Prince Harry and wife, Meghan Markle are reportedly planning a trip to Africa to help continue Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana’s legacy.
In Early January 1997, Princess Diana visited Angola just months before her death. Prince Harry is to visit Angola as part of their Autumn tour.According to Daily Mirror, Palace aides are currently investigating Angola’s security situation which will inform on if Meghan Markle and new born son Archie will be able to join Prince Harry in Angola. The Prince will to taking this trip to fulfill his mother’s legacy by continuing the important work by the Halo Trust.
The Prince and his wife, Meghan Markle are expected to travel together, a journey which will take them to Malawi to expand the reach of the charity Sentebale and other places like South Africa and Botswana.
As part of the work of Princess Diana, she gave tireless efforts to the banning of land mines in the last months of her life. Prince Harry makes mention that some believed she had stepped over the line into the arena of political campaigning; but for her this wasn’t about politics: it was about people. Prince Harry said she knew she had a big spotlight to shine and she used it to bring attention on the people others had forgotten, ignored or were too afraid to support.
Advisors of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are working on a tailored role for the couple with the help of Sir David Manning, a former ambassador to the US, and Lord Geidt, the Queen’s former private secretary who Chairs the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust.
Prince Harry will start by attending a Chatham House Africa Programme event on ‘Mine clearance, conservation and Economic development in Angola’, on Monday confirmed by the Buckingham Palace. The event in partnership with the Halo Trust and Angolan Government. This is to spearhead funding of £44 million to clear land mines in two national parks. The initiative will be a major opportunity to conserve the last great wilderness of South Africa.
According to the Daily Mirror the Africa Programme event will highlight the connection between conservation, economic development and mine clearance with a call to action for increased funding for mine clearance efforts in Angola.
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