Prince Harry, along with former Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas, who is HIV-positive, discussed the stigma surrounding HIV and made a zoom call to mark 35 years since Princess Diana opened the first HIV/AIDS ward at Middlesex Hospital in London. The event took place. [Reflecting on his mother's work, the Duke of Sussex said, "What my mother did, and what many others did at the time, was to knock down that wall, kick open that door, and say, 'When people are suffering, we need to learn more.

"And it made people a little ...... made them uncomfortable. But stigma is built on silence. We know that. But what my mother started years ago is empathy and understanding ...... but also to create curiosity.

Through her activism, including a famous photo of her shaking hands with an HIV patient, the Princess of Wales helped society move from judgment to more compassion.

Today, stigma against HIV still exists, of course, but the conversation has broadened significantly since the 1980s and 1990s. In parallel with such destigmatization, medical care has greatly improved, allowing people to lead full lives even if they are HIV-positive. What is certain is that we will continue to need conversations like this one between the Duke and Thomas. Click here for the full episode.

This is not the first time Prince Harry has done his best to honor his mother's legacy when it comes to AIDS advocacy: on World AIDS Day in December, the Duke wrote a letter on behalf of the late princess, honoring those whose lives were taken by the virus and thanking those who have helped advance research.