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Prince Harry is in Angola – but Meghan Markle is still in California (Image: GETTY/PA)

Prince Harry touched down in Angola on Wednesday to walk across live minefields in a poignant tribute to his late mother – but his wife Meghan Markle was noticeably absent – and a royal insider has pinpointed the reason. The Duke of Sussex is retracing Princess Diana’s iconic 1997 visit to promote the work of British demining charity the Halo Trust. However, a source said Meghan was never going to join him, citing serious concerns over her safety.

They explained: “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.” The trip comes as Prince Harry attempts to keep his charity work in the spotlight while interest in the couple’s royal feud continues to swirl. The source, speaking to the Daily Mail, also suggested the Duke sees Halo Trust as his “own thing” and wants to keep it that way — with or without Meghan.

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‘Hell will freeze over before this royal couple forgive Prince Harry’, expert slams

Prince Harry and King Charles may be on their way to making amends, but one expert believes that there is one senior couple in the monarchy that will never “forgive” the prince.

Since quitting life with his wife Meghan Markle in 2020, it is no secret that Harry, 40, has experienced rifts with his royal relatives, especially after his bombshell memoir Spare.

Prince Harry quit royal life in 2020 (Image: Mark Sutton/Sutton Images)

Prince Harry recreates Princess Diana’s iconic moment as he walks Angola’s landmines

Prince Harry has walked Africa’s largest minefield in Angola, recreating one of his mother, Princess Diana’s, most iconic moments. The Duke of Sussex visited Angola this week, where he witnessed the dangers still faced by families 28 years after his mother campaigned against landmines. The prince, in protective clothing, visited Africa’s largest minefield in Cuito Cuanavale, where he witnessed the dangers still faced by families 28 years after his mother campaigned against landmines.

Prince Harry walked Africa’s largest minefield (Image: Ampe Pedro/The HALO Trust)

8 hours ago06:14 Hanisha Sethi

Queen Camilla celebrates 78th birthday today and here’s 11 of her iconic moments

Queen Camilla is celebrating her 78th birthday today. Born on July 17, 1947, in London, she was named Camilla Rosemary Shand. The royal, who wed King Charles in 2005, was raised in East Sussex and South Kensington in England and was later educated in England, Switzerland, and France.

As the monarch’s second wife, the royal has come a long way since being the “third person” in the now-King Charles’s first marriage to the late Princess Diana. As Queen, Camilla has gone from being one of the most reviled women in England to one of the hardest-working royals.

Here, the Express looks at 11 iconic pictures of the Queen – from her early relationship with Charles and her pre-royal days to becoming the Queen of England.

Camilla first met the then-Prince Charles in 1970 (Image: Getty)

8 hours ago06:11 Hanisha Sethi

Queen Camilla beams in new picture released to mark her 78th birthday

Queen Camilla is all smiles in a new picture released to mark her 78th birthday. Leaning against a gate in the garden of her private Wiltshire home, Her Majesty beams as she looks head-on at the camera.

She is wearing a striking tropical rainforest print dress by Fiona Clare, which features wildlife motifs and a bold leafy pattern that makes her blue eyes pop. While the framing of the picture with her hands clasped together means her art deco engagement ring takes centre stage.

A new picture of Queen Camilla has been released (Image: Getty images for Buckingham Palace)

Insider explains exactly why Meghan has missed Harry’s Angola trip

Prince Harry touched down in Angola on Wednesday to walk across live minefields in a poignant tribute to his late mother – but his wife Meghan Markle was noticeably absent, and a royal insider has pinpointed the reason.

The Duke of Sussex is retracing Princess Diana’s iconic 1997 visit to promote the work of British demining charity the Halo Trust. However, a source said Meghan was never going to join him, citing serious concerns over her safety.

They explained: “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.”

The trip comes as Prince Harry attempts to keep his charity work in the spotlight while interest in the couple’s royal feud continues to swirl.

The source, speaking to the Mail, also suggested the Duke sees Halo Trust as his “own thing” and wants to keep it that way — with or without Meghan.