Prince Harry recalls Diana’s Angola landmine walk in new book foreword on Okavango
Prince Harry has highlighted Princess Diana’s 1997 walk through an active landmine field in Angola in a new foreword written for an upcoming book about conservation efforts in Africa. The Duke of Sussex referenced the late princess while introducing National Geographic explorer Mr Steve Boyes’s new title, which follows a wilderness project in the Okavango region, underlining both the humanitarian and environmental themes running through the publication.
In the foreword, Express reported that Prince Harry described Diana’s 1997 appearance with the HALO Trust in Huambo, Angola, as “a turning point” in the fight against landmines, writing that she walked through “a live minefield being cleared” by the charity.
Prince Harry also wrote about his long personal connection to southern Africa, calling the Okavango Delta his “second home” for more than 25 years and describing it as a place where nature’s scale “open[s] your eyes and mind”. He linked the region’s protection to wider concerns about the climate crisis and mass extinction, arguing that preserving “these last wild ecosystems” is essential.
The book, titled Prince Archie’s ex-nanny recalls being hugged by Prince Harry, is due to be published on March 3 and is billed as featuring more than 100 photographs and maps documenting the Okavango Wilderness Project and the effort to safeguard what is described as a primeval landscape still thriving on the planet.
The foreword adds to the Duke’s long-running public association with Africa and with the HALO Trust, a UK-based organisation focused on clearing explosives around the world, echoing a cause closely linked to his mother’s legacy and continuing humanitarian work.
