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13/10/2017
The prince was speaking at the ceremony where his mother Princess Diana was posthumously honoured with the Legacy award, 20 years after her death. He collected the award on her behalf and speaking to the audience he said that if his mother was still alive, she would be "standing alongside" those living with HIV.
In April 1987, Princess Diana opened the UK's first purpose-built HIV/Aids unit at London Middlesex Hospital that cared for patients infected with the virus.
The prince said: "She knew that Aids was one of the things that many wanted to ignore and seemed like a hopeless challenge.
"She knew that the misunderstanding of this relatively new disease was creating a dangerous situation when mixed with homophobia.
"So, when, that April [in 1987], she took the hand of a 32-year-old man with HIV, in front of the cameras, she knew exactly what she was doing."
He added that if Princess Diana were still alive, she would be "demanding" free and available testing and treatment for people all across the world.
"I believe that she would be telling everyone across society – not just those most at risk – that with effective treatment being free and available in the UK, that we must all embrace regular testing - both for our own sake and for those that we love."
(JP/MH)
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Calls For Regular HIV Testing
Prince Harry has appealed for more regular HIV and Aids testing as he appeared at the Attitude magazine awards on Thursday evening.The prince was speaking at the ceremony where his mother Princess Diana was posthumously honoured with the Legacy award, 20 years after her death. He collected the award on her behalf and speaking to the audience he said that if his mother was still alive, she would be "standing alongside" those living with HIV.
In April 1987, Princess Diana opened the UK's first purpose-built HIV/Aids unit at London Middlesex Hospital that cared for patients infected with the virus.
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The prince said: "She knew that Aids was one of the things that many wanted to ignore and seemed like a hopeless challenge.
"She knew that the misunderstanding of this relatively new disease was creating a dangerous situation when mixed with homophobia.
"So, when, that April [in 1987], she took the hand of a 32-year-old man with HIV, in front of the cameras, she knew exactly what she was doing."
He added that if Princess Diana were still alive, she would be "demanding" free and available testing and treatment for people all across the world.
"I believe that she would be telling everyone across society – not just those most at risk – that with effective treatment being free and available in the UK, that we must all embrace regular testing - both for our own sake and for those that we love."
(JP/MH)
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