"My heart belongs in Africa," said Harry, at the end of the four-day visit by him and his elder brother William to the continent.
Watching and listening to the two of them talk about what Africa means to them, there is no doubt that their commitment to it is a very real one.
As William put it: "I adore Africa because it is so different.
"I like getting away from the cities... I like being anonymous... I like the wildness of it all".
Harry nodded and indicated that felt he exactly the same.
And, certainly, part of the attraction is indeed that Africa represents a refuge for both of them: a continent to which they can come to get away from the spotlight of their positions as young British princes.
But they have both shown over the past few days that they want to come to Africa as very much more than super-celebrities seeking an away-from-it-all bolthole.