The Duke of Sussex returned to the UK this month, attending the WellChild Awards, which honour seriously ill children. Prince Harry has been a patron of the charity behind the event for 16 years. It was his seventh appearance without Meghan in seven days.

The UK visit came in the middle of a busy fortnight, with the Duke attending charitable events around the world, without the Duchess of Sussex. The Duke of Sussex , 40, returned to London for the WellChild Awards , which honour seriously ill children, and met many of the young recipients, their parents and celebrity ambassadors including Beverley Knight and Oti Mabuse after the ceremony on Monday. He was reunited with Noah Nicholson, 6, and admired a photograph of their first meeting five years ago at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, noting he was still clutching “Raffy”, the same giraffe toy attached to a soft blanket.

The comforter toys are known in the US as “loveys”. He said: “Is this the same one? No way.”.