Prince Harryis letting out his inner child.

Kensington Palace just released never-before-seen photos from the 33-year-old royal’ssolo trip to Lesotho, Africa, last month, where he opened a school and a house on behalf of theSentebalecharity he co-founded with his friend Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006.

Harry got up close and personal with the kids of the Mamohato Children’s Centre and Mamohato Children’s Camp, even letting a little one try on his sunglasses. He sweetly smiled while gazing at the child, who held a yellow balloon and put on a grin for the camera with the shades on.

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Local Teboho Letsoha previously shared a photo of the newlywed sharing a moment with a local boy and wrote, “My village. My people. My heart.”

“So humbled! Words cannot and will not express this insurmountable joy that a brother is feeling,” he continued. “To the #Duke of #Sussex thank you #PrinceHarry.”

Prince Harry flew first class on a commercial flight to Joahannesburg two days after accompanying his brideMeghan Markleon herRoyal Ascot debutalongsideQueen Elizabeth, 92.

Meghan, 36, did not travel with her husband on the low-key Africa trip, a spokesperson for Kensington Palace confirmed to PEOPLE.

Harry was also set to attend a board meeting of Africa Parks, a conservation charity he supports and has worked for, in Botswana.

Africa holds a special place inPrince Harry’s heart. The royal has traveled extensively across the continent since he was a young boy and previously described it as the one place he feels “more like myself than anywhere in the world.” Along with his work for Sentebale — which means “forget me not” in the Sesotho — he is patron ofRhino Conservation Botswana.

source: people.com