Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
BIG SMILE HARRY’S
Will in call for wildlife
PRINCE William has urged organisations worldwide to help end the “abhorrent” crime of illegal wildlife trading.
At a United for Wildlife Taskforces meeting at St James’s Palace, he said record numbers of investigations and seizures in the past year were “encouraging”.
But he added: “Everything that you do to root out corruption, improve your processes and techniques, and flag suspicious activity to law enforcement helps make this trade too risky for criminals to stomach.”
United for Wildlife combats the trade by uniting conservation groups, police, global corporations and governments.
BEAMING Prince Harry was reunited with Meghan and Archie on their Canadian love island as the couple plan their future away from royal duties.
Harry had cast a solemn figure as he left the gruelling nine-hour British Airways flight from Heathrow to Vancouver late on Monday evening.
But after a transfer flight to Vancouver Island, Harry’s demeanour had changed and he smiled broadly.
One passenger on board the plane said they suspected Meghan was waiting inside a Toyota SUV that pulled up nearby.
The couple had been separated for 11 days while the Prince finished his final engagement as a senior royal in Britain. Hours before leaving
London on Monday, the Prince raced through an official engagement with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and African leaders.
He had been so eager to see Meghan and Archie, he even ducked out of a Buckingham Palace reception he was supposed to be co-hosting.
Harry was driven from the airport to the £11.4million waterfront home the couple have lived in since November after it was loaned to them by a mystery benefactor. Yesterday, their former royal highnesses began talks with the elite Hollywood team that Meghan had secretly retained throughout her time in the British Royal Family.
Made up of powerful agents, business managers and lawyers, they will help Harry and Meghan pursue multimillion-dollar deals. The team features