The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared an emotional Instagram message to their Sussex Royal account detailing Prince Harry‘s “love for Africa”. The post came ahead of the couple’s reunion in Canada earlier this week.
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Prince Harry met with African leaders when he attended the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London on Monday, an event which aimed to deliver more investment, jobs and growth to the region.
Later that day, the Duke left the UK to reunite with Meghan and baby Archie in Canada.
On Instagram, they wrote: “This morning at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, hosted by the UK Government, The Duke of Sussex met with leaders from Malawi 🇲🇼 , Mozambique 🇲🇿 and Morocco 🇲🇦- touching on investment in renewable energy, jobs, tourism, and environmental issues.
“The Duke has been involved in various causes in Africa for over a decade, and has helped to initiate a number of key projects in the region surrounding conservation and tourism, the threat posed by landmines and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
“During their recent visit to Southern Africa last September, The Duke and Duchess met with project teams working to encourage youth employment, entrepreneurship, education and health.
“Through their roles as President and Vice President of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, The Duke and Duchess have worked to support a growing network of young change-makers across the Commonwealth and will continue to do so, especially in the run up to CHOGM 2020.
“The Duke of Sussex’s love for Africa is well known – he first visited the continent at the age of thirteen and more than two decades later, the people, culture, wildlife and resilient communities continue to inspire and motivate him every day.”
The couple’s emotional post comes as they get ready to move out of their senior royal roles by the spring.
Last week, after crisis talks, the Queen announced that she hoped “that today’s agreement allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life.”
She thanked the couple for all their “dedicated work across this country, the Commonwealth and beyond”.
While Buckingham Palace also released a statement, confirming “The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family.”
They will also repay Sovereign Grant expenditure for the refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their UK family home.
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