Prince Harry Channels Mom Princess Diana at Bedside of Wounded Nigerian Solider: ‘Be Strong’

The Duke of Sussex, a former captain in the British Armed Forces and founding patron of the Invictus Games, took one young man’s hand during his tour of the wards in a move that channeled his mother Princess Diana.”Are they helping you? Are you feeling better?” Prince Harry asked at the bedside of Private Habu Sadiq in video obtained by PEOPLE’s chief foreign correspondent Simon Perry, who is exclusively covering the Duke and Duchess’s outings in Nigeria. “Get better, be strong,” Harry told the soldier, who had suffered from impaired eyesight due to a blast.

The Duke of Sussex similarly squatted next to the bed of another patient, and posed for a photo with officials.