Prince Harry rubs shoulders with the Princess of Lesotho as he shares first picture just hours after leaving Britain

Prince Harry has ben pictured with the Princess of Lesotho as he kicks off a visit to South Africa for his charity Sentebale just hours after leaving Britain following a whistle-stop visit to the UK.

Dressed in a white shirt, jeans and a dark jacket, the 40-year-old Duke of Sussex is seen posing with his arm around the Princess of Lesotho Senate Seeiso in an image shared on Instagram. 

‘Had a pleasure of hosting a lunch today,’ she wrote in the picture, which was shared as a reel.  

It comes just hours after Harry turned out to the WellChild Awards in London yesterday to recognise some of Britain’s bravest children and support a charity close to his heart.

But despite more than a week away from Meghan, Archie and Lilibet, his pseudo-royal tour of the world will head to a third continent in the coming days – apparently without seeing any of his family in the UK.

Harry, who is not likely to have stayed in a royal property, had been expected to fly from London to South Africa for events in support of his charity Sentebale.

Prince Harry was seen posing with his arm around Princess Senate Seeiso in an image shared by the African royal on Instagram – hours after he flew to the UK 

The royal will travel to Lesotho for a gathering of business leaders, philanthropists and local stakeholders, aimed at driving forward the work of his youth-focused charity, supporting the digital and economic inclusion of the next generation in Africa.

It is unlikely that Meghan will join him on the trip, despite not having seen him for ten days after he spent a week in New York with a series of engagements, including an event in honour of his mother Princess Diana.