Prince Harry donates £1.1 million to help UK youth hit by knife crime

NewsWorld NewsUK NewsPrince Harry donates £1.1 million to UK children's charity to help young people affected by knife crime and violence Prince Harry donates £1.1 million to UK children's charity to help young people affected by knife crime and violence Prince Harry has personally donated £1.1 million to the BBC Children in Need charity, one of the largest individual sums publicly given by a member of the British royal family.

The Duke of Sussex announced the gift on Tuesday, 9 September 2025, during a visit to Nottingham, his first to Britain in five months. Children in Need said the money would help young people in communities blighted by violence and knife crime, especially in Nottingham.

Harry, 40, said knife crime continues to devastate lives and that he had been committed to this work for over a decade, adding that he could not “look away”.How will Prince Harry’s £1.1 million donation support young people According to Reuters, Children in Need said the money would help young people in communities blighted by violence and knife crime, especially in Nottingham.

The charity has raised more than £1 billion since 1980 to support charities and projects across Britain.Harry, 40, told the audience that Nottingham has his respect, his commitment and a permanent place in his heart. He and his wife Meghan visited the city on their first official engagement eight years earlier.Why is Prince Harry calling for action against knife crime Harry said that violence affecting young people, particularly knife crime, continues to devastate lives, cut futures short and leave families grieving.

He said he had been committed to this work for over a decade and that the urgency was now greater than when he began. He added: "We cannot, and must not, and will not look away."Harry acknowledged that his contribution alone would not be enough to make a difference.

He said the government, police, schools and businesses would all need to work together.Why has Prince Harry’s UK visit attracted media attention Royal charitable organisations often donate millions and individuals often give to causes, but such gifts are not publicly disclosed.

It said King Charles was thanked by organisers for an unspecified donation to an appeal for survivors of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, a cause also supported by Prince William and his wife Kate. William has also recently given unspecified sums to mental health organisations, charities helping in Ukraine and after a Caribbean hurricane, and a London food bank that suffered a burglary.Harry arrived from his home in California on Monday.

He laid flowers at the grave of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, on the third anniversary of her death, then attended an awards ceremony for ill children. The agency added that much of the media focus had been on whether he would meet his father, King Charles, whom he had not seen for 20 months.

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