When last we saw Prince Harry he was paling around with his older brother Prince William on a polo field in the UK for the elder prince’s birthday before he was judging farm stock at the Norfolk County Fair … but these days, Harry has relocated to South Africa with his military regiment, the Household Cavalry, to aid in the rebuilding effort spearheaded by Sentebale, the charity that Prince Harry founded back in 2006 in his late mother’s name. Here are a few pics of the heroic prince pitching in and helping rebuild a dilapidated school for disabled kids in the kingdom of Lesotho:

Pushing a heavy wheelborrow and digging trenches, he could be any other soldier on a brief re-building assignment in a foreign country. But for Prince Harry, his work to revamp a school for disabled children in the impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho, is far from over. The Prince, who is in the country with his regiment, the Household Cavalry, is assisting with projects run by Sentebale - the charity he set up in his mother’s memory with Prince Sessio of Lesotho in 2006. Sentebale - which means forget me not - helps Aids orphans and other vulnerable children in the southern African country by offering community projects, financial aid and management support. Harry, a lieutenant in the Household Cavalry’s Blues and Royals, is helping rebuild a centre for severely disabled children and visiting other projects supported by his organization. Speaking of his regiment’s involvement the Prince said: “Everything here is just so positive and fantastic. This is the only mentally handicapped school within Lesotho and once the project is finished we hope to make another in the centre and one in the south. The children of Lesotho, the vulnerable children of Lesotho, that’s what we’re working towards.” His work comes at the end of an African expedition that has been undertaken by the Prince and more than 25 soldiers from the Household Cavalry during recent weeks.

Couldn’t you just swoon? There is something about a royal prince who can be rugged, playful and philanthropic … and who just so happens to be a hottie as well that just melts one’s butter. It’s seriously the sort of stuff you read about in fairytales … all that’s missing is the white horse — oh wait, when he’s playing polo it’s possible for him to have that, too. AND, when he’s not bizzy helping rebuild schools for disabled children, he’s making time to play with those kids as a bonus:

I’m fairly certain that the Princes of Wales are pretty much the coolest royals on Earth. I think their mother Princess Diana would be very proud of them. Something tells me that she already is.

[Photo credit: Getty, INFdaily; Source]