Prince Harry

Prince Harry

Britain's Prince Harry has a "bee in his bonnet" about landmine clearance.

The 28-year-old royal is following in his late mother Princess Diana's footsteps by championing the Halo Trust charity - which campaigns to clear deadly landmines - and visited a minefield in Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, earlier this month to raise awareness.

Halo Trust chief executive Guy Willoughby said: "He is irritated about the countries that supplied these landmines are not actually putting in any funds to clear them 25 years later. He has got quite a bee in his bonnet about that, and that is good. The commitment shown by Prince Harry plays an invaluable role in helping us to raise awareness of Halo's work and mission."

The prince's visit echoes his mother trip to Angola as part of her philanthropic efforts with the Halo Trust shortly before her death in 1997.

Guy praised the flame-haired royal for his understanding of the charity's work and feels his experience in the military may be behind his empathy for the cause.

He told BBC News: "He is technically very competent but he's also very good with dealing with the people, the villagers, the de-miners and he understands the big issue, even the political issue.

"As a soldier he is seeing so many people of his generation, of his age losing limbs. And that has really brought a focus on it. I think it has brought a focus on it for a lot of the British population of seeing so many people in their 20s who are losing limbs."