Harry hails Diana's power of connection as he marks 40 years of HIV charity

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The Duke of Sussex has praised his mother Diana, Princess of Wales for leading with empathy and demonstrating the "power of connection in the face of fear" as he marked 40 years of the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Harry, in a message in honour of the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, said the fight to end the HIV/Aids epidemic was a "big part" of the late princess’s legacy.

He hailed the trust for revolutionising the fight against HIV and Aids, but warned that "we cannot slow down now, we must finish the job".

Princess Diana was a pioneer in challenging stigma surrounding the disease, holding hands and hugging patients with Aids in the 1980s when many still wrongly believed it could be contracted through casual contact.

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