buggy as he goes on a
tour of Harbour Island in Nassau, Bahamas, on March 4, 2012. The Prince
was visiting the Bahamas as part of a Diamond Jubilee tour as a
representative of Queen Elizabeth II.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Members
of the British royal family wave to the crowds from Buckingham Palace
on June 5, 2012, as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Left
to right: Carole Coe, Prince Harry and Peter Phillips enjoy the
atmosphere as they watch track cycling at the Velodrome on August 7,
2012 at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince Harry was deployed to Afghanistan as an Army helicopter pilot, the UK military announced on September 7, 2012.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry races out from a tent to scramble his Apache with fellow pilots
during his 12-hour shift on November 3, 2012, at Camp Bastion in
Afghanistan. Prince Harry served as an Apache helicopter pilot and
gunner.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry salutes aboard the Australian warship HMAS Leeuwin during the
International Fleet Review in Sydney on October 5, 2013.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry, Ivan Castro and their fellow adventurers reach the South Pole as
part of their Walking With the Wounded charity trek on Friday, December
13, 2013, in Antarctica.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince Harry and Prince William help soldiers build a flood wall at Eton End School on February 14 in Datchet, England.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry hits a baseball while participating in drills at the Harlem RBI
baseball youth development program in New York City on Tuesday, May 14.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Catherine,
Duchess of Cambridge; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; and Prince
Harry visit the Tower of London's ceramic poppy installation on Tuesday,
August 5. The installation was part of the commemoration of the 100th
anniversary of outbreak of World War I.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
William, Prince Charles and Prince Harry look at a mobile phone as they
watch the Invictus Games on September 11, 2014, in London.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince Harry celebrates his 30th birthday on September 15.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry flies in the back of a Spitfire on a sortie from Goodwood, West
Sussex, via the Isle of Wight in this undated photo released on Sunday,
April 5.. The flight was to promote his Spitfire scholarship, which
offers training for wounded servicemen and women.
Hide Caption
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry flies in the back of a Spitfire on a sortie from Goodwood, West
Sussex, via the Isle of Wight in this undated photo released April 5.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry is greeted by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, second left,
and Chairman of the Council of the War Memorial Ken Doolan, third right,
during a visit to the Australian War Memorial on Monday, April 6, in
Canberra, Australia. Prince Harry, or Captain Wales as he is known in
the British Army, will end his military career with a monthlong
secondment, or temporary assignment, to the Australian Defence Force in
barracks in Sydney, Perth and Darwin.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince Harry talks to Nepalese women in a community courtyard outside the Golden Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Charles and Princess Diana leave St. Mary's Hospital on September 16,
1984, with newborn Prince Harry. The prince has grown up in the public
eye. Take a look back at his life.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry stands with Princess Diana for the national anthem at the Wales
versus Australia match during the 1991 World Cup in Cardiff, Wales, on
October 12, 1991.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Princess
Diana and Prince Harry are accompanied by family friend Catherine
Soames and her son, Harry, during a skiing trip in Lech, Austria, on
March 24, 1994.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Princess
Diana, from left, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles
gather for the commemorations of VJ Day on August 19, 1995, in London.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Charles,
the Prince of Wales, and his son Prince Harry stand for the anthems
during the Wales versus Scotland game in Cardiff, Wales, on February 17,
1996.
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Left
to right: Princes William, Harry and their father Prince Charles wait
in front of the Westminster Abbey in London after the funeral ceremony
of Diana Princess of Wales on September 6, 1997.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince Harry takes part in the Wall Game at Eton College in March 2003.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
The
youngest son of the Prince of Wales, Prince Harry makes a slice of
toast in his house kitchen situated in the house library, which is the
preserve of the senior House prefects, in March 2003 at Eton College.
Hide Caption
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Britain's
Prince Harry, right, and his father The Prince Of Wales play polo for
The BFF/Highgrove Team in a match for The Indian Cavalry Polo Trophy in
Tidworth, England, on July 12, 2003.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince Harry paints in Eton College's new Drawing Room on May 12, 2003.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
A
man reads the New York Post newspaper on January 13, 2005, featuring
the "Royal Nazi" headline about Prince Harry who attended a fancy dress
party wearing a khaki uniform with an armband emblazoned with a
swastika.
Hide Caption
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Britain's
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry share a joke as they watch Prince
Charles and his bride Camilla Duchess of Cornwall leave St. George's
Chapel in Windsor, England, following their marriage blessing on April
9, 2005.
Hide Caption
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry takes part in the Trooping Of New Colours alongside his fellow
officer cadets at the Royal Military Academy on June 21, 2005, in
Sandhurst, England.
Hide Caption
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry sitting below the turret of his Spartan armored vehicle as he
communicates with other units by radio, in the desert in Helmand
province in Southern Afghanistan, on February 20, 2008. The 23-year-old,
an officer in the Household Cavalry regiment, secretly served for
several weeks in the volatile southern province of Helmand.
Hide Caption
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Princes William and Harry are seen at a Royal Air Force base near Shrewsbury in central England on June 18, 2009.
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The British royal family poses for a portrait in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace in London on April 29, 2011.
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry skis with the Walking with the Wounded team, who have gathered on
the island of Spitsbergen, Norway -- situated between the Norwegian
mainland and the North Pole -- for their last days of preparation before
setting off to the North Pole by foot on March 29, 2011.
Hide Caption
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35 photos: Prince Harry through the years
Prince
Harry stands in the Drawing School on May 12, 2003, between two of the
works he completed while studying at Eton College. His work involves a
mixture of painting and printing, and reflects his habit of using
animals as his starting point.
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Story highlights
- Prince Harry visits damaged palaces, camp for quake homeless on first trip to Nepal
- Harry will pay tribute to Gurkha soldiers, who have fought in British military for 200 years
- The visit comes a month before first anniversary of devastating earthquake
(CNN)Prince
Harry paid tribute to the resilience of the people of Nepal in
recovering from last year's devastating earthquakes, before visiting
destroyed cultural sites on his first visit to the Himalayan nation.
Speaking
Saturday in the capital, Kathmandu, at a government reception to mark
the start of his five-day visit, the prince told assembled dignitaries
he had long wanted to visit the country.
"I'm sure you hear this all the time, but your country holds a special place in the imagination for so many people," he said.
Survivors pulled out of rubble in Nepal 03:12
He noted his visit was occurring as Nepal was preparing to mark the first anniversary of the April 25 earthquake, which killed more than 8,000 people. An aftershock 17 days later killed more than 200 more.
Harry said he planned to see how locals were recovering from the disaster.
"I pay my respects to those who perished and hope to do what I can to shine a spotlight on the resilience of the Nepali people," he said.
Damaged treasures
On Sunday, the prince visited Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
featuring an ancient royal palace and temples that were badly damaged
in the quake, to view ongoing efforts to restore one of Nepal's cultural
treasures.
Sitting alongside artisan carvers, he used traditional tools to attempt to restore carvings damaged in the disaster.
He then visited a temporary
camp sheltering about 250 people, a quarter of them children, made
homeless by the quake, according to a statement from the royal family. He was given a tour of the site by a teenager who lives there.
Earlier Sunday he met with Bidya Devi Bhandari, Nepal's first female president, at the Presidential Palace in Kathmandu.
Personal tribute to Gurkhas
Last
year marked the bicentennial of the first recruitment of Nepalese
soldiers known as Gurkhas, renowned for their fighting prowess and
bravery, into the British armed forces. Gurkhas have served in every
major conflict involving the British military for two centuries.
Harry
is scheduled to visit the home of the Brigade of Gurkhas to pay
personal tribute to "the extraordinary bravery and commitment that
Gurkhas have shown in the last 200 years," according to the statement.
Lumley: Nepalis are a 'brave and resilient people' 06:35
The
statement said the visit would be "a particularly important moment" for
the prince, as he had "such a huge amount of respect for Gurkha
soldiers," since he served with Gurkha troops in Afghanistan in 2008 and
knew Gurkhas who had been injured fighting for Britain.
Prince
Harry's visit to the mountainous republic comes during the bicentennial
year of formal bilateral relations between Britain and Nepal.
In
1816, following two years of war between Nepal and the British East
India Company, Nepal signed a treaty ceding about one-third of its
territory.
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