The Duke of Sussex went off-grid and was uncontactable for three days during his week-long visit to Africa, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
After completing his work with landmine-clearing Halo Trust charity in Angola, he is believed to have travelled to the neighbouring country of Botswana last weekend.
There, he is thought to have met with a mother figure in his life who lives in the southern African country, Tania ‘TJ’ Jenkins, whom he calls ‘mom’.
She and her husband Mike Holding played a pivotal role in Harry’s life for many years before he met Meghan.
They were so important to him that he flew his future wife to introduce her to them within a month of meeting her in 2016.
It’s unusual for the duke to spend so long away from the family home in Montecito, California, without Meghan.
Trips abroad without her usually involve a tight turnround, with Harry jetting home after just two or three days.
The Duke of Sussex went off-grid and was uncontactable for three days during his week-long visit to Botswana, The Mail on Sunday can reveal
There, he is thought to have met with a mother figure in his life who lives in the southern African country, Tania ‘TJ’ Jenkins (centre), whom he calls ‘mom’. She and her husband Mike Holding (left) played a pivotal role in Harry’s life for many years before he met Meghan.
On this occasion, however, he spent a full week away from Meghan and their children, Archie and Lilibet.
A source said: ‘This time he took some more time and space, and made the trip into a week-long visit to reconnect with old friends and get some headspace away from his phone and emails.
‘He went off comms for two days or so.
‘It was a good moment for Harry to take some time away from everything, enjoying total peace of mind and being somewhere so remote that he couldn’t even get emails or texts or calls.’