Prince Harry believes in keeping her late mother, Princess Diana’s legacy alive. During his recent visit to New York City, one of the key stops was The Halo Trust, a humanitarian organization dedicated to creating a mine-free world. The cause was close to the late Princess Diana, who heavily campaigned for it. 

The trust has successfully operated in 30 countries and territories and is working towards clearing landmines and war debris. In 1997, the former Princess of Wales walked through an active minefield in Huambo, Angola, and since then, the organization has gained international recognition.  

Prince Harry has been continuing his mother’s legacy by being the face of the organization on numerous milestone occasions. In 2019, he recreated the iconic moment by retracing Diana’s steps through the same Angola minefield. On September 23, the Duke of Sussex attended The Halo Trust’s event and delivered an impactful speech. 

“As you know, The HALO Trust work in Angola meant a great deal to my mother. Carrying on her legacy is a responsibility I take incredibly seriously,” he said at the event. Valdemar Fernandes, HALO Angola’s Program Operations Manager, who was also present during Diana’s memorable minefield walkthrough, spoke to PEOPLE at the Halo Trust event. 

“It was very important,” he said about the Princess’s gesture. Before her visit, there was little awareness of the mine problem around the world. “And when she visited Angola in 1997, she managed to bring international attention to the issue,” he added.  

Fernandes also reflected on the auspicious day and shared that the late Princess was not “scared” and appeared happy doing it and knew what it meant. He further commented on Harry’s contribution to the cause and said, “He is doing very well.”

According to him, the Duke was visibly moved and emotional while retracing her late mother’s steps. “I could see from his face it was very emotional — it took control of him. It was a great moment,” he added. As for Harry’s moving speech at the event, Fernandes told PEOPLE that he was “touched” by the former’s seriousness and efforts towards the cause.

Devara Part 1 directed by Koratala Siva and starring Jr NTR, Saif Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor took a thundering start at the box office in India on its opening day. As per estimates, the sea-adventure movie led by Jr NTR has collected between Rs 85-90 crore gross in India on day 1. More clarity on the numbers will be possible to be given the next morning. These numbers are simply phenomenal and what makes it an even greater achievement is the fact that around 75 percent of the film’s collections are coming from the two Andhra states.

Devara Takes A Day 1 India Opening Of Rs 85-90 Crore For The Opening Day

Devara Part 1‘s day 1 APTS estimates are at Rs 65 crore. Karnataka is the second best performer for the movie on the first day with collections of Rs 10 crore. The combined Tamil Nadu and Kerala gross is at an underwhelming Rs 2.75 crore. North India has contributed Rs 10 crore of which around Rs 8.50 crore gross is from the Hindi version. The Hindi collections can be termed as decent. However, it is much more than what was expected from the movie seeing the final advance, last night. The film is sold on an advance commission basis for its Hindi version. It needs to justify the rights by netting Rs 100 crore. For the movie to net Rs 100 crore, it will have to not just see exponential growth over the weekend but also hold at day 1 levels on first Monday.

Devara Part 1 Will Have To Click With The Hindi Audience In A Big Way

The Jr NTR star vehicle is looking at a global opening day of around Rs 125-130 crore, depending on where the final day 1 APTS collections land. The film’s word of mouth is on the mixed side but with day 1 recoveries so huge, it can reach the breakeven point if it holds decently over the next few days. More than the film breaking even, the makers will want that their film strikes a chord with the Hindi audiences because the sequel potential of a film that clicks with the Hindi speaking audience is immense. Pushpa: The Rise, which opened to collections of slightly over Rs 3 crore in Hindi may have its sequel open to a number of more than Rs 60 crore net.

Here is a territorial break-up of Devara Part 1’s Day 1 India Collections

APTS – Rs 65 crore

Karnataka – Rs 10 crore

Tamil Nadu and Kerala – Rs 2.75 crore

North India – Rs 10 crore

Total = Rs 87.75 crore 

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