Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have paid tribute to friend Dame Jane Goodall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex shared a close bond with Jane Goodall<\/p>\n
The world-renowned primatologist passed away in California during a speaking tour at the age of 91 on Wednesday (01.10.25).<\/p>\n
Goodall had a close bond with the couple, formed over a shared passion for the environment, and they recalled her holding their son Prince Archie – now six – when he was a tot.<\/p>\n
A statement from Harry and Meghan shared with PEOPLE read: \u201cDr. Jane Goodall DBE was a visionary humanitarian, scientist, friend to the planet, and friend to us.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer commitment to changing lives extends beyond what the world saw, and also to what we personally felt.<\/p>\n
\n \u201cShe held our son, Archie, when he was first born, and showered love and care to those who were privileged to know her. She will be deeply missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nGoodall previously shared that Harry wanted to raise his son in Africa.<\/p>\n
\nThe 41-year-old royal – who also has Princess Lilibet, four, with former actress Meghan – dreamed of bringing up his boy in the wild, according to Goodall.<\/p>\n
\nShe told The Times: “He wanted to bring Archie up in Africa, running barefoot with African children.”<\/p>\n
\nThe activist was interviewed by the prince for Vogue magazine in 2019.<\/p>\n
\nAnd although she spoke about him over the years, she tried to remain relatively tight-lipped.<\/p>\n
\nDiscussing Harry and his wife, she shared: “I don\u2019t talk about them now. Of course, I have my views, and I think Harry cares, I really think he does. My times that I talked with him I just felt that he was a really nice, good person.”<\/p>\n
\nGoodall was also close to Harry’s father, King Charles, whom she received her damehood from in 2004, “for services to the environment and conservation”.<\/p>\n
\nGoodall was later invited by the monarch to visit his farm in Gloucestershire, South-West England.<\/p>\n
\nShe said: “He keeps inviting me down to his farm but I\u2019ve never been able to go. Now that he\u2019s king, who knows?”<\/p>\n
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