On April 2, 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle launched their own Instagram account in order to shine a light on "the work that drives us, the causes we support, important announcements, and the opportunity to shine a light on key issues".
Unsurprisingly, the account has proved incredibly popular and has already garnered 5 million followers. In fact, according to Guinness World Records, the account broke the "record for the fastest time to gain 1 million followers on Instagram," in under six hours.
Today, in keeping with their mission statement, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted a collection of photos to celebrate #EarthDay, all of which were taken by Prince Harry. As it turns out, the 34-year-old has a previously-unknown talent for wildlife photography.
The first photo shows Meghan and Harry strolling in Rotorua, New Zealand, which they visited during their 16-day 'Down Under tour'. "Of the 170 different species originally planted in the early 1900s, only a handful of species, including these majestic Redwoods, remain today," reads the caption.
The post also features a series of beautiful photos taken by Prince Harry including that of a rhino, Botswana's Okavango Delta, Guyana's rainforest, orca and humpback whales in Norway, a picture of plastic waste on a beach, and an elephant in Malawi.
"We all now know the damage plastics are causing to our oceans," the caption continues. "Microplastics are also ending up in our food source, creating not just environmental problems for our planet but medical problems for ourselves too."
"Every one of us can make a difference, not just today but every day," the post concluded.
Prince Harry has spent much of his life traveling the world whether it be with the Royal Military Academy, on overseas tours with the royal family or on private holidays, so we can only imagine how many spectacular photos he has in his private collection.
Here's hoping we'll see more of them on the 'gram in future.
