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Telegraph
16-07-2025
- Telegraph
Prince Harry follows in Princess Diana's footsteps by walking through minefield
The Duke of Sussex said that children should not have to fear playing outside as he was pictured walking through Angola's largest minefield. Prince Harry made an emotional pilgrimage to the African country, again walking in his late mother's footsteps as he sought to continue her legacy. The Duke met families and children in Cuito Cuanavale, where the dangers of landmines still loom large 28 years after his mother visited the country. He said: 'Children should never have to live in fear of playing outside or walking to school. Here in Angola, over three decades later, the remnants of war still threaten lives every day.'
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Duke of Sussex follows in his mother Princess Diana's footsteps as he walks across landmines in Angola
The Duke of Sussex has followed in his mother Princess Diana 's footsteps as he walked across landmines in Angola. Harry spoke to families who live near Africa's largest minefield as part of HALO's community outreach programme, which aims to keep people safe from landmines until they are cleared by trained experts. The Duke repeated simple phrases in Portuguese, including 'stop, go back and tell your elders' to prevent children from detonating lethal devices left behind from the civil war which ended in 2002. He said: 'Children should never have to live in fear of playing outside or walking to school. Here in Angola, over three decades later, the remnants of war still threaten lives every day.' He added: 'The Angolan government's continued commitment is a powerful testament to HALO's success in saving lives and reducing humanitarian risk. 'We thank President Lourenço for his leadership and partnership, as well as continued donor support as we work together towards completing the mission of a landmine-free country.'
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Harry follows in Diana's footsteps - and returns to Angola to back landmine clearing charity
The Duke of Sussex has visited Angola to support a landmine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997. met the President Joao Lourenco yesterday at the start of his trip, according to a statement from The Halo Trust, which helps clear landmines from old war zones. visited the country in January 1997, supporting the same charity, seven months before she was killed in a car crash in Paris. Diana famously wore protective equipment and walked through a cleared path in an active minefield in Huambo, during a break in fighting in the African country's long civil war. Her attention to the plight of Angola - including civilians injured by landmines - helped secure a treaty banning the munitions. Harry has followed his mother's footsteps by raising awareness of HALO's work. , he said Angola's continued problem with landmines would likely have been solved if his mother had lived. He also met landmine survivor Sandra Tigica - 22 years after his mother Princess Diana was pictured with the then 13-year-old, who lost a leg. James Cowan, chief executive of The Halo Trust, said in a statement that he and Harry met Angola's president to discuss continued demining efforts. "We thanked him for his extraordinary dedication to and investment in the vision of a mine-free country, and he expressed his intention to continue to support our work with a further significant contract for the next three years," he said. Read more from Sky News: The charity estimates that around 80,000 Angolans have been killed or injured by landmines during and after the 27-year civil war, although there are no exact figures. The organisation says just over 1,000 minefields, covering an estimated 26 sq miles (67 sq km) still needed to be cleared at the end of 2024. Angola had set a goal to be landmine-free by 2025.
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
SARAH VINE: The difference between William and Harry is that one has Kate to soothe his mental anguish... the other has Meghan to rub salt into his wounds
There are many practical – and constitutional – reasons why it makes sense for the Palace to explore a rapprochement with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. As A. N. Wilson argued so cogently in yesterday's Daily Mail, 'fractured dynasties do not survive', and when the crown eventually passes to Prince William, it would be infinitely better if Harry and Meghan were inside the tent rather than on the outside causing mayhem.
Washington Post
15-07-2025
- Washington Post
Prince Harry is in Angola to raise awareness for land mine clearing, repeating Diana's 1997 trip
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Prince Harry visited the African nation of Angola on Tuesday with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997. Harry, the Duke of Sussex , met with Angolan President João Lourenço on Tuesday at the start of his trip, according to a statement from the Halo Trust, an organization that works to clear land mines from old warzones.
