'Give us a yell and we'll sort it out': Prince Harry offers a 19-year-old student a job once she's finished her studies after meeting her for a cup of tea in New Zealand

  • Prince Harry is helping a teenager achieve her happy ending with a job offer  
  • Lucia Kennedy met with the the Royals while they visited New Zealand this week
  • The 19-year-old hosted the event aimed at discussing youth mental health  

A teenage girl has been offered a job by Prince Harry during a chat over a cup of tea.

Lucia Kennedy, 19, met with Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan during their visit to a café in Wellington, in New Zealand's north island, on Monday.

While talking over a cup of herbal tea, Kennedy, who is completing a double degree in commerce and psychology at university, was offered a job, Stuff reported.

Lucia Kennedy (pictured far right), 19, met with Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan during their visit to a café in Wellington, in New Zealand's north island, on Monday

Lucia Kennedy (pictured far right), 19, met with Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan during their visit to a café in Wellington, in New Zealand's north island, on Monday

'I said to Harry, "I finish uni in two years, I'd love to come and work for you",' she said. 

'He said, "We'd love to have you, just give us a yell when you come over, we'll sort it out".'

Ms Kennedy, who calls herself a 'happiness entrepreneur', said she'd celebrate her job offer with a dinner with her flatmates.

The high-achieving teenager hosted the Royal couple during the event, which was focused on youth mental health.

She said the hour-long session was inspiring.

'I saw Harry's face light up when he heard about counselling offered to the defence team and New Zealand military personnel,' she said.

'He was really impressed and happy to hear that, I think.'

Prince Harry spoke out about his own struggles with mental health last year.

He told the Daily Telegraph that he'd sought counselling after years of suppressing his emotions following the death of his mother Diana, the Princess of Wales, in a car crash when Harry was 12.

Lucia Kennedy, 19, was having a cup of tea with Prince Harry on Monday when she causally mentioned how much she would like to work with him

Lucia Kennedy, 19, was having a cup of tea with Prince Harry on Monday when she causally mentioned how much she would like to work with him

At the cafe, Harry talked about the need to remove the stigma from mental health and to encourage people to talk about how they feel. 

Kennedy was 12 when the deadly earthquakes struck Christchurch.

Some friends died and her family lost their house. From the devastation she had witnessed she started the Take A Chance Project, offering coaching and mentor programmes for young people.

She has also started Luminary Legacies - a 'happiness project' to empower people to accomplish their dreams.   

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