Prince Harry's wise advice for youngsters
<p><span>In front of an audience of roughly 10,000 children, Prince Harry called for youngsters to “look up” from their mobile phones and make a difference.</span></p>
<p><span>Prince Harry addressed the crowd at ‘We Day’, an event which celebrates children doing social good, at the Canada Air Centre arena in Toronto.</span></p>
<p><span>"You know that in a clickbait culture, we cannot waste time sharing and drawing attention to things that make us angry, or that we know to be false,” said Harry.</span></p>
<p><span>"You all know that it’s great to ‘like’ things on social media, but that it’s more important to look up from our phones, to get out into our communities, and to take real action; to stand up for what you believe in."</span></p>
<p><span>The 33-year-old royal also addressed the younger generation and the environment.</span></p>
<p><span>"I know that you, more than any previous generation, care deeply about the health and sustainability of the planet you're going to inherit.”</span></p>
<p><span>"And I see that you’re frustrated – that entrenched mindsets – are not keeping pace with the urgency, of the threats to our environment.”</span></p>
<p><span>"But today you are all saying no to pessimism and cynicism.”</span></p>
<p><span>"Here in Toronto – with both We Day and the Invictus Games – we are saying yes to optimism, yes to hope, and yes to belief."</span></p>
<p><span>Later, Harry thanked a 101-year-old war veteran for his service.</span></p>
<p><span>Hero Sgt James Baker met Harry at the finals of the wheelchair rugby and the royal made sure he had a VIP seat for the rest of the event.</span></p>
<p><span>Sgt Baker said, "I wanted to show the athletes my support and enjoy the games. See their spirit."</span></p>
<p><span>"They show amazing strength of character as well as body. I think they do a wonderful job."</span></p>
<p><span>"It's important because without this, a lot of them would not be where they are today."</span></p>
<p><span>"It's Prince Harry's efforts that have encouraged them to find the competitive spirit, self-confidence and join in: make them feel as if they have a place in the world when they could have lost hope."</span></p>
<p><span>Sgt Baker expressed that his own generation “just had to do the best we could” to recover from war on their own.</span></p>
<p><span>"Some of them didn't have anything to live for. Harry's given them [this generation] that spirit."</span></p>
<p><span>Sgt Baker served with the Royal Regiment of Canada for four years. As a company clerk for the regiment, he was not expected to fight but saw action shortly after D-Day.</span></p>
<p><span>He was part of the Allied Forces who moved through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. </span></p>
