Prince William will return to the country where he proposed to Kate Middleton to make his next royal tour

For his next royal tour, Prince William will return to Kenya, where he has already pursued conservation projects and where he proposed to Kate Middleton in 2010. He will also make stops in Namibia and Tanzania during the trip, from 24 to September 30th. , Kensington Palace ad.

The Duchess of Cambridge has not been confirmed to join her husband during the tour, so it is likely that the Duke will travel alone. Despite its nostalgic location, Prince William's trip has nothing to do with his proposal to Kate.

He will visit as president of United for Wildlife, which fights against the illegal wildlife trade, and patron of Tusk, which promotes conservation, according to the Palace. The trip precedes the Wildlife Trade Illegal Trade Conference of 2018 in London next month.

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Prince William has already made a similar trip to Kenya in 2016 with a four-day private tour, which included meeting with the President, learning about conservation efforts and meeting with rangers to stop poaching. The telegraph.

He also reportedly attended the wedding of an ex-girlfriend during the trip. The ceremony was held at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, where William proposed to Kate in a log cabin in October 2010, reports CNN.

"We spent some time with friends and I just decided it was the right time," William recalls in his interview with Kate in 2010. He asked the question with the ring of Princess Diana's engagement.

For his next visit to the country, the Duke of Cambridge will not make romantic stops in Lewa. Instead, he will go to the British Army Training Unit in Kenya at Nanyuki (about 120 miles north of Nairobi). He will see British and Kenyan troops training under the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards Battle Group, the Palace announced in a press release.

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See the rest of William's tour calendar below.

24-25 September: Namibia

The Duke of Cambridge will meet with Vice President Nangolo Mbumba and attend the celebration of relations between the United Kingdom and Namibia at the residence of British High Commissioner Kate Airey.

27 September: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; September 29: Moshi, Tanzania

He will meet President Magufuli, visit the port of Dar es Salaam and visit the African Wildlife Management College in Moshi.

September 30: Kenya

Prince William will visit 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Battle Group, which is training at the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK). The duke is colonel of the regiment.