Gorkha, March 26

In an unlikely scene, British Prince Harry, who recently finished his five-day official visit to Nepal, was seen keeping busy carrying stones and wood in the southern part of Gorkha district yesterday.

Much to the surprise of the locals in Lapu VDC-3 in the district, the 31-year-old Prince, seemed slipping into the guise of a Good Samaritan to involve himself in rebuilding quake-damaged Prabhat Kiran Secondary School in the locality.

The Prince looked every inch a guy next door in casual wear while he was toiling to reconstruct the school damaged in the April 15 earthquake.

Formally addressed as Prince Henry Charles Albert David and commonly known as Prince Harry, he arrived in Nepal on March 19 at the request of the Her Majesty’s government to mark the bicentennial relationship between Nepal and the UK.

At a reception organised by the British Embassy in Kathmandu on the last day of his formal visit, the fifth in line to throne made an announcement that he wanted to ‘do a small bit’ from his side to help rebuild quake-hit a school, although the location was not disclosed.

The Prince of Wales, who gave up his decade-long career in the Army in June last year to undertake charitable endeavours is teaming up with Team Rubicon charity for the reconstruction of the school in Gorkha.

It is learned that a total of 11 rooms will be constructed for the school in support of Team Rubicon. Members of Prince Harry’s team comprise 17 British nationals, most of whom are former soldiers, and three Nepalis.