POLL: Should Prince Harry be allowed to visit wartorn Ukraine?

The idea of Prince Harry visiting Ukraine raises a complex question about the role he now occupies, one that sits somewhere between a normal citizen and a public figure with long-term royal associations. While he stepped back from official duties in 2020, his identity remains deeply tied to the monarchy, and any high-profile international visit would inevitably be interpreted through that lens.

Prince Harry arrived in the Ukraine capital, Kyiv, on April 23 on a visit he had previously kept quiet. The first images showed him stepping off a train and greeting people at the station.

As well as highlighting the work of the Invictus Foundation, and those it works with in Ukraine, Harry was spotted wearing his Invictus jacket, the prince is expected to support the landmine clearing charity, The HALO Trust, while he is in the country.

Harry has been a longtime supporter of The HALO Trust, following on from his mother, the late Princess Diana, who drew global attention to the call for an international landmine ban when she walked through an active minefield in Angola in 1997 with the organisation.

Thursday's visit is the latest in a series of trips that Harry has made to the country. In September, during another unannounced trip, the Duke of Sussex spent a day in Kyiv with his Invictus Games Foundation again, which runs his Paralympic-style competition for veterans and armed forces personnel, after being invited by the Ukraine government.