The Duke of Sussex recreated Princess Diana’s historic Angola landmine walk on his solo visit to the country 28 years after her trip.
Prince Harry, visiting as a patron of landmine clearance charity the Halo Trust on Wednesday (16 July), gave advice to children in a remote village near Africa’s largest minefield on avoiding detonating mines.
Speaking in Portuguese, Harry said: “Stop, go back and tell your elders.”
The Duke highlighted the threat of the munitions in Angola, the same nation Diana, Princess of Wales visited in 1997 in a plea for the world to ban the weapons.
Iconic images showed Diana, wearing a protective visor and vest, walking through a minefield being cleared by the Halo Trust.
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