Why Prince Harry Is In Las Vegas on Son Prince Archie's 6th Birthday
Prince Harry will head to Las Vegas on May 6 to take part in an event for The Diana Award, the only named award in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana.
May 6 also happens to be the sixth birthday of Harry and wife Meghan Markle's son Prince Archie.
Harry also missed at least part of Archie's fourth birthday in 2023, as Harry flew to the U.K. to watch his father King Charles' coronation, which took place on the same day two years ago.
Much like two years ago when Prince Harry flew to the U.K. to attend his father King Charles' coronation on May 6, 2023, the Duke of Sussex will be out of town for at least part of son Prince Archie's birthday today.
Archie, who was born on May 6, 2019, turns six years old on Tuesday, and Harry will be away from home for at least part of the day, traveling to Las Vegas for an important engagement connected to his late mother, Princess Diana.
Getty Princess Diana
Princess Diana
Hello! reported that Harry is launching a new initiative in collaboration with The Diana Award, the only award named in honor of the late Princess of Wales, who died in a 1997 car accident. The young leaders Harry will meet with are recipients of The Legacy Award, recognizing their social action and humanitarian work, and the Duke of Sussex will meet with Sikander 'Sonny' Khan, who hails from Michigan; Jamaica's Christina Williams; and Paul Phipps of Service Now at the Knowledge 2025 event.
'Companies that invest in youth leadership today are cultivating the workforce, innovators, and consumers of tomorrow,' said Dr. Tessy Ojo, chief executive of The Diana Award. 'The Diana Award is proud to launch Pledge to Invest, an opportunity for forward-thinking businesses to make a strategic, measurable, and high-impact investment in the future of youth leadership.'
'For over 25 years, The Diana Award has invested in young people, empowering them to tackle the pressing issues of our time,' she continued.
Courtesy of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Prince Harry, Princess Lilibet, Meghan Markle, and Prince Archie in their 2024 holiday card
Prince Harry, Princess Lilibet, Meghan Markle, and Prince Archie in their 2024 holiday card
Getty Images Prince Harry on April 9, 2025
Prince Harry on April 9, 2025
Harry's last known trip to Las Vegas was quite a different one than the trip he's expected to undertake today. In 2012, Vegas was the site of a notorious party where 'compromising pictures of a naked prince emerged following a game of 'strip billiards' with a group of young women,' The Times reported. Harry later wrote of the incident in his 2023 memoir, Spare, writing, 'How had I let it happen? How had I been so stupid?'
Yui Mok -Prince William and Prince Harry on July 1, 2021
Prince William and Prince Harry on July 1, 2021
The Diana Award is one of the few links Harry and older brother Prince William still have to one another, despite their ongoing rift. 'Both brothers are still associated with the award, although they have remained separate in their support for the initiative,' according to The Times.
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