Britain's Prince Harry meets children in fire-hit Chilean slum
AFP
June 30, 2014 08:38 MYT
June 30, 2014 08:38 MYT
Prince Harry chats with a boy during a visit to the Antaeaya outdoor centre, on June 29, 2014, in Santiago. Prince Harry is on the last of a three-day trip to Chile. AFP PHOTO/Mario Ruiz - POOL
Britain's Prince Harry, on the last day of a three-day official visit to Chile, joked and played with handicapped children Sunday.
The prince, joined by Social Development Minister Maria Fernanda Villegas, was all smiles and appeared relaxed with the little ones at the Friends of Jesus children's facility.
It was the second visit the prince made to a children's center on this visit, after meeting young people at a shelter on Friday.
Prince Harry did not seem limited by the language barrier in meeting and playing with the youngsters with a range of disabilities and disorders.
He toured fire-ravaged areas of the port city of Valparaiso on Saturday and met with families who lost their homes in a recent blaze.
The 29-year-old prince met briefly Friday with President Michelle Bachelet at the ornate La Moneda palace in the capital Santiago.
Harry, an army captain who is fourth in line to the British throne, arrived in Santiago late Thursday after a stop in Brazil to watch the England football team play out a 0-0 bore draw against Costa Rica on Tuesday in its last game of a disappointing tournament.
The prince recently made headlines with his party-going antics at a wedding in Memphis, Tennessee, and there has been intense speculation about his private life after his split from girlfriend Cressida Bonas.