View this post on InstagramPhoto by @sussexroyal | We are pleased to announce that Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex @sussexroyal is guest-editing our Instagram feed today! "Hi everyone! I'm so happy to have the opportunity to continue working with @NatGeo and to guest-edit this Instagram account; it's one of my personal favourites. Today I'm in Liwonde National Park, Malawi an important stop on our official tour of Southern Africa, planting trees for The Queens Commonwealth Canopy. As part of this takeover, I am inviting you to be a part of our 'Looking Up' social campaign. To help launch the campaign, here is a photograph I took today here in Liwonde of Baobab trees. #LookingUp is to raise awareness of the vital role trees play in the earth's eco-system, and an opportunity for all of us to take a moment, to appreciate the beauty of our surroundings. So, join us today and share your own view, by looking up! Post images of the trees in your local community using the hashtag #LookingUp. I will be posting my favourite images from @NatGeo photographers here throughout the day, and over on @SussexRoyal I will be sharing some of my favourite images from everything you post. I can't wait to see what you see when you're #LookingUp " ••• His Royal Highness is currently on an official tour to further the 'Queens Commonwealth Canopy' which was launched in 2015. Commonwealth countries have been invited to submit forests and national parks to be protected and preserved as well as to plant trees. The Duke has helped QCC projects in the Caribbean, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Botswana, Malawi and Tonga. Now, almost 50 countries are taking part and have dedicated indigenous forests for conservation, and committed to planting millions of new trees to help combat climate change. The Duke's longtime passion for trees and forests as nature's simple solution to the environmental issues we face, has been inspired by the work he has been doing on behalf of his grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for many years. A post shared by National Geographic (@natgeo) on
Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Prince Harry took over the National Geographic Instagram page on Monday and is promoting the Looking Up social media campaign during his royal tour of Africa.
Harry uploaded a photo of a Boabab tree which he took while visiting Liwonde National Park in Malawi.
The Looking Up campaign asks social media users to post photos of trees in their local community alongside the hashtag #LookingUp.
Harry, at the end of the day, will post his favorite images from National Geographic photographers on the National Geographic Instagram account and a selection of the most beautiful images from fans on the Sussex Royal Instagram account.
"Looking Up is to raise awareness of the vital role trees play in the earth's ecosystem, and an opportunity for all of us to take a moment, to appreciate the beauty of our surroundings. So, join us today and share your own view, by looking up!" Harry said.
The Duke of Sussex also planted trees at Liwonde National Park for The Queens Commonwealth Canopy, a program launched in 2015 where Commonwealth countries were invited to preserve forests and national parks and to plant trees in the Queen's name. Almost 50 countries have taken part in the program, dedicating indigenous forest for conservation.
Harry and his wife Megan Markle started last week their 10-day royal tour of Africa, also bringing along their 4-month-old son Archie Harrison.
Harry has introduced Archie to Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and explored an old Angola minefield with landmine sweeping charity HALO in honor of his late mother Princess Diana.
