Harry The Lionheart: Remarkable images of the conservationist Prince, who declares: 'I have to go along with the way my life is. But I want to be here'
- Prince Harry is seen monitoring the lion's heart while vets carry out tests
- Tells of how Africa and conservation work has become 'precious' to him
- He jokes of being a 'bad uncle' for missing Princess Charlotte's christening
- The Prince speaks of the perils of living life in the shadow of bodyguards
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Adrenaline pumping, his face alert with excitement and
momentary apprehension, Prince Harry reaches out to touch the flanks of a fully
grown male lion.
It’s an extraordinary and heartstopping moment, as the fearsome
beast – which has been lightly sedated – lies semi-conscious at his feet on a
pitch-black night in the African bush.
The Prince is monitoring the animal’s breathing during the
vital few minutes needed for vets to carry out tests. Maintaining a commendable
calm, he then helps wildlife vets draw blood from the lion for DNA
identification, replace a broken GPS collar under its shaggy mane and brand
it.
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Royal protection: Harry monitors the
sedated lion's breathing while vets carry out tests
But this is Harry – the ‘Playboy Prince’ – and he soon lifts
the tension. With his head torch hanging around his neck he jokingly pulls down
his shorts crying: ‘OK, me next!’ before pretending to reach for the red-hot
branding iron.
As these exclusive pictures show, Harry, 30, has been living
his African dream on a wildlife reserve and, unencumbered by the pressures of
public life and paparazzi, has opened up to his companions as he never does in
public.
He jokes about what a ‘bad uncle’ he is to his brother Prince
William’s and posing for the all-important photographs with baby Charlotte,
Harry was standing barefoot in the bush, tucking into chicken stew cooked over
the camp fire.
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Prince Harry is pictured fearlessly monitoring the lion's heart and helping vets to perform tests while it is sedated. He has been working with a team tracking the animals at Palmwag Reserve in Namibia's north-west Kunene region. Harry, 30, revealed he wants to do more in Africa and plans to work with his brother to encourage new conservation initiatives. The Prince opened up about the perils of living in the shadow of bodyguards and joked he was a 'bad uncle' for missing the family photographs with Princess Charlotte. His encounter with the king of the jungle came after he told his companions - two royal protection officers, two vets, a Namibian police officer, a senior tracker-guide, and Simson - that he desperately wanted to see lions up close and personal in the wild.
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