Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has ended his formal association with two prominent Africa-focused organisations within 17 months, marking a significant shift in the British royals nearly two-decade philanthropic ties to the continent

The Duke of Sussex, revealed last week to be returning home to the UK with his wife Meghan after six years away, was a trustee of African Parks for the past decade.

Harry is no longer a board member of African Parks, which last year admitted human rights abuses by its rangers