The Duke of Sussex has admitted he was “emotional” walking through a street in Angola that his late mum Princess Diana visited in 1997.
Harry, who was 12 when Diana died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, is currently on tour in South Africa with his wife Meghan and their four-month-old son Archie.
On Friday, the duke visited the Angolan landmines and was pictured walking through a minefield, recreating the famous image of Diana taken in Africa just months before her death.
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Harry was dressed in a beige shirt and black trousers as well as protective clothing as he walked through the street, which was once littered with red warning signs.
Over 20 years ago, Diana was pictured walking through the field filled with unexploded landmines.
Now two decades on, the street is made up of houses, schools, shops and a thriving community.
Speaking to reporters, Harry said: “It has been quite emotional retracing my mother’s steps 22 years on and to see the transformation that has taken place from an unsafe and desolate area into a vibrant community with local businesses and colleges.
“22 years ago, my mother visited Angola. There were still more than 1,000 minefields in this beautiful country which remained to be cleared.
“I wonder if she were still alive today, whether that would still be the case. I’m pretty sure she would have seen it through.”
Harry also took a moment to sit beneath a tree, which was planted in the town of Huambo and named after his late mother.
During his visit, Harry met with representatives from the three de-mining organisations working in Angola – the HALO Trust, Mines Advisory Group and Norwegian People’s Aid.
He also was asked to set an anti-personnel mine off with a controlled explosion to safely destroy the weapon.
Prince Harry says he believes his mother would have seen through clearing minefields in Angola and calls for landmines to be consigned to the history books.
The Duke of Sussex has walked through a minefield as Princess Diana famously did in 1997 http: // https://t.co/0dPUT1a7DD pic.twitter.com/oxaalv5Sa8
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Harry visited the Huambo Orthopaedic Centre too, which he will rename after his mother.
A post shared to Harry and Meghan’s official Instagram page read: “The Duke of Sussex visited a de-mining site in Dirico, Angola, to raise awareness of the danger and prevalence of landmines that still exists today.
“In 1997 Diana Princess of Wales visited Huambo to bring global attention to the crisis of landmines.
“The Duke is humbled to be visiting a place and a community that was so special to his mother and to recognise her tireless mission as an advocate for all those she felt needed her voice the most, even if the issue was not universally popular.
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“During his visit today, The Duke will walk along the street which was once the minefield where his mother was famously pictured.”
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