Prince Harry set to jet off to South Africa after whistlestop 24-hour visit to the UK - but with the King in Scotland, there was no family reunion

Prince Harry is expected to leave Britain today after around 24 hours in the country of his birth - and without seeing any of his family, MailOnline can reveal today. Prince Harry was given a gift of four glass hearts by youngster Scarlett Cripps He hailed the children receiving awards as 'little legends', meeting them one-to-one backstage Scarlett was seen handing Harry the small gift bag containing the trinkets - one for him and for wife Meghan and children Archie and Lilibet Aby and Scarlett Cripps on the purple carpet for the WellChild awards at London's Royal Lancaster Hotel She collected her award in front of mother Aby and little sister Sienna, seven The Basingstoke girl, who attended the event with her mother Aby and younger sister Sienna, seven, said it was 'really exciting' to have sat and spent time with Harry, who has been a patron of WellChild for more than a decade. Noah Nicholson attends the Wellchild Awards 2024 with his mother at the Royal Lancaster Hotel today Prince Harry leaves the Royal Lancaster hotel in central London after the event Jude Allen, 14, meets Prince Harry at the WellChild Awards 2024 Lewis Connett, 11, meets Prince Harry at the event on Monday George Shippey, aged 16, meets Prince Harry as the Duke of Sussex attends the WellChild Awards Anya Olweny, aged 12, is one of the children attending the Wellchild Awards 2024 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel Harry also met both Beverley Knight and Oti Mabuse in the VIP room after the awards, both of whom were celebrity guests at the event. Harry and his bodyguard arriving at the Royal Lancaster Hotel yesterday afternoon Myleene Klass and Rosie Nixon arrive to attend the WellChild Awards ceremony in London WellChild boss Matt James said Harry's continued involvement with the charity was 'huge' The Duke of Sussex is seen here with Christopher Anderson, who nominated Caroline Anderson for Best Nurse, during the WellChild Childrens' Health Awards ceremony at Lord's Cricket Ground in north-west London in October 2007 He was whisked into the WellChild awards ceremony in London yesterday - one of the few UK-based events he supports in person post-Megxit. As WellChild's patron for more than 15 years, Harry has regularly attended the awards ceremony staged by the organisation, the national charity for seriously ill children and their families.