Prince Harry lands in Angola to recreate Princess Diana's landmine walk

Prince Harry is preparing to retrace his mother's steps by walking across a field of landmines in Angola. The Duke of Sussex arrived in Central Africa earlier today, having travelled without his wife and children, because he felt the trip was too dangerous for them.

A source told the Daily Mail: "The duke won't let his wife go to England over security concerns, so there was no chance he'd allow her to go to Angola to walk across landmines." His solo trip comes after his aides held a so-called 'peace summit' with one of the King's top staffers in a bid to end the royal rift between the Royal Family and the Sussexes. Harry is hoping his surprise trip will draw attention away from the meeting.

Harry is hoping to recreate the iconic images of his late mother, Princess Diana, when she walked through a minefield wearing a flak jacket and helmet almost 30 years ago.

She visited Nagola to raise awareness about the devastating impact of landmines and to support the efforts of UK-based charity The HALO Trust, which focuses on clearing landmines and other explosive remnants of war.

HALO has cleared more than 123,000 landmines since 1994, and works to transform former war zones into farmland, national parks and 'safe' villages.

Harry has continued his mother's legacy and became Patron of the HALO Trust in 2019. In September of that year, he made a historic trip to Huambo, retracing Diana's steps through a minefield. He wore a similar flak jacket and helmet to the one his mother had worn.

Angola was ravaged by a brutal 27-year civil war that ended in 2002, but the country is still trying to uncover the millions of landmines buried across the countryside.

Harry hopes that his visit will serve two purposes: to end the speculation about a reconciliation with his father and to encourage more donations from the Angolan government to clear the remaining landmines.

A source told the MailOnline: "Usually these trips help to drive a bit more money from the government."

The insider added that Meghan has not joined him due to safety fears and the Duke's request to keep his charitable work as a solo venture.