Prince Harry makes solo private wildlife conservation visit to Africa
Prince Harry has flown to Africa on a private fact-finding mission to learn about the latest developments in wildlife conservation.
Prince Harry has been visiting Botswana, a place he knows well – and where he took his fiancée Meghan Markle in the early days of their relationship. Ms Markle’s engagement ring not only features diamonds from the personal collection of Diana, Princess of Wales, but also a stone from Botswana.
The African nation is helping to safeguard the continent’s population of black and white rhino and earlier this week the prince travelled there in his role as UK patron of the organisation Rhino Conservation Botswana (RCB).
A spokeswoman for the organisation said: “Prince Harry is in Africa for a private working trip, focused on organisations working in conservation across the region and learning more about the issues affecting wildlife in the region.”
Prince Harry spent part of yesterday visiting the headquarters of the RCB before he travelled to neighbouring South Africa to meet staff at the headquarters of African Parks, which he is president of.