Prince Harry meets World War Two veterans ahead of Remembrance Day

Harry was all smiles as he watched veterans taking part in activities such as painting, ceramics and photography at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre in Toronto.

He viewed military helmets decorated by veterans to reflect their experiences of service and remembrance, and was pictured lending a hand with one man's artwork.

Among those the duke met was Brenda Reid, 101, who served at a women-run naval station in Nova Scotia during the Second World War and Harold Toth, 95, a Korean War veteran who enlisted with the Queen's Own Rifles.

When asked by Harry about their war experiences, Ms Reid (pictured) offered a playful warning about her fellow residents: “You can't always believe the boys.”

The meeting was part of his two-day visit to Toronto to meet veterans, members of the armed forces community and military charities to mark the ‘Remembrancetide’ period which spans the two-week period leading up to Remembrance Sunday.

Harry also spoke with veterans and active service members at a dinner event held by veterans' organisation True Patriot Love Foundation, recalling his training at Canadian Forces Base Suffield, in Alberta, and how he served alongside Canadian Armed Forces members during his deployment in Afghanistan.

It comes after he warned in a personal essay how easy it is for veterans to be forgotten “once the uniform comes off”.