Prince Harry Flies To the UK To Reconcile With King Charles Without Meghan

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00:00Prince Harry lands in Angola without Meghan for a charity visit.

00:03In 1997 my mother was in Hwambo and I visited Hwambo in 2019.

00:08Prince Harry has returned to Angola nearly three decades after Princess Diana's iconic humanitarian

00:14mission. Prince Harry is back in Africa and this time he's flying solo.

00:18Does having the HALO, having the job, demining, does it help with the family?

00:24Harry arrived in Luanda, Angola this week to support the HALO Trust,

00:28a charity focused on landmine clearance that was once championed by his late mother,

00:33Princess Diana. But one person was noticeably absent, Meghan Markle.

00:39According to the Daily Mail, Meghan stayed behind in Montecito, California,

00:43citing safety concerns. Harry is expected to visit active minefields just like his mother did in 1997

00:50when she famously donned a flak jacket and helmet to walk through a live danger zone.

00:54That visit by Diana became one of the most iconic moments of her humanitarian work.

01:00Now, nearly three decades later, Harry is retracing her steps, alone, in what many see as a tribute to

01:06her legacy.

01:07Prince Harry has embarked on a surprise visit to Angola to continue his late mother, Princess Diana's

01:12efforts. Meghan Markle stays home again as Harry revisits Princess Diana's legacy.

01:18This isn't the first time Meghan has skipped one of Harry's trips related to the HALO Trust.

01:23She also sat out a major UN event last September and was nowhere to be seen when Harry traveled to

01:29Angola for the same cause back in 2019. Some insiders chalk it up to personal safety concerns,

01:36while others say this particular charity work is deeply personal for Harry and he prefers to do it

01:41solo. A source close to the couple told the Daily Mail,

01:45Halo is really his thing, it means so much to him to be patron, and he just wants to keep his work with

01:50them to himself. Prince Harry's emotional ties to HALO are undeniable, not just because of his mother,

01:57but because he's been involved for years and officially became the charity's patron in 2019.

02:04Meghan's absence then seems more about boundaries than marital strain,

02:08though some fans are definitely speculating why Harry's solo trip to Angola might be more than

02:13just a tribute. While Harry's trip to Angola certainly tugs at heartstrings, there may also

02:18be a strategic reason behind it. According to insiders, Harry's presence at HALO Trust events

02:24can help boost fundraising, particularly from the Angolan government. Usually these trips help to drive a

02:30bit more money from the government, one source told the Daily Mail. This visit marks Harry's second

02:36trip to the area, with the first taking place in 2019. Back then, he wore full protective gear

02:42and toured the same minefields his mother once walked through. Today those zones have been transformed,

02:48even commemorated, with a tree planted in Diana's honor, now called the Diana Tree. So while the

02:55moment is clearly personal, it's also quite public and powerful. Meghan's ongoing absence from Harry's

03:02charity work raises eyebrows. Fans of the Sussexes are beginning to notice a pattern. Meghan Markle,

03:1043, has frequently sat out Harry's charity events, especially those connected to his late mother.

03:16From skipping United Nations appearances to missing key HALO Trust trips, Meghan's absence is often

03:22explained as a matter of security or scheduling. But some critics wonder if it signals something more.

03:28Of course, Meghan has her own projects, including her lifestyle brand, As Ever, and her Netflix show

03:34With Love, Meghan. Still, some royal watchers argue that these individual pursuits are creating a more

03:40divided public image for the couple. Gone are the days of joint philanthropic tours and unified speeches.

03:48In their place? Solo missions, with Harry walking landmines, and Meghan curating jam and flower

03:55arrangements. Are Harry and Meghan growing apart in their public roles? There's been increasing

04:01chatter about how rarely Harry and Meghan appear together in their charitable efforts. Harry's recent

04:06solo trip to the UK to see King Charles, also without Meghan, added more fuel to the fire.

04:12And now, with Harry once again flying solo to Angola, fans can't help but ask, are the Sussexes slowly

04:18splitting their public personas? Some insiders argue this is simply a strategic move. Meghan is focused

04:25on brand building and creative ventures, while Harry is diving deeper into hands-on humanitarian work.

04:31Others suggest that safety concerns, and possibly a desire to avoid British media backlash,

04:37are keeping Meghan out of the spotlight on international trips. Whatever the reason,

04:41it's a far cry from the royal power couple image the two once shared on Global Tours.

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