WATCH: Prince Harry given warm welcome in Zambia | Life

26 Nov 2018

Prince Harry. (Photo: Getty Images)

Cape Town – Prince Harry arrived in Lusaka, Zambia on Monday afternoon to a warm welcome and a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

The Duke of Sussex is visiting the African country at the request of the Foreign Office and will visit Burma Barracks to attend an event commemorating WWI and WWII Zambian veterans.

Harry will also attend events held for the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust as well as visit Bongo Hive - Zambia’s first technology and innovation hub – during his two-day royal tour.

SEE TWEETS OF PRINCE HARRY’S VISIT HERE:

Thank you Jane Chawanangwa, aged 9, for the beautiful flowers for The Duke of Sussex, as he arrives in Lusaka at the start of #RoyalVisitZambia ???? pic.twitter.com/9sFW6lNwqt
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 26, 2018

The Duke of Sussex will visit Zambia on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th November, at the request of the Foreign Office ???????? pic.twitter.com/wETN3n2CD3
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 19, 2018

As part of the visit The Duke will attend a @UKinZambia reception to celebrate UK-Zambia relations, and will visit Burma Barracks to attend an event commemorating WWI and WWII Zambian veterans.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 19, 2018

In Zambia The Duke will attend events for The @QueensComTrust, of which he is President. The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust champions, funds and connects young leaders who are leading social purpose ventures around the world: https://t.co/LYl1wLbuZJ
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 19, 2018

The Duke will visit @BongoHive, Zambia’s first technology and innovation hub. The organisation provides a range of startup and tech programmes, workshops and events all focused on making Zambia Africa’s next hotbed of innovation.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 19, 2018

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