Princes William and Harry have honoured their late mother, Princess Diana, in the foreword to a new book dedicated to The Diana Award.
The young royals paid tribute to the 42,000 young people given Diana awards in the new book, which marks the 15th anniversary of the charity set up in 1999 by the then Chancellor Gordon Brown.
“In recent years, we have both had the privilege of meeting some truly inspiring young people and those involved with the Diana Award are no exception working to quietly transform their communities and the lives of those around them,” William and Harry said.
“Having met young people working with the charity in Newcastle and in London, we were struck in both cases by their deep and lasting sense of social responsibility.
“These young people were working hard to tackle the social issues that affected them such as bullying or social exclusion and the Diana Award empowered them to do more.”
The princes also said that they believed the world’s youth had the ability to change society for the better.
“We know that our mother in whose memory this award was established felt the same and would be proud of its achievements to date,” they said.
Princes William and Harry at the Invictus Games last month.
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The brothers cuddle up to their mother Princess Diana on holidays in Spain in 1987.
Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William, Prince Charles at Prince William’s first day at Eton in 1995.
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The Wales family on the royal yacht.
Diana doing charity work in Angola in 1997.
Princess Diana with her princes.
Prince Charles with Princess Diana and their sons, William and Harry.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana with baby Prince William.
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