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Ben Mitchell & Ryan Merrifield

Appeal for missing diplomat who hosted Prince Harry and was last seen on jog

Police searching for a diplomat who went missing while going for a jog have appealed for dashcam footage from roads where he was known to run.

Richard Morris has not been seen since he went jogging in his home village of Bentley near Farnham, Hampshire, on the morning of May 6.

The 52-year-old was the ambassador to Nepal between 2015 and November 2019 and accompanied the Duke of Sussex during his tour of the country in 2016.

Prior to that, he was head of the Pacific department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and has held senior diplomatic posts including in Australia and Mexico.

Richard had gone for a jog near his home when he vanished (Surrey Police)

Hampshire police have asked drivers to check their dashcams if they were in the area between 10am and 5pm on May 6, particularly in Islington Road and Islington Lane, Station Road, Blacknest Road, The Street and Church Street.

A force spokesman said: "It is believed Richard, from Bentley, was running in the local area on May 6, and officers have been carrying out searches since then in locations he is known to go."

The spokesman previously said: "His family are understandably concerned for his welfare."

The father-of-three is a keen runner and had completed a marathon run up Mount Everest to raise funds for charity.

Last week police said their search had moved into the Alice Holt Forest, a vast woodland that spreads between Hampshire and Surrey, where Richard often ran.

A local park run group which he is affiliated to previously asked its members to check their running apps to see if there was any sign of movement from the missing official.

Richard is described as being white, about 6ft tall, with greying hair and a beard.

He is also described as having a port birth mark on his face.

He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved top with a half zip, black shorts, and blue trainers.

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