PRINCE Harry is often thought of as the most "fun" member of the royal household.
Combined with the fact that he is about to become an uncle for the first time, it is unsurprising that his visit to Nottingham will have a big focus on young people.
His Royal Highness will arrive in Nottingham for a whistle-stop tour of the city on Thursday, April 25.
And his first stop will be to brain injury charity Headway, where he will officially open the charity's new headquarters in Bagnall Road, Old Basford.
During the visit he will chat to brain injury survivors who will be taking on a charity challenge in 2014, the details of which have yet to be announced, and the service's volunteers and staff.
He will also meet double Olympic gold medallist and Headway vice-president James Cracknell and Headway special ambassador Johnson Beharry VC, both of who are living with the long-term effects of brain injury.
In choosing to support Headway, Prince Harry follows in his mother's footsteps, because Diana, Princess of Wales, occupied the role of the charity's Royal Patron from 1991 to 1996.
The chairman of Headway, Andrew Green, is thrilled and delighted about the visit.
"Princess Diana's support of the charity greatly enhanced its profile and made more people aware not only of brain injury and its effects, but also of the help that was available," he said.
"We hope Prince Harry's visit will help us achieve similar results and we offer our sincere thanks to His Royal Highness for taking time out of his busy schedule to support us in this way. It will be a momentous day in the history of the charity."
From Headway, Harry will make his way across the city to the Russell Youth Club in St Ann's.
Four organisations will be showcased at the youth club in Lowdham Street – including education projects the Epic Partnership and Learn 2 Learn Comprehensive, the KK Boxing Club and the Community Recording Studio.
Prince Harry will view sports, arts and music demonstrations and speak to teenagers while touring the youth club.
The final call Prince Harry will make will be to Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, in Beck Street in the city centre. The centre provides training for jobs in creative industries, such as recording studios and media work, and is part of the consortium hoping to set up a Notts TV station.
During his visit to the studio, the Prince will launch the Notts TV Institute ahead of the channel being broadcast in 2014.
He will also be given a tour the building meeting some of Confetti's 1,500 students along the way.
Confetti managing director Craig Chettle will escort Prince Harry on the tour.
He said: "I am honoured that Confetti has been selected to form part of Prince Harry's visit to Nottingham.
"We are incredibly proud of our students and their achievements, some of which have been as a result of adversity.
"We are really keen to show Prince Harry the students' journey – from learning practical and vocational creative skills, through to the real industry working environment of Antenna.
"We sincerely hope he goes away feeling encouraged by what he has seen here and also that our students have a day to remember."
Nottingham City Council chief executive Ian Curryer said: "We are pleased that Prince Harry is interested in visiting Nottingham and we are looking forward to welcoming here.
"It will be a great opportunity for him to not only see the city but also find out about some of the great things our young people are involved with in Nottingham's thriving creative sector, as well as projects addressing the challenges and issues which some of them face.
"I'm sure that both he and the young people he meets will benefit from the experience and we're hopeful we might work with him in the future to help Nottingham's young people achieve their ambitions." Have a look at our gallery of Prince Harry's best bits to get you in the mood for his visit here.
