Prince Harry, left, and Prince William hold an African rock python during a visit to Mokolodi Education Centre in Gaborone, Botswana, on June 15, 2010.
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Prince Harry, left, and Prince William hold an African rock python during a visit to Mokolodi Education Centre in Gaborone, Botswana, on June 15, 2010.
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Prince William plays soccer during a visit to a child education center in Semonkong, Lesotho, on June 17, 2010. Whether it's been to strengthen political ties or to offer humanitarian aid, British royals have a long history of visiting Africa.
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Prince William plays soccer during a visit to a child education center in Semonkong, Lesotho, on June 17, 2010. Whether it's been to strengthen political ties or to offer humanitarian aid, British royals have a long history of visiting Africa.
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Prince Harry works with children at the Kananelo Centre for the Deaf in Maseru, Lesotho, on February 27.
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Prince Harry works with children at the Kananelo Centre for the Deaf in Maseru, Lesotho, on February 27.
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The youngest son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, right, is greeted by Goree Island Mayor Augustin Senghore upon his arrival at Goree Island, Senegal, on June 6, 2004.
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The youngest son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, right, is greeted by Goree Island Mayor Augustin Senghore upon his arrival at Goree Island, Senegal, on June 6, 2004.
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela chats with Prince Philip during an awards ceremony for juvenile prisoners at Drakenstein prison outside Cape Town, South Africa, on November 5, 2000.
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela chats with Prince Philip during an awards ceremony for juvenile prisoners at Drakenstein prison outside Cape Town, South Africa, on November 5, 2000.
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Princess Diana speaks with amputees who were victims of land mines at Neves Bendinha Orthopedic Workshop in Luanda, Angola, on January 14, 1997.
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Princess Diana speaks with amputees who were victims of land mines at Neves Bendinha Orthopedic Workshop in Luanda, Angola, on January 14, 1997.
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Princess Diana visits the great pyramid of Giza in Egypt on May 12, 1992.
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Princess Diana visits the great pyramid of Giza in Egypt on May 12, 1992.
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Princess Diana holds one of the many babies at the Kikolo health post during a visit to Luanda, Angola, on January 14, 1997.
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Princess Diana holds one of the many babies at the Kikolo health post during a visit to Luanda, Angola, on January 14, 1997.
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Prince Philip and his son Prince Andrew on a tour of Africa in 1979.
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Prince Philip and his son Prince Andrew on a tour of Africa in 1979.
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Princess Anne sits with a group of Kenyan orphans as they watch a soccer match at Starehe Boys' Centre in Nairobi, Kenya on February 8, 1971.
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Princess Anne sits with a group of Kenyan orphans as they watch a soccer match at Starehe Boys' Centre in Nairobi, Kenya on February 8, 1971.
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During her Commonwealth Tour, Queen Elizabeth II inspects men of the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment, Royal West African Frontier Force at Kaduna Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, on February 2, 1956.
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During her Commonwealth Tour, Queen Elizabeth II inspects men of the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment, Royal West African Frontier Force at Kaduna Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, on February 2, 1956.
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Princess Margaret waves to a crowd during her tour of East Africa on September 1, 1956.
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Princess Margaret waves to a crowd during her tour of East Africa on September 1, 1956.
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive at the Senate House in Cape Town, South Africa, where the king opened Parliament on February 26, 1947.
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive at the Senate House in Cape Town, South Africa, where the king opened Parliament on February 26, 1947.
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