Prince Harry Nearly Cries After Listening to Brazilian Orphans' Stories
Prince Harry was in Brazil, but not just for the World Cup.
The red-headed royal spent his time with Brazilian children, who spoke about losing parents to drugs, violence or prison, according to the Daily Mail.
He wanted to share his experience after learning of two sisters who were being taken care of by their grandmother after their dad was jailed and their mom was murdered. His visit to Sao Paulo was in honor of his grandmother's birthday.
"Some of the children's stories in Diadema have reduced me to tears, but the smiles on their faces show the positive impact their community is having on them and the success of Acer," he said.
Acer is the Association for Support of Children at Risk run by Briton Jonathan Hannay. It was founded in 1993 after he worked with children at the Columbia University in 1990.
Though Harry understood what it was like to have lost his mother, he knew his experience paled in comparison.
"There are two little girls -- I'm quite emotional -- just looking at them I wanted to talk about my own experiences. But there is no point because it is just so far removed," he said. "The bravery of them looking at me, smiling at me. ... I wanted to use my own experiences in a very small way to try to give them a bit of understanding about the fact (that) I see what you're going through. But you hear the stories and think that's nothing to what they have been through."
Prince Harry said he's never cried in public but that this was the closest he's come.
He spent some of the time playing soccer, planting trees and attending a party for his grandmother.
He will continue touring Brazil today.
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