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Prince Harry, 34, is the youngest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana. He is sixth in line to the throne, while his son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, is seventh. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their first child into the world in May of this year and now the family is planning their first official tour together. The Sussex clan announced new details about their plans for the tour this week, but why is Angola such an important and special spot for Prince Harry?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with their son Archie Harrison, will depart for South Africa on September 23 and return on October 2. During the tour, the family will together visit South Africa, then Prince Harry will depart to make solo visits to Malawi, Angola and Botswana. Prince Harry will make a “significant and poignant journey” to Angola to see first-hand the legacy of his mother Princess Diana. Her visit to Huambo in 1997 helped raise awareness of the threat posed by landmines to communities and livelihoods.

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He is planning to journey to the same minefield where Princess Diana famously walked through in 1997 to raise awareness. An international treaty banning landmines was signed just months after her death. Sam Cohen, Harry’s private secretary, said: “In a particularly significant and poignant journey, the Duke of Sussex will have the opportunity to return to Angola to see first-hand the legacy of his mother.” Prince Harry will meet with the UK charity HALO Trust whilst in Angola, a cause championed by Princess Diana more than 20 years ago.



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Prince Harry Africa tour: An international treaty banning landmines was signed months after her death

He will spend a night at the demining camp and will visit a working demining field outside Dirco in south eastern Angola the following day, where he will remotely detonate a mine. The most iconic moment will come later that day when Prince Harry will travel to Huambo to visit the location where Diana was photographed on January 1997. The royal will be accompanied by the Governor of Huambo, Joana Lina, who was also the official host for Diana's visit. Together they will then travel to the orthopaedic centre Princess Diana also visited which has recently been renovated and Harry will unveil the new centre's name which is in honour of his mother.



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The prince previously privately visited Angola in 2013 to see the work of the HALO Trust. During the rest of the couple’s trip, they have a number of important engagements to undertake, including visiting Monwabisi Beach to learn about Waves for Change and meeting the Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife at their legacy foundation. Meanwhile, while Meghan is alone South Africa, she will visit the Woodstock Exchange that works to encourage female entrepreneurs and a Women in Public Service breakfast. READ MORE: Full itinerary of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal tour of Africa

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