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The dashing royal made his musical debut for a good cause.
Prince Harry, Prince Seeiso & Basotho Youth Choir join Coldplay for the Sentebale Concert finale
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Over 3,000 Brits braved the heavy rain to attend a concert at Kensington Palace Gardens on Tuesday, hosted by Prince Harryโ€™s Sentebale charity.

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The hit event was headlined by Coldplay, who managed to get the 31-year-old Prince to join them on stage for their performance of Up&Up.

The concert was in aid of raising awareness of HIV/AIDS affecting youth in sub-Saharan Africa. Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, a South African nation, made the trip to London especially for the concert.

Success! Chris Martin managed to get Prince Harry on stage.

The concert also featured Grammy-winning artist Joss Stone, the Basotho Youth Choir who had traveled to London from Lesotho with the help of the charity, and African-Norwegian duo Nico and Vinz.

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Before the music kicked off, Harry delivered a touching speech to the audience, which included royal guests such as Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

It was the Basotho Youth Choirโ€™s first time travelling to England!

โ€œWhat we know is that HIV is a virus that thrives off silence and feeds on stigma,โ€ he said.

โ€œEvery single one of us has a responsibility to educate ourselves. To do what we can to speak out and stamp out the silence..and fear.โ€

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Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho co-founded the Sentebale charity in 2004.

He continued, โ€œWe must follow the example of Lesotho and meet one of the great challenges of our generation with optimism, energy and openness.โ€

The 31-year-old founded Sentebale โ€“ which means โ€œforget me notโ€ in Sesotho โ€“ along with Prince Seeiso in 2004 after a gap year trip to Lesotho, where one in three children have lost a parent to an AIDS-related illness.

Watch the faces of the Bosotho Youth Choir light up when Harry surprises them during rehearsals. Post continues below.

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A little taste of The Basotho Youth Choir and Joss Stone for the Sentebale Concert
The performance was for Prince Harry who was visiting the charity's progress
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Princess Eugenie braved the rain with her pals to support Harryโ€™s charity gig.

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