Prince Seeiso of Lesotho
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Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso of Lesotho (born April 16, 1966) is the brother of Lesotho's Letsie III and younger son of the southern African country's late King Moshoeshoe II (1938-1996) and the late Queen 'Mamohato Bereng Seeiso (1941-2003). He is the current Lesotho High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
In April, 2006, he formed, with the UK's Prince Harry - younger brother of Prince William - a charity called Sentebale to support organizations working with the the country's disadvantaged young people and children - particularly those orphaned as a result of HIV and AIDS. "Sentebale means 'forget me not'," Prince Harry has said.[1] "We chose the name as a memorial to the charity work of our own mothers, as well as a reminder to us all not to forget Lesotho or its children."
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Almost a third of adults in Lesotho are HIV positive and 'Lesotho is fighting for survival', Sentebale says.[2] 'With a per capita income of US $520 in 2000, Lesotho is among the 49 Least Developed Countries and is ranked 91st on the UNDP Human Poverty Index Scale,' says the World Health Organization at [3]. 'Lesotho has scarce natural resources and is dependent on South Africa for employment opportunities. With a population of 2.2 million and 320,000 of its adults estimated to be living with HIV, the country is facing a national meltdown.'
Prince Harry nominated Sentebale to share funds raised by the Concert for Diana he arranged with his brother held in London's Wembley Stadium on 1 July 2007. The concert was shown live by host broadcaster BBC One and to millions of viewers in over 140 countries around the world.[4]. The event celebrated their mother Diana, Princess of Wales's life and commemorated her achievements, which included publicly supporting the homeless, people living with HIV and people living with AIDS. The concert, on what would have been her 46th birthday, featured many of the Princess's favourites, including Duran Duran, Elton John and Rod Stewart, as well as more recently-discovered talent, including Lee Mead, who won BBC One's Any Dream Will Do.
