Prince Harry, Girlfriend Cressida Bonas Wedding Soon? ‘Off On Romantic African Safari,’ Same Place Prince William Proposed To Kate Middleton

Prince Harry and his girlfriend Cressida Bonas are going off this weekend on an African safari vacation, which is the same vacation where Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton in 2010. Is Prince Harry trying to emulate the same romantic holiday as his older brother for Cressida?

According to The Mirror, Harry will see Cressida and a group of friends in Botswana, where they will also be joined by the Duke and Duchess of York's youngest daughter Princess Eugenie for a week-long break. Prince Harry is currently in Luanda in Angola where he is working with Princess Diana's landmine charity, the Halo Trust, Hello magazine reports. Cressida will fly out to Botswana this weekend with Princess Eugenie, who introduced the couple several years ago, with her boyfriend, Jack Brooksbank.

CNN reports that William gave his mother's, Princess Diana, sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring to Kate Middleton when he popped the question during a vacation in Kenya in 2010.

"It was a total shock" when the prince proposed, Middleton said at the time, adding that she was very excited. "We were out there with friends and things, so I really didn't expect it at all."

Hmm, sound familiar?

The 28-year-old Prince Harry is "desperate" to keep his relationship with Cressida, 24, private, Entertainmentwise.com reports.

"They are very close," a friend of the Prince told the Mirror. "But Harry is doing all he can not to put her under pressure."

A friend dished a little more about the African trip: "Harry is aware that Cressida doesn't enjoy being in the spotlight - it freaks her out a bit. He's hoping the African trip with friends will enable them to relax and get to know each other better."

Though it sounds like it would be a perfect time to pop the question, Entertainmentwise.com reports it is unlikely Harry will do so on this vacation. Harry spoke to the press and said that he is in no rush to settle down and have kids, after the birth of his nephew, Prince George Alexander Louis, in July, took the pressure off him to produce an heir to the British throne.

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