Prince Harry reveals rare detail about Princess Lilibet as he's upstaged during UK return

Prince Harry attended the poignant WellChild Awards in London tonight where he met inspirational children being recognised by the charity - and while meeting one little boy, he revealed a sweet detail about daughter Princess Lilibet

Prince Harry shared a rare detail about daughter Princess Lilibet during his long-awaited return trip to the UK - and was upstaged by a boisterious little boy.

Harry was seen beaming as he swept into London's Royal Lancaster Hotel to meet children, teenagers and their parents who have been recognised with awards from the charity WellChild. The Duke of Sussex, who travelled without his wife Meghan Markle, is attending the ceremony in London as the charity's patron of 15 years. He looked relaxed as he began one of only a handful of events he now stages in the UK, following his move to America with his family.

However, he was upstaged by a youngster who threw his toys away during an awards night and laughed as Harry picked them up. The duke met seven-year-old Noah Nicholson – who has complex medical conditions. Noah has cerebral palsy, chronic lung disease and other serious health issues, but his mother, Tracey Nicholson, 42, from Grimsby, said he remains happy and positive and lives life to the full. The little boy brought his prized comfort toys – George the cat and Ratty the Giraffe in the shape of a blanket – and delighted in throwing them on to the floor. When Ms Nicholson apologised for her son's antics, Harry, who is WellChild’s patron, replied: "Don’t apologise, I love it."

Harry recognised Ratty the Giraffe and called the blanket comforter 'lovey', a name used in American, and said: "Every parent has about six spare". And he also revealed that his daughter three-year-old Lilibet is a fan of the toys and said: "My daughter Lili has these Lovies." At one point Noah, who has brain damage and won the most Inspirational Child aged four to six, grabbed Harry's beard and made him grin.

Noah's mother said afterwards: "He's in constant pain but is always happy and smiley. He's just a very excitable boy and when he’s around people he just loves it. Nothing ever gets him down, he never cries unless the pain gets the better of him. He’s seriously ill fighting for his life so much, but he’s so happy."

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