Prince Harryhas returned to the place he calls his “second home”: Africa.
Therecently married royal, 33, opened a school and a house in Pitseng, Lesotho, on Sunday, on behalf of theSentebalecharity he co-founded with his friend, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho — the younger brother of King Letsie III of Lesotho — in 2006.
Local Teboho Letsoha wrote, “My village. My people. My heart.”
“So humbled! Words cannot and will not express this insurmountable joy that a brother is feeling,” he continued. “To the#Dukeof#Sussexthank you#PrinceHarry.”
Prince Harry flew first class on a commercial flight to Joahannesburg on Thursday, two days after accompanying new wifeMeghan Markleon herRoyal Ascot debutalongsideQueen Elizabeth, 92.
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Meghan, 36, did not travel with her husband on the low-key Africa trip, a spokesperson for Kensington Palace confirmed to PEOPLE.
Harry is also set to attend a board meeting of Africa Parks, a conservation charity he supports and has worked for, in Botswana. Then he will head home in time for the reception for the Queen’s Young Leaders at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, Kensington Palace said.
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Africa holds a special place inPrince Harry’s heart. The royal has travelled extensively across the continent since he was a young boy and previously described it as the one place he feels “more like myself than anywhere in the world.” Along with his work for Sentebale — which means “forget me not” in the Sesotho — he is patron ofRhino Conservation Botswana.
It was also in Africa that Harry and Meghan enjoyed a luxury safari break just four weeks after their first date, returning a few months later for her birthday.
Speaking to the BBC in their first joint interview, Harry said, “I managed to persuade her to come and join me in Botswana. We camped out with each other under the stars. She came and joined me for five days out there, which was absolutely fantastic.”
source: people.com
