Following the announcement that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Bhutan this spring, it has been confirmed that Prince Harry will also embark on a royal tour in the coming months. The 31-year-old will make an official visit to Nepal, marking the first time he has visited the country.
News of Harry's trip was confirmed on the official Kensington Palace Twitter account, with a message that read: "Prince Harry will make an official visit to Nepal this spring. It will be the first time HRH has visited the country."
© Photo: Getty ImagesPrince Harry will visit Nepal this spring
Harry's visit is being undertaken at the request of Her Majesty's Government and will see him follow in the footsteps of his father Prince Charles and his grandparents the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, who have all carried out official visits to the region.
The last visit to Nepal was carried out by Prince Philip in 2000, and Prince Harry's trip will be the first official tour of Nepal since it became a republic in 2008.
While full details of his trip are yet to be confirmed, it is expected that Harry will see how the country is rebuilding following the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Kathmandu in April, which killed over 9,000 people and left a further 23,000 people injured.
© Photo: Getty ImagesPrince Charles has also visited the region
Confirmation of Harry's official tour coincided with the announcement that his brother and sister-in-law would visit Bhutan following on from their official tour of India. The royal couple will visit King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and his stunning wife Jestsun Pema when they travel to the remote mountain kingdom for the first time.
Prince Harry's jet-setting spring will continue with a trip to Orlando, Florida in May, where the royal is hosting his Invictus Games event. The Prince announced that he would be bringing the games to the US for the first time last summer, and has said he hopes America will set the bar "even higher" than London, which staged the inaugural competition in 2014.
