Prince Harry has once again paid tribute to his late mother, Princess Diana, by retracing one of her most iconic humanitarian efforts — walking through a land mine field in Angola to raise awareness about the lingering dangers of unexploded ordnance in former war zones.
Wearing a flak jacket and protective visor, the Duke of Sussex made his way along a marked path in an active minefield on Wednesday, mirroring the powerful moment captured in 1997 when Princess Diana visited the same region with The HALO Trust, a land mine clearance charity.
Harry’s visit was held in partnership with The HALO Trust, the same nonprofit that accompanied Diana during her campaign in January 1997, just months before her tragic death in a car accident in Paris. Princess Diana's public stand, highlighted by widely circulated images of her walking through a minefield, was instrumental in building global support for a treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, which was ratified later that year.
"It’s an honor to be able to walk in my mother’s footsteps," Harry said during his trip, according to ABC News, which reported on his visit.
This isn't the first time Harry has made such a gesture. He visited Angola in 2019 to raise similar awareness about land mine issues.
Angola remains littered with land mines from its brutal 27-year civil war, which lasted from 1975 to 2002. According to The HALO Trust, more than 60,000 people have been killed or injured by land mines in Angola since 2008 alone.
Source: ABC News, “Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps by walking through land mine field in Angola”