If you only listen to Salt Island’s deranged echo chamber, I’m sure you’re convinced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have zero political clout, that they are seen as fading tabloid soap opera stars, desperately seeking relevancy. Meanwhile, Meghan’s Archetypes is still the top Spotify podcast, having dethroned Joe Rogan in consecutive weeks. Not only that, we’re getting more information about Prince Harry’s trip to Africa in mid-August. We knew at the time that he traveled to Mozambique and Rwanda in an official capacity as president of African Parks. We also knew that there were American congressmen on the trip, and we knew that the Mail was frantically trying to make the trip sound sordid and elitist. Turns out, Harry led a full-fledged congressional delegation. Which is so typical of a faded soap star with no political clout. From an African Parks public memo:
Last month, African Parks – led by African Parks’ President, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex and CEO Peter Fearnhead – welcomed groups of U.S. public officials, conservationists, and philanthropists as they toured national parks in Mozambique and Rwanda to learn about best practices in protected area management on the continent. During the trip, the visiting delegations were given a firsthand look at our innovative and well-established model of park management, which brings local communities and government stakeholders together with conservation experts.
The public-private partnership model, pioneered by African Parks, is an example of how to successfully develop long-term solutions to park management in partnership with government and local communities. The official delegation led by U.S. Senator Chris Coons included Senators Rob Portman and Gary Peters, as well as Representatives David Price, Dave Joyce, and Chrissy Houlahan. They were joined by an independent group including executives from the ICCF Group – which supports the leadership of the International Conservation Caucus in the U.S. Congress and parliamentary conservation caucuses in 20+ countries across the globe – as well as additional leaders from the conservation and community development sector. Both delegations visited Bazaruto Archipelago National Park in Mozambique (the first marine reserve to fall under African Parks’ management) and Akagera National Park in Rwanda (Central Africa’s largest protected wetland). The African Parks and ICCF leadership team also independently and separately travelled to Kafue National Park in Zambia.
As President of African Parks, The Duke of Sussex works with our leadership team on conservation efforts throughout Africa. He participates in board meetings and strategic planning sessions, hosts political and strategic visits to the parks, and works with key public-private stakeholders.
The release also pointed out that the delegation was able to study African Parks’ hybrid conservation model, which works with both national and local leaders and partners with private business for funding. It’s also interesting that they point out that Harry peeled off from the congressional delegation to lead the conservationists into Zambia. That probably explains the gap in time between his arrival in Mozambique and the photos in Rwanda. What’s also remarkable is that Harry managed a week-long congressional delegation and there are barely any photos of him. I’m sure he was glad-handing and exercising soft diplomacy, but he managed to avoid the cameras almost entirely.
While in Rwanda, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex paid his respects to victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. pic.twitter.com/uivskKKavq
— Kigali Genocide Memorial (@Kigali_Memorial) August 22, 2022
Photos courtesy of Getty, Avalon Red.
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- 145597, Prince Harry seen at the South African Wildlife College in the Kruger National Park on day five of his tour of Lesotho and South Africa. Kruger National Park, South Africa – Wednesday, December 02, 2015. UK, FRANCE, AUS, NZ, CHINA, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, SPAIN & ITALY OUT Photograph: © i-Images, PacificCoastNews. Los Angeles Office: +1 310.822.0419 sales@pacificcoastnews.com FEE MUST BE AGREED PRIOR TO USAGE,Image: 532076891, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS, DIRECT SALES ONLY UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE IN CAPTION – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: i-Images, PacificCoastNews / Avalon
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- 145602, Prince Harry seen at the South African Wildlife College in the Kruger National Park on day five of his tour of Lesotho and South Africa. South Africa – Wednesday December 2, 2015. South Africa. UK, FRANCE, AUS, NZ, CHINA, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, SPAIN & ITALY OUT Photograph: © i-Images, PacificCoastNews. Los Angeles Office: +1 310.822.0419 sales@pacificcoastnews.com FEE MUST BE AGREED PRIOR TO USAGE,Image: 532077383, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS, DIRECT SALES ONLY UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE IN CAPTION – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: i-Images, PacificCoastNews / Avalon
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on day one of a tour of Africa the listed Nyanga township, to see the Justice Desk initiative,Image: 537900421, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR SEVEN DAYS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: – / Avalon
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- The Duke of Sussex delivers a speech in front of the Diana Tree in Huambo, Angola, on day five of the royal tour of Africa. The Duke is visiting the minefield where his late mother, the Princess of Wales, was photographed in 1997, which is now a busy street with schools, shops and houses.,Image: 538259128, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR SEVEN DAYS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: – / Avalon
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- 23-09-2019 Africa Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry on the 1st day of the visit to South Africa. Visiting a workshop that teaches children about their rights, self-awareness and safety and provides self-defence classes and female empowerment training to young girls in the community in Cape Town. .
Now watch TOB lead a MAGA congressional committee through Earthshit, the Ride. And let it fling them all into another galaxy.
Yes Good King Harry! Let’s see someone try to make this into a negative.
I love Harry, I love Meghan and I love, love, loooooove both their little ones Archie and LiliDi. Oh, a bit off topic but, I read an article last week that claimed that people in the US are so excited about Earths!t they will be in the streets for days waiting to get a glimpse of William and Kate in December. Now I can’t wait for December to witness this. Here’s the article, hope it’s allowed here.
https://meaww.com/beatle-mania-2-0-americans-will-sleep-on-streets-as-kate-and-williams-arrival-causes-a-commotion
This ain’t no BTS concert. There might be a handful of loonies, but that’s it.
ETA: It’s written by that Kinsey Scofield looney who photo shopped her head over Meghan in their wedding photo. 🤪
Wait! That article MUST be satire, right? I refuse to believe that’s real. It cannot be real!!
@ Lorelei, oh no, it’s not satire as the article clarified Schofields declaring that the Cambridge’s are to be creating Beatle mania stating; ‘People will sleep in the streets for a simple wave. It is very exciting,’ said royal expert Kinsey Schofield. Which she would go on to maintain that; “would generate a lot of interest and journalistic attention, according to royal critic Kinsey Schofield.”
Oh that Schofield certainly has the pulse of the American people in her sights, doesn’t she???
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
wait this article says Omid Scobie is Williams biographer, this is true? thought he only did stuff for the sussexes?
I’ve worked in federal land management–i.e., resource conservation & preservation–my entire professional career; I gotta say, it makes me nervous when I hear members of Congress want to look at models to combine public/private national park management. This sounds like feelers to cut our funding–yet again–eventually to do away with national parks & national forests entirely & hand them over to private interests. And don’t think it wouldn’t happen, ’cause it most certainly could.
Agreed. Creeping neoliberalism—and nobody is paying attention to this part. I wonder whether that’s why the delegation stayed under the radar?
My first thought: lool now Lord Peggington must find someone to show around in Africa. Anyone..
Second thought: Harry is hot.
Right? I always try to focus on the important work before noticing the hotness. 🤣
I feel like he’s getting hotter as he gets older. Is it his happiness? Confidence? IDK, but I feel like he’s looking better than he did 5 years ago lol. 20-25 years ago, who would have thought that Harry would be the hot one as they got older lol.
Yes….I am with you and @ Becks1!!!! Whether he is in South Africa or better yet plating polo, I can’t decide which Harry is hotter…
I think it’s a toss up. Nope it’s no toss up, Harry is hot, period!!!!
I’m remembering when we all honked for Harry. He is a sexy beast!
Happiness and confidence can do a lot for a person, no question, but let’s not overlook that he also dresses well and exudes a personality that would make you laugh, and then think, and then laugh some more, and then inspire you to give back.
Harry’s the best. Can wait to see the coverage for willie woodpegger’s trip to boston.
I keep wondering about the dog?
Why, what about the dog?
It’s very interesting. Harry’s able to separate when he needs celebrity from when he doesn’t. As president of Africa Parks, this is pretty much all the press he needs. When his book hits the market we’ll see more of him.
Royal Rota: Harry is stealing the thunder of elephants!
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I have been chuckling from your comment for the last few hours….your special touch has staying power, that’s for certain!!
I hope Harry involved them in his work to halt oil drilling by Reconafrica (a Canadian company with VERY shady practices) in the Owambo-Etosha basin and eastern Kavango areas of Namibia. He wrote a stinging op-ed in WaPo a year or so ago and has been outspoken about the need for transparency before major drilling starts. Here’s a lengthy but good read about it: https://earthsciencesociety.com/2021/08/05/canadian-company-recon_africa-drills-for-oil-in-the-okavango-delta/
Congresspeople. Congressional representatives. US representatives. I’m still learning when it comes to pronouns but I work really hard to only use gender neutral terms for professions.
US Congress has two chambers – the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senator is gender neutral but Reps are referred to as Congresswoman and Congressman.
Hope this helps clarify!
Fading away, fading away. I keep hearing this chorus of Rota rats in my head moaning this in the distance. Meanwhile, Harry just keeps rolling right along. Too bad nobody wants to talk with him, he’s just so irrelevant!
FOREARMS! Sorry, just excited there.
An organisation called African parks lees by a white guy reeks of colonialism. Hope the next one is an African and person of Color. Hope Harry sees that.
This is about someone who will bring attention to the situation and get people interested. Right now, he’s the one.
On the other hand, maybe this is one of Harry’s paths to cleanse himself of the stench of white colonialism from his personal history. Two sides to every story you know…
@ Mel, let’s not forget that CEO Peter Fearnhead is white as well. Should we question him as to his involvement as well? You can’t ignore one white man when there are 2 in senior positions, to me at least.
He’s not just the CEO, he’s one of the founders. Of the 5 founders, 4 are/were white.
Ignorance at its best, what makes you think Africa is only for Africans?
African Parks need money and the money unfortunately only comes from white countries and it seems that white people mainly have the leverage to get white money.
Take that chip off your shoulder. He’s doing good work, that’s all that matters.
They don’t take over the lands themselves so not colonising. They work with funding and helping local communities and governments to establish the parks and those communities and governments get any proceeds from tourism involved.
Good people doing good work.
@Mei, at this point what has happened in Africa and continues to happen as we write, maybe a white 0man with clout is what Africa needs to bring attention to the fate of the animals there. Sometimes it is what it is. I look at efforts and who gets the job done vs the color of their skin or their ethnicity.
This is the kind of work he wants to do and the way he wants to do it – meeting with leaders, focusing on the work, and not just performing for the cameras. I kind of can’t believe no Congressional reps released a picture with him as part of the whole delegation, but maybe they just didn’t want to for some reason? It sounds like it was an interesting trip.
Large Congress caucus with only a few going on trip. My guess is Harry became acquainted with Coons thru Bidens. For my part I’m just glad there are still Republicans nominally interested in conservation; I thought they’d all turned into the drill baby drill economic-performance party.
Check out Coons et al Twitter and official webpage.
Coons is my Senator. He’s a Democrat as is Peters. Portman is a Republican but he’s retiring. He at least acknowledges climate change is real and man made. That’s the low bar for todays gop.
There probably are pictures, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole operation was kept quiet due to a need for security for everyone involved.
The pictures will likely be published eventually.
Cute dog, is that their new one?
I don’t think he’d drag a new rescue beagle across the world for a photo op. It’s just getting used to freedom and a new family environment, a 19 hour plane ride would not be good for it. Plus they only just got it and it would need all sorts of shots and paperwork to fly into and out of a number of countries.
Yeah but what is he doing with the dog?
Ummm…he’s allowed to handle the dog. Perhaps its owner had to go to the loo or was the one taking the photographs. Whatever…he loves animals. Let’s just leave it at that.
The African Parks team uses dogs as a part of their anti-poaching efforts. Perhaps it’s one of those, and Harry just wanted to hang out with a goodest boy away from home.
Normal Bill is too busy for such trifling events. Remember, he’s undertaking a “new challenge” this month…driving his kids to school 🤪
@ Lorelei, thank you for that chefs 💋!!!
…after picking them up at their mom’s.
He sure looks like he needs rescuing from being productive and happy………