Britain's Prince Harry in high spirits at a London award ceremony to recognise the courage of seriously ill children and the doctors and nurses who care for them.<br/> <br />It's the first public engagement for the prince since naked photos of him sparked headlines around the world when they appeared on a U.S. website last month.<br/> <br />The prince is patron of the WellChild organisation and was at the event to present an award.<br/> <br />Looking relaxed and joking with the youngsters, Harry at one point had to persuade six-year-old Alex Logan not to bring up his recent misdemeanour.<br/> <br />But the third in line to the British throne couldn't help a small laugh when mentioning his well-known lack of shyness.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) PRINCE HARRY, SAYING:<br/> <br />"But never one for being shy in coming forward, I'll give it a go. (LAUGHS, CROWD CHEERS)... It may seem an odd thing to say after the patriotic euphoria of the Olympics and during the Paralympics, but I think it's you that represent the very best of Britain."<br/> <br />The grainy pictures show the 27-year-old grandson of Elizabeth II cavorting with a nude young woman in a hotel room in Las Vegas.<br/> <br />Newspapers in Britain decided not to publish the photos after the prince's representatives called for his privacy to be respected.<br/> <br />Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper did eventually defy appeals from Royal lawyers, printing the real photos after first running a mock-up using actors.<br/> <br />Over 3-and-a-half thousand people have since complained to the UK's press watchdog over the Sun's printing of the photos, mainly on grounds of invasion of privacy.
