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Prince Harry receives big news from Africa as King Charles lands in Kenya

King Charles' estranged son Prince Harry has been promoted to a higher rank

By Web Desk
October 31, 2023
King Charless estranged son Prince Harry has been promoted to a higher rank
King Charles's estranged son Prince Harry has been promoted to a higher rank

Prince Harry, who's currently living in the US with his wife Meghan and their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, following his exit from the royal family in 2020, has received a good news from Africa amid his father King Charles' historic and emotional trip to Kenya.

The Duke of Sussex has been appointed to the Board of Directors of African Parks for his conservation work across the continent.

Harry, who became president of the organisation in 2017, has now been promoted to new rank after serving as its president for six years.

The organisation has announced the Duke's new position in a statement on its website which described him as 'a humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist'.

King Charles' youngest son has a long-demonstrated history of conservation work in national and wildlife parks around Africa, and has conducted much of this work through African Parks.

It seems to be a blow in the sibling rivalry with William over the brothers' charitable work in Africa. In the Prince's 2023 Spare memoir, he revealed that tensions with older brother, William, once reached the brink of a physical argument over who patronized conservation work in Africa.

Harry, during a 2022 speech marking Nelson Mandela International Day at the United Nations in New York, expressed his closeness with the country, saying: "Since I first visited Africa at 13 years old, I've always found hope on the continent. In fact, for most of my life, it has been my lifeline, a place where I have found peace and healing time and time again."

Harry's promotion news made the headlines soon after Charles and Camilla kicked off their first visit to a Commonwealth country on Monday since becoming King and Queen in September 2022.

The 74-year-old is set to address some of the darkest times in British colonial history during the couple's tour of the African country this week. The Britain's King is being demanded to make an apology for colonial abuses.