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Harry welcomes Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli

The Duke of Sussex carried out a tour of Nepal in 2016.

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Harry meets the Prime Minister of Nepal

The Duke of Sussex has welcomed the Prime Minister of Nepal, holding an audience with Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli.

Harry greeted the Nepalese PM, known as KP Sharma Oli, at Kensington Palace, the duke’s former London home, also dubbed KP.

Harry with Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli
Harry with Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at Kensington Palace (Dominic Lipinksi/PA)

Harry lived at Kensington Palace, home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children, before moving to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor with the Duchess of Sussex ahead of the birth of their son Archie.

On a side table, a monogrammed framed photograph could be seen of Harry, in a smart suit, and Meghan, in a pale blue dress, standing together, with the duchess placing her hand on Harry’s chest.

It featured their signatures underneath, and was also next to a black and white portrait of Harry, minus his beard, and brother William, and one of William and Kate.

KP Sharma Oli was joined by his wife Radhika Shakya for the private audience.

Harry with the Nepalese Prime Minister and his wife
Harry with the Nepalese Prime Minister and his wife Radhika Shakya (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Harry’s SussexRoyal Instagram account posted an image of him as a young boy with a Gurkha soldier and photographs of the duke’s 2016 trip, and said he carried out Tuesday’s meeting on behalf of the Queen.

The post read: “The Duke of Sussex has had a longstanding connection to The Ghurkas and the people of Nepal beginning at a very young age.”

Harry’s official visit to the south-east Asian country three years ago marked the bicentenary of the Nepal-UK relationship.

He also travelled to regions affected by the devastating 2015 earthquake.

Harry in Nepal
Harry visited the site of a temporary school in the village of Lapubesi in Nepal (Mauricio Gris/Team Rubicon/PA)

He extended his five-day trip to help a disaster response charity rebuild an earthquake-destroyed school, spending an extra six days eating, sleeping and working with Team Rubicon UK volunteers in a remote village.

The duke had long wanted to visit the country due to his admiration and respect for the Gurkha troops he served with in Afghanistan.

Harry in Leorani, Nepal
Harry is served supper in the village of Leorani in Nepal (Chris Jackson/PA)

He attended a wreath-laying ceremony for fallen Gurkha soldiers at the British Gurkha Camp in Pokhara, Nepal.

He also trekked in the foothills of the Himalayas, spending the night with a Nepalese family in their home in the rural village of Leorani, and watched the sun rise over the mountains.

Harry in Nepal
Harry watched the sun rise after spending the night in the Himalayan hilltop village of Leorani in Nepal (Chris Jackson/PA)

At a reception hosted by Britain’s Ambassador to Nepal, Richard Morris, at his official residence in Kathmandu, Harry said of his trip: “The people I have met and the beauty of this country make it very hard to leave.”

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