William made the surprising disclosure during a speech in the Namibian capital of Windhoek today
He said: "I'm delighted to be visiting Namibia for the first time. I am only sorry that my wife Catherine is not able to join me
"She is immensely jealous, particularly as I am looking forward to a few good uninterrupted nights' sleep this week, away from my wonderful children
" Kate has been at home looking after Princes Louis and George, as well as Princess Charlotte
GETTY/KENSINGTON PALACE (Pic: GETTY/KENSINGTON PALACE) Speaking of the reasons for his trip, Wills added: "My visit to Namibia this week is focused on conservation
"It's an issue very close to my heart and I know is a matter of deep pride to you all as well
Your country is famous for its beautiful environment and its wildlife." After his Nambia visit, the Duke of Cambridge will travel to Tanzania and Kenya – one of which also holds significance for him and Kate Middleton
Wills recently told how he "fell in love" with Africa when he spent time in Kenya, Botswana and Tanzania as a teenager
KENSINGTON PALACE (Pic: KENSINGTON PALACE) Both Wills and brother Harry had travelled to these countries with dad Prince Charles just weeks after Diana's death in 1997
Harry once revealed how their getaway helped them start to get over Diana's death following a horror car crash in Paris
The Duke of Sussex said: "I first came in 1997, straight after my mum died. My dad told my brother and me to pack our bags — we were going to Africa to get away from it all
My brother and I were brought up outdoors. "We appreciate nature and everything about it
But it became more… This is where I feel more like myself than anywhere else in the world
I wish I could spend more time in Africa. "I have this intense sense of complete relaxation and normality here
To not get recognised, to lose myself in the bush with what I would call the most down-to-earth people on the planet
" Wills' visit to Kenya will also hold another big significance – as it is where he popped the big question to then-girlfriend Kate Middleton
He is said to have proposed to Kate during a safari trip near the foothills of Mount Kenya
The entire trip – as part of Wills' role a patron of the Royal African Society – will be conservation-led as he bids to "help end the terrible, global crime" of poaching for the illegal wildlife trade

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