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\n\t\tCaption: Prince Harry visits Angola\u2019s minefields 28 years after his mother campaigned against themAP \/ REX<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tCaption: Prince Harry visits Angola\u2019s minefields 28 years after his mother campaigned against themAP \/ REX<\/p>\n
Prince Harry<\/a> donned a protective vest as he retraced his mother Princess Diana\u2019s steps along an Angolan minefield just months before her tragic death.<\/p>\n The Duke of Sussex, as a patron of landmine clearance charity<\/a> the Halo Trust, spoke to families in a remote village 28 years after his mother tried to raise awareness of their plight living next to Africa\u2019s largest minefield.<\/p>\n \t\t He gave children in Cuito Cuanavale advice on avoiding detonating mines, telling them in Portuguese: \u2018Stop, go back and tell your elders.\u2019<\/p>\n The duke was highlighting the threat of the munitions in Angola, the same nation Diana, Princess of Wales visited in 1997 to urge the world to ban the weapons.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/a> newsletter or get Breaking News<\/a> alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n On Tuesday, he met Angola\u2019s President Joao Lourenco and welcomed the leader\u2019s intention to continue support for the removal of landmines left from the civil war that ended in 2002.<\/p>\n Months before she died in a car crash, Diana, wearing a protective visor and vest, walked through a minefield being cleared by the Halo Trust.<\/p>\n She strode through a cleared path in a Huambo minefield, and the images of her in body armour and a mask gave the anti-landmine campaign global recognition.<\/p>\n Harry, who also echoed Diana in a 2019 visit to an Angolan minefield, said: \u2018Children should never have to live in fear of playing outside or walking to school.<\/p>\n \u2018Here in Angola, over three decades later, the remnants of war still threaten lives every day.\u2019<\/p>\n The Angolan government is the Halo Trust\u2019s largest donor in the south-western Africa country.<\/p>\n A new three-year contract between the Angolan government and the Halo Trust was discussed during the meeting with Mr Lourenco.<\/p>\n Later that day, at a reception hosted by the British Embassy, Harry spoke with business leaders about maintaining partnerships in humanitarian work.<\/p>\n He said: \u2018The Angolan government\u2019s continued commitment is a powerful testament to Halo\u2019s success in saving lives and reducing humanitarian risk.<\/p>\n \u2018We thank President Lourenco for his leadership and partnership, as well as continued donor support, as we work together towards completing the mission of a landmine-free country.\u2019<\/p>\n It is estimated that at least 60,000 people have been killed or injured by landmines in Angola since 2008, the Halo Trust said.<\/p>\n The trust has cleared more than 120,000 landmines and 100,000 bombs from the country.<\/p>\n However, in the past five years at least 80 Angolans have been killed by the devices and more than 1,000 minefields are yet to be cleared.<\/p>\n Diana spoke out against the sale and use of landmines and famously called for an international ban on them during her 1997 trip.<\/p>\n The visit came after reports Prince Harry<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0King Charles<\/a>\u00a0could be ready to heal their public rift following\u00a0a meeting between their aides<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Duke of Sussex hasn\u2019t seen his father in about 18 months, after Harry and his wife\u00a0Meghan Markle<\/a>\u2019s decision to step back as working royals, and\u00a0the release of his autobiography, Spare<\/a>.<\/p>\n Their estrangement was further cemented after the Duchess of Sussex mentioned in an interview with\u00a0Oprah Winfrey<\/a>\u00a0that a member of the royal family had asked about\u00a0their son Alfie\u2019s skin colour<\/a>\u00a0before he was born.<\/p>\n But a meeting was held to discuss avoiding media and calendar clashes,\u00a0The Sun reports<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and with Harry due back in the UK in September to attend a WellChild event, it\u2019s thought he could also visit his father.<\/p>\n![\"In](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_259206889-d3c1.jpg\")
\n\t\tPrince Harry, Duke of Sussex takes part in a mine awareness safety class in Cuito Cuanavale Source: AFP<\/p>\n