Prince Harry continues to live up to his mother’s humanitarian legacy.
visited in 1997, when she embarked on her famous minefield walk. The HALO Trust mine site outside Dirico, Angola, was the latest stop on the Duke of Sussex’s 10-day tour of southern Africa, and from the looks of it, the most meaningful. The street, which was once littered with mines, has since been renamed “Princess Diana Street,” though all that remains from the original site is a lone tree.
When Harry stopped at that tree, he addressed the school children, de-miners, and local residents that had gathered,."It's been quite emotional retracing my mother's steps along this street 22 years on ... and to see the transformation that has taken place from an unsafe and desolate area into a vibrant community of local businesses and colleges,” he said.
Harry concluded his visit by remotely detonated one of the remaining mines, and speaking about how the de-mining efforts have laid down the foundation for future generations in the community. “This historic commitment is a key step forward for the movement to rid the world of mines and lay the foundation for a safe and just future for the next generation,” he explained. “Landmines are an unhealed scar of war.
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