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‘Prince Harry often thought about leaving the Royal Family and moving to Africa'

Prince Harry often thought about leaving the Royal Family and moving to Africa, a royal biographer says.

Angela Levin, author of Harry: Conversations with the Prince, says the young royal once wanted a different life for himself.

Speaking on Yahoo UK’s ‘The Royal Box,’ she says: “He had often thought about leaving the Royal Family and going off to Africa and looking after animals, that obviously hasn’t happened yet.

“I don’t think Meghan would quite like that now. Now he’s [Harry] married, he’s got an established family, they’re very tight together and he wants to do his own thing.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex became parents last month to son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attends the launch of Made by Sport at Black Prince Trust on June 12, 2019 in London, England. Made by Sport is a new campaign bringing together a coalition of charities supporting disadvantaged young people through sport. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Harry, pictured at the launch of Made by Sport, once thought about leaving the Royal Family. [Photo: PA]

Recent reports suggest the couple could spend up to six months at a time living in Africa over the next two to three years, as part of a sabbatical.

Meghan and Harry are also set to head off on tour of Africa this autumn and will visit South Africa, Malawi and Angola, according to ITV.

The duke is said to want to continue his mother Princess Diana’s work on landmines in Angola.

The late royal famously walked through an active minefield in Angola in support of the HALO (Hazardous Areas Life-Support Organisation) Trust in January 1997, just months before her tragic death.

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PA NEWS : 15/1/97 : DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, WEARS A PROTECTIVE JACKET AS SHE WALKS NEXT TO THE EDGE OF A MINEFIELD IN ANGOLA, DURING HER VISIT TO SEE THE WORK OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS. (PHOTO BY JOHN STILLWELL ).  11/07/03 : The future of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund set up after her death is under threat. It has frozen all its grants to beneficiaries and been forced to approach other charities in a bid to keep its own projects going. The fund s crisis follows a protracted legal battle with the US company, the Franklin Mint. In June 2000 the Memorial Fund lost a court battle in the US against the firm in which they failed to stop the company making products bearing the Princess s image. The battle led to a  4 million legal bill for the fund.
Princess Diana walks next to the edge of a minefield in Angola in 1997. [Photo: PA]
Prince Harry wears a Thomas the Tank Engine t-shirt when he leaves nursery school with his mother Diana, Princess of Wales in June 1989 in London.
Harry pictured with Diana in 1989. [Photo: PA]

The Mirror reports: “Palace aides are investigating Angola’s security situation to see if Meghan and the couple’s newborn son Archie will be able to join Harry.”

In 2013, Harry visited the Cuando Cubango region in southeast Angola with the HALO Trust where he saw first-hand the impact of landmines on communities and the human suffering they cause.

On 17 June, the duke will also attend a Chatham House Africa Programme event on ‘Mine Clearance, Conservation, and Economic Development in Angola.’

Botswana, which may also be on the tour itinerary, also holds a special place in Harry’s heart - it’s where he whisked Meghan off to for her birthday in August 2017 and the centre stone in her engagement ring was sourced from the country.

Harry and Meghan also recently shared a photo of their 2017 visit to Bostwana on their Instagram account, when they assisted Dr. Mike Chase of Elephants Without Borders in equipping a bull elephant with a satellite collar.