Prince Harry has returned to Angola to support the work of the Halo Trust, a charity dedicated to clearing landmines, following in the footsteps of his late mother, Princess Diana.
The Duke of Sussex, deplaning solo in Luanda on Tuesday morning, is expected to walk across the very site where Diana famously wore protective gear and stepped through a live minefield nearly three decades ago.
His presence there, like hers in 1997, carries symbolic weight, as the land has since been transformed and marked with the “Diana Tree” in her memory.
Meghan Markle, meanwhile, stayed behind in California. According to reports, concerns about safety were part of the decision, but there also seems to be a personal boundary: insiders say Harry prefers to keep his work with Halo Trust as a private endeavor, distinct from his public life with Meghan.
It’s not the first time she has missed a Halo-related appearance, having also skipped a United Nations event last year and his previous trip to Angola in 2019.
At 40, Harry continues to uphold the legacy his mother left with this cause. He has been a patron of Halo Trust since 2019 and has made multiple visits to landmine-affected regions.
Sources close to the couple suggest that while security is always a concern, Harry’s solo involvement reflects how deeply personal this mission is to him.