William hosted a summit of the United for Wildlife [UfW] taskforces at St James's Palace, having held his first solo reception at Buckingham Palace last night while Harry was already crossing the Atlantic.
And in a poignant moment last night, William even gave Harry a mention in his welcoming speech, saying: 'The African continent holds a very special place in my heart. It is the place my father took my brother and me shortly after our mother died.'
UfW was set up by William, Kate and Harry six years ago before he married Meghan - but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex then broke away from the charitable foundation set up by the brothers last June as rumours of a rift between the couples grew.
Last night a grinning Duke of Sussex touched down in Vancouver last night and today it claimed he has already organised events across America for his charity Sentebale, which supports children affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana.
Harry, who used a Sentebale dinner in London this week to claim he and Meghan 'no choice' but to quit as senior royals, has pledged to help the world beat AIDS as a legacy to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, while his close friend Sir Elton John's foundation has raised £240million [$300 Million] to fight the virus and help its victims.
Sentebale chairman Johnny Hornby told the Evening Standard today: 'The duke is a global figure and HIV is a challenge for the world to try to help solve. We know the duke has the ability to challenge the stigma that surrounds HIV and shine a light on these issues, whichever side of the pond he finds himself on.'
Yesterday the Duke of Sussex rushed through a series of meetings at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in Greenwich and is not believed to have seen William before catching a 5.30pm flight out of Heathrow to Vancouver.
But he did reportedly hold a meeting with his Kensington Palace team about managing his and Meghan's affairs because they will now be in Canada for the foreseeable future.
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