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Tom Davidson

Body found in search for ambassador who once hosted Prince Harry in Nepal

A body has been found in the search for missing diplomat Richard Morris, who vanished three months ago.

The body was found in Alice Holt Forest in Hampshire.

Richard Morris set off jogging from his home in Bentley, Hampshire, near Farnham, at 10.30am on May 6.

The former ambassador to Nepal was last seen running in Islington Road in nearby Alton that same day.

Formal identification has not yet taken place, but the 52-year-old's family have been notified.

Mr Morris was the ambassador to Nepal between 2015 and November 2019 and accompanied the Duke of Sussex during his tour of the country in 2016.

Before his disappearance he was appointed British High Commissioner to Fiji.

Formal identification has not yet taken place, but the 52-year-old's family have been notified (PA)

Mr Morris had also held posts as Director of General Trade and Investment based in Australasia and Deputy Head of Mission and HM Consul General at the British Embassy in Mexico City.

Mr Morris had lived with his wife in nearby Farnham for a number of years before moving to Bentley and had worked various other roles over almost 30 years within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including at the British Embassy in Mexico City and as a Consul General in Sydney.

The body was found in the Alice Holt Forest (Pearl Bucknall / Alamy Stock Photo)

Mr Morris was known to be a regular runner in the Alice Holt Forest, a vast woodland that spreads between Hampshire and Surrey and a local park run group which he was affiliated to asked its members to check their running apps to see if there was any sign of movement from the missing official.

The death is not being treated as suspicious, Hampshire Police said.

In a previous statement, the Foreign Office described him as a "much-valued and well-liked colleague".

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