SHE may sadly not be there to celebrate Christmas with him and his growing family – but Prince Harry made sure that Princess Diana was still honoured in his Christmas card.
Earlier today, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared their first glimpse of six-month-old Lilibet in a heartwarming family photo.
While Meghan is seen leaning against her husband and raising her baby girl in the air, adorable two-year-old Archie happily perches on his dad’s knee.
Prince Harry is pictured in a pair of ripped jeans, blue shirt and a beaded bracelet on his wrist – which has very emotional story behind it.
It’s believed the Duke of Sussex acquired the bracelet during a trip to Africa, shortly after his mum Princess Diana passed away and has come to associate it with her.
In a past interview, Harry revealed he first visited Africa after his mother died and has come to champion some of the causes she cared deeply about across the continent.
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“I first came [to Africa] in 1997, straight after my mum died,” he explained.
“My dad told my brother and me to pack our bags — we were going to Africa to get away from it all.”
In 1997, Diana shed light on the issue of landmines when she famously walked through an area being cleared of explosives in Huambo.
Three years ago, Prince Harry continued his mother’s work when he visited the same site and recreated the iconic photo.
The Duke has rarely been seen without the bracelet in the past 25 years and wore it all through his schooling at Eaton and when he introduced his son Archie to the world in 2019.
What’s more, Botswana in particular has personal resonance for the couple as it’s where Harry took Meghan on a romantic trip ahead of their engagement in 2017.
Before stepping down as senior working royals in January 2020, the Duke and Duchess completed a royal tour of Africa – where Prince Harry visited Huambo Orthopaedic Centre which has now been renamed after his mother.
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