SO WHAT HAPPENED? Prince Harry wanted to raise his children in Africa, 'playing barefoot with African kids'

SO WHAT HAPPENED? Prince Harry wanted to raise his children in Africa, 'playing barefoot with African kids'
Prince Harry's advisors had reportedly been developing a bespoke role for him and Meghan Markle in Africa (Instagram/alexilubomirski)

MONTE CITO, CALIFORNIA: Prince Harry reportedly intended to "bring his children up" in Africa according to one of his friends because it was there that he had had many of his best moments. He wanted Archie to grow up in Africa, "playing barefoot with African children," primatologist Dame Jane Goodall reportedly said. It was revealed in 2019 that courtiers had planned to offer the Duke and Duchess of Sussex a significant worldwide position that may have required them to relocate overseas following the birth of their first child.

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According to reports, Harry's advisors were developing a "bespoke" new position for the couple that would mix charitable work, the promotion of Britain and work on behalf of the Commonwealth. The position would presumably be located in Africa. Sir David Manning, a former British ambassador to the US and Harry and Prince William's personal constitutional and foreign affairs adviser, had created the strategy, as per Express