Posted by Chinenye on Fri 02nd Oct, 2026 - tori.ng
Prince Harry and Prince William were both out in London for important charity events, but they were supporting very different causes.
(Prince Harry. Photo by Daily Mail)
Prince Harry turned up unannounced at a black-tie gala in London last night to raise money for Ukraine.
He smiled and waved at cameras as he arrived at the United for Freedom event at the Imperial War Museum.
The fundraiser backs charities helping Ukraine as the war moves deep into its fourth year.
Harry talked about the long ties between Britain and Ukraine and shared what he saw on his recent trips there.
He said he had met people who lost limbs, homes and loved ones yet still found the strength to rebuild.
He praised Ukrainians for keeping businesses and schools running while also building technology that is changing modern warfare.
He said their toughness should never be an excuse for the world to accept their suffering and that their courage deserves action and not just admiration.
Meanwhile Prince William was at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham, where he joined the first ever Bowelbabe Fund Rebel Ball through a pre-recorded video message.
The night would have been the 45th birthday of Dame Deborah James, who died of bowel cancer in June 2022.
William called her an amazing woman and praised her positivity and humour in hard times, which she called rebellious hope.
He said her fund for Cancer Research U.K. has backed pioneering research that gives people more time with their loved ones, and he said she would have wanted everyone dancing and making memories.
TV presenter Gaby Roslin hosted the ball, with performances from Sophie Ellis Bextor and the West End cast of Disco Inferno.
Dame Deborah's husband Sebastien Bowen said the evening captured her energy, courage and gift for bringing people together.
Deborah launched the Bowelbabe Fund in May 2022 with a target of £250,000, and it has since raised millions.
She was diagnosed in 2016 and hosted the You, Me And The Big C podcast.
William personally gave her the damehood during a visit to her family while she was in hospice-at-home care, just weeks before she died at 40.