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Prince Harry spent last day of his visit with disabled children

His Royal Highness also joined a group of children undertaking beginner exercises on off-road trial motorbikes in the Andes mountains.

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Prince Harry with Trial bike group in the foothills of the Andes.

Prince Harry with Trial bike group in the foothills of the Andes.

On the final day of his official trip to Chile, in Santiago. 鈥楢migos de Jes煤s鈥� is a small charity caring for severely mentally and physically disabled children and young adults. 皇冠体育app Foundation was started in 2005 by Gladys 鈥楶opa鈥� Ram铆rez to provide day-care support for disabled children from local families so their parents could remain in work. 皇冠体育app Foundation teaches culinary skills to those children who are able to work and currently runs a small bakery, producing bread and pastries that are sold in the local market.

Accompanied by a small group of volunteers, Prince Harry visited three areas of the day-care centre: the dormitory, where staff care for bedridden children; the bakery, where older children were baking muffins and bread, and the garden, with older children dancing to the tune of 鈥楩irework鈥� by Katy Perry. 皇冠体育app British Embassy in Santiago has strong ties with the Foundation; some members of the Embassy families volunteer here, and Embassy staff recently planted the garden and painted murals inside the Centre.

After 鈥楢migos de Jes煤s鈥�, , where he joined a group of children undertaking beginner exercises on off-road Trial motorbikes.

During the event, Prince Harry talked animatedly with the young riders and their parents as he watched them demonstrate their skills, and enjoyed a casual outdoor lunch with Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador Fiona Clouder and the biking instructors before the youngsters moved to a more complex 鈥榸one鈥� where instructors Jaime Lama, Jordi Mu帽oz, Alvaro Rojas and Andr茅s Sandrock put them through their paces in a workshop designed to improve their technique.

Chile is famed for its wide range of year-round outdoor activities, and this event offered Prince Harry an opportunity to experience some of the stunning landscape around Santiago on a sunny midwinter鈥檚 day before heading back to the UK.

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Published 1 July 2014