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Prince Harry at the Mants'ase Children's Home. Photo: PA.

Sentebale is a word used in Sesotho, the language of Lesotho. It means “forget me not”.


Sentebale was chosen as the name of the charity because the two Princes see its work as a memorial to the charity work of their own mothers.

In Lesotho, Sentebale is also the name of the small blue forget me not flower.

Photo: Chris Jackson.

The name also reminds us never to forget:

• The children and young people of Lesotho who live with the consequences of the deaths of their parents and who represent the future of their country.
• Lesotho, which is sometimes known as “the forgotten kingdom” because many people do not know where it is, and which is often not properly marked on maps of Southern Africa.
• The HIV/AIDS pandemic, which continues to devastate not just Lesotho but many parts fo the world.