Prince Harry Was Just 'Elevated' to New Role — and His Updated Bio Nods to His Life as a Dad

The Duke of Sussex has been involved with the organization for years

Prince Harry has a new position for a cause close to his heart.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors for African Parks Network, South Africa. Prince Harry got involved with the non-profit conservation group that manages national parks across the continent in 2016 and became president of the group the following year.

The change was spotted in his biography for African Parks, though it remains unclear exactly when he began to help helm the governing body.

“Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex is a humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist,” his bio page states. “The Duke has dedicated his life’s work to advancing causes that he is passionate about, and that bring about permanent change for people and places. For over two decades, he has taken a deep personal interest in frontline conservation projects across Africa that work to protect the region’s natural resources and wildlife, for the benefit of local communities.”

His bio now reads, "In 2023, after serving six years as President, he was elevated to an officially appointed member of the Board of Directors, the governing body of the organisation."

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The background recaps how Prince Harry first partnered with African Parks in July 2016 to help launch of the 500 Elephants project in Malawi, one of the largest and most significant elephant translocations in conservation history. King Charles’ younger son has been closely involved since, and he co-hosted U.S. officials, conservationists and philanthropists on a tour of protected wildlife and nature preserves under the management of African Parks in Zambia, Mozambique and Rwanda in August 2022.

While his former bio focused on his work with the organization, the new bio closes on a personal note, mentioning that the Duke of Sussex lives in California with his wife Meghan Markle, their son Prince Archie, 4, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 2. Harry and Meghan relocated to her home state after stepping back from their royal roles in 2020, not long after Archie’s first trip to Africa during what would prove to be the family’s final royal tour before their transatlantic move.

Africa is a place close to Prince Harry's heart — he's even called it his "second home" — and he has visited the continent on many occasions beginning as a young boy. The prince has made many public and private trips to Africa through the years, co-founding Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho. The charity supports children and young people affected by affected by poverty, inequality, HIV/AIDS, and more recently, COVID, in southern Africa.

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Africa also became a special place for Harry and Meghan as their romance began seven years ago. The couple has traveled to Africa together several times, including a visit to Botswana early in their relationship in the summer of 2016 — after two back-to-back dates in London.

Prince Harry later proposed with an engagement ring featuring an ethically sourced diamond from Botswana (flanked by two smaller gems from Princess Diana’s personal collection), and the couple returned to Africa to celebrate Meghan's 36th birthday in 2017, where they assisted with elephant tracking.

As seen in a snap shared to their now-defunct SussexRoyal Instagram account on World Elephant Day in 2019, Harry and Meghan sported baseball caps and casual clothes as they helped place a tracking collar on an elephant. The couple traveled to assist Dr. Mike Chase of Elephants Without Borders, and other photos showed Harry towards an elephant, supplies in hand, while Meghan gently cradled an elephant’s trunk.

In 2021, the Duke of Sussex narrated a re-release of African Parks’ "Hope Starts Here” video for Earth Day and honored the legacy of his grandfather Prince Philip, a dedicated conservationist who died a few weeks prior at age 99.

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"As we now begin to move towards an era of global recovery and regeneration, it's critical that we continue to look at the strengthening and protecting of biodiversity, not just as a value we hold — but as a responsibility that is vital to our way of life," Prince Harry said in a statement.

"On this Earth Day, I reflect on generations of conservation champions, including my late grandfather, and feel proud and energized to continue doing my part in this legacy," he continued. "This year especially, I join the incredible African Parks team and communities around the world in shared dedication to our environment and collective well-being."

While Prince Harry celebrates his elevated role at African Parks, his father King Charles and Queen Camilla are also heading to the continent. The royal couple will begin an official state visit in Kenya on Tuesday, where Buckingham Palace said they will “acknowledge the more painful aspects of the U.K. and Kenya’s shared history.”

During his visit, the King, 74, will seek to deepen his understanding of the impact of colonialism and he supports the research that's underway into the historic links between slavery and Britain's first family. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson tells PEOPLE, “This is an issue that His Majesty takes profoundly seriously."

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