Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Share Impressive Travel Photos Taken By Harry Himself

Isabel Jones
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Though they’d be forgiven for flubbing the date given how near the arrival of Baby Sussex looms, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry didn’t miss the opportunity to post an ode to the planet this Earth Day — in fact, they went above and beyond.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a slideshow of photos from their travels abroad on Monday, nine of which were taken by Harry himself.

And OK, I’m sure Prince Harry has some pretty advanced editing tools at his disposal, but these photos are really good.

Today is #earthday - an opportunity to learn about, celebrate and continue to safeguard our planet, our home. The above, Their Royal Highnesses in Rotorua, New Zealand. Of the 170 different species originally planted in the early 1900’s, only a handful of species, including these majestic Redwoods, remain today. Next, we invite you to scroll through a series of 9 photos taken by The Duke of Sussex©️DOS sharing his environmental POV including: Africa’s Unicorn, the rhino. These magnificent animals have survived ice ages and giant crocodiles, amongst other things! They have adapted to earth’s changing climate continually for over 30 million years. Yet here we are in 2019 where their biggest threat is us. A critical ecosystem, Botswana’s Okavango Delta sustains millions of people and an abundance of wildlife. Huge bush fires, predominantly started by humans, are altering the entire river system; the ash kills the fish as the flood comes in and the trees that don’t burn become next year’s kindling. Desert lions are critically endangered due partly to human wildlife conflict, habitat encroachment and climate change. 96% of mammals on our 🌍 are either livestock or humans, meaning only 4% remaining are wild animals. Orca and Humpback whale populations are recovering in Norway thanks to the protection of their fisheries. Proof that fishing sustainably can benefit us all. Roughly 3/4 of Guyana is forested, its forests are highly diverse with 1,263 known species of wildlife and 6,409 species of plants. Many countries continue to try and deforest there for the global demand for timber. We all now know the damage plastics are causing to our oceans. Micro plastics are also ending up in our food source, creating not just environmental problems for our planet but medical problems for ourselves too. When a fenced area passes its carrying capacity for elephants, they start to encroach into farmland causing havoc for communities. Here @AfricanParksNetwork relocated 500 Elephants to another park within Malawi to reduce the pressure on human wildlife conflict and create more dispersed tourism. Every one of us can make a difference, not just today but everyday #earthday

A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Apr 22, 2019 at 6:54am PDT

Naturally, the timing of the post in question stopped a few royal watchers’ hearts …

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Though Meghan and Harry aren’t participating in the traditional post-delivery photoshoot outside the hospital, photos will reportedly be shared “once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family.”

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But honestly, considering Harry’s skill, it wouldn’t be outlandish to assume that he might just take the first photos of Baby Sussex himself.

Ball’s in your court, D.O.S.