Hello! Magazine UK – 12 August 2019

welcomedhimtothemeetingwitha

“chimpgreeting”,havingtaughtit to

himduringa previousmeeting.To

laughterfromthedelegates,DameJane,

85,andHarryapproachedoneanother

withheadsbowed,thenHarrypatted

Janeonherheadbeforetheyhugged.

DameJanelaterrevealedhowshehad

firstmetHarryinDecemberandagain

inJune,alongwiththeDuchessandbaby

Archie,atFrogmoreHouse,nearthe

family’sFrogmoreCottagehome.

Janesaid:“Harryaskedif I wouldgo

andmeethim.Theymademea Dame

oftheBritishEmpiresoI guesshe

thoughtit wouldbegoodtomeetme.

Andweclicked.

“WetalkedaboutRootsandShoots

andI said:‘Ofcourseyou’reinterested

nowyouhavea baby.’Andhesaid:‘Of

course!’Whenyoubringa childintothe

world,youhavetoworryaboutthe

future.Ifwedon’tmakechange,we

don’thavea future,it’sassimpleasthat.

“[Meghan]toldme:‘You’vebeenmy

idolsince I wasa child. I’vehero-

worshippedyouallmylife.’Shecamein

at theendwithArchieandI gotto cuddle

him.He’sverycuteandvery gentle.”

ROYALINVITATION

Knownforherstudyof wildchimpanzees

inTanzania,DameJanenowrunsa

globalinstitute,promotingresearch,

conservationandyoungleadership

throughRootsandShootsgroupsin 130

countries,with150,000members.

At last week’s meeting Harry called

for an end to single-use plastic,

describingit asa “dirtyhabit”.Andhe

describedJaneas“awomanofkindness,

warmth,immenseknowledgeanda

softnessthat’sneededbymankindjust

asmuchasit is bychimpkind”.

Hecontinued:“I’vebeenadmiring

herworksinceI wasa kidandit wasso

wonderfultofindthatshewaseven

moreamazinginperson.Sheeven

treatedmetoa chimpwelcome,which

onlyJanecando– well,andchimps.”

Encouragingthedelegatesto continue

theirconservationefforts,hesaid:

“As mygrandmothertheQueenonce

said:‘Sometimestheworld’sproblemsare

sobigwethinkwecandolittletohelp.

Onourownwecannotendwarsorwipe

outinjustice,butthecumulativeimpact

ofthousandsofsmallactsofgoodness

canbebiggerthanweimagine.’”

Afterwards,DameJanesaidshe’d

invitedtheDuketovisitherprojectsin

Tanzania.“PrinceHarryhasa really

goodgrasponwhatwe’vebeendoing

andwhatwe’veaccomplished,”shesaid.

“Hewasimpressedwiththeyoung

peoplethathespoketo,andtheseare

theyoungleadersofthefuture.”

TheDukebelievesthatworking

withcommunitiesis keytocreatinga

sustainablefuturefortheplanet.Hewill

launch a new environment and

communityinitiativeintheautumn

aheadofhisandMeghan’s tour of

southernAfrica.

‘Prince Harry has a really good grasp on what we’ve been doing

and what we’ve accomplished’ Dame Jane Goodall

REPORT: EMILY NASH

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HarryandJaneconclude

their“chimpgreeting”witha

hug.Thiswasthethirdtime

thepair(above)havemet

andtheyareplanning future

get-togethers

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