Prince William asked Kate Middleton to marry him on the continent he sees as his "second home".

Africa has always been an important place for the future King whether during romantic holidays with Kate or on trips to support the conservation charity Tusk Trust.

He asked his former flatmate to become his wife while on a break in Kenya last month.

The pair's favourite destination in Kenya in the past has been the Lewa Downs game reserve, owned by the parents of Jecca Craig - William's close friend and rumoured ex-girlfriend.

Royal history was also made in Kenya in 1952. It was where William's grandmother learned she had become Queen.

Princess Elizabeth was staying at the remote Treetops hunting lodge in the foothills of Mount Kenya with Prince Philip when the news reached her that her father, King George VI, had died at Sandringham, Norfolk.

Her tour had to be abandoned and the young Princess returned home a monarch.

In June this year, William and his brother Prince Harry undertook their first joint overseas trip, travelling to southern Africa.