COPS searching for a missing Brit diplomat have found a body in Hampshire woodland.
Married dad-of-three Richard Morris disappeared in May.
The 52-year-old once hosted Prince Harry when the royal visited Nepal in 2016.
Mr Morris vanished after going for a run in his home village of Bentley, near Farnham, Surrey.
Today, a body was found in Alice Holt Forest just over two-and-a-half miles away.
Police say Mr Morris’ family have been told.
A spokesperson from Hampshire Police said today: “Officers investigating the disappearance of Richard Morris from Bentley have today found a body in Alice Holt Forest.
“Formal identification has not yet taken place, but the 52-year-old’s family have been notified. They are being supported by specialist officers.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
Mr Morris was the ambassador to Nepal between 2015 and November 2019.
Mr Morris took up his post in Nepal six months after the devastating earthquake that decimated many parts of the country and claimed some 9,000 lives.
He had previously been head of the Pacific department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and held senior diplomatic posts including in Australia and Mexico.
The dad, who is originally from Worcestershire, was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved top with a half zip, black shorts and blue trainers.
When he went missing, police asked residents in the area to check their sheds, outbuildings and gardens, as well as any CCTV.
Officers were joined by search and rescue teams and helicopter crew during an extensive search.
Mr Morris entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) via an open competition in 1990.
Officials at the FCO said Mr Morris is a “much-valued and well-liked colleague”.
Mr Morris married his wife Alison in 1992 and they have one daughter and two sons.
In his spare time, Mr Morris enjoyed long-distance running, reading, travel, music and spending time with his family.
Alison was his girlfriend at school. The couple went off to different universities but resumed their relationship in their early 20s.
