Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry‘snew Instagram pageis already giving royal fans a behind-the-scenes peek into their lives.
The social media account’s fourth post paid tribute to the couple’s conservation work, in honor of Harryattending the premiere of the Netflix documentaryOur Planetwith fatherPrince Charlesand brotherPrince Williamon Thursday.
Fans scrolling through the photos were thrilled to see a never-before-seen snap of Meghan, 37, and Harry, 34, placing a tracking collar on an elephant during a 2017 trip to Botswana. They are hard at work in the photo, both wearing baseball caps and casual clothing.
The caption explains that they traveled to the African country to assist Dr. Mike Chase of Elephants Without Borders in equipping a bull elephant with a satellite collar, explaining that tracking the animal will allow conservationists to project him and other elephants from poachers.
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The elephant was sedated for 10 minutes while the device was put on, then he was back up to join his herd – as seen in the following video of the animal waking up and getting onto his feet.
Africa holds a special place in Harry’s heart, and he has focused much of his conservation work there. He is president of African Parks and patron of the Rhino Conservation Botswana. It has long been a go-to place for Harry, who has visited the continent since his teens and refers to it as “his second home.” Now it holds a special place in Meghan’s heart too — it was where Harry romanced his future wife just weeks after meeting her and where they reportedly fell in love.
After thecouple’s engagementin November 2017,Harry recalled the romantic few daysthey spent together in the African wilderness shortly after they met in 2016.
Prince Harry.
The couple headed to Botswana again shortly after Meghan’s 36th birthday in 2017 for a three-week getaway, when they assisted with the elephant tracking.
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source: people.com
