Prince Harry Records Special Message to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of 'Thomas the Tank Engine' | THR News - video Dailymotion

His special message for a 75th anniversary edition of the children's favorite will also air on Viacom's Channel 5 in the U.K.

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00:00Prince Harry has a very special message to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Thomas

00:04the Tank Engine.

00:06The Duke of Sussex recorded a special message that introduces a new edition of the adorable

00:10children's program called Thomas and Friends The Royal Engine.

00:14The new program will feature a story involving Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles reimagined

00:19as animated characters.

00:20The Royal Engine will be set when Prince Charles, aka the Prince of Wales, was just a little

00:24boy and will involve Sir Topham Hatt, the controller of the railway, making his way

00:28to Buckingham Palace to receive an honor.

00:30Prince Harry's participation was recorded in January before he left the UK for the

00:34States.

00:35The intro finds him sitting in an armchair reading from a book about the train's adventures.

00:40Now his involvement is especially nostalgic for the Duke of Sussex as he said he had,

00:44quote, fond memories of growing up with Thomas and Friends and being transported to new places

00:48through his adventures.

00:49He added that the adventures of Thomas, quote, has been a comforting, familiar face for so

00:53many families over the last 75 years.

00:56Entertaining, educating and inspiring children on important issues through exciting stories

01:00and characters.

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01:04For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.