Harry, Meghan and Archie in Africa: Everything you need to know

Harry, Meghan and Archie in Africa: Everything you need to know
Meghan has added an extra engagement to help mothers with HIV in a packed itinerary, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex touch down in Africa in a matter of hours. The Royal Tour will be their first as a family with baby Archie. Here's everything you need to know.

Meghan’s Skype surprise

Prince Harry was giving a talk on female empowerment in another country – but Meghan wanted to be there by any means possible.

The Duke of Sussex is on the solo leg of his family’s Royal Tour of Africa, but wife Meghan Markle found a way to call in and support his message to the young women of Malawi.

Meghan took the chance to teleconference to share her help and support. REUTERS
Meghan took the chance to teleconference in and share her help and support. REUTERS

There was a huge cheer as the Duchess of Sussex popped up on a large TV screen to take part in her husband’s visit to Nalikule College.

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Archie meets the Archbishop

Harry and Meghan’s five-month-old son Archie made his first official appearance in public as the family of three met Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Royal embrace: Archie receives a kiss on the forehead from Archbishop Desmond Tutu. REUTERS
Royal embrace: Archie receives a kiss on the forehead from Archbishop Desmond Tutu. REUTERS

Harry placed a loving arm around his wife as they strolled along with Archie, who was dressed for the occasion in baby blue dungarees and matching booties.  

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Harry and Meghan’s hidden message

Everyone was wondering what Harry and Meghan were trying to say with their matching bracelets on the first day of their tour of South Africa.

Joined at the wrist: What was the significance behind Harry and Meghan's matching bracelets? REUTERS
Joined at the wrist: What was the significance behind Harry and Meghan’s matching bracelets? REUTERS

Eagle-eyed Royals fans will have noticed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were both sporting beaded bracelets spelling out the word “JUSTICE” during a visit to the troubled township of Ngaya in Cape Town on Monday.

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The Dancing Duchess

The Duke and Duchess have arrived in South Africa for their 10-day Royal Tour. 

The Duchess made an impromptu speech to the crowd while standing on a tree stump. She said, “May I just say that while I am here with my husband as a member of The Royal Family, I want you to know that for me I am here with you as a mother, as a wife, as a woman, as a woman of colour and as your sister.”

The Duchess of Sussex joins in with the local dancers

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Harry and Meghan’s matching bracelets

During the same visit, the pair were both sporting beaded bracelets spelling out the word “JUSTICE” to promote The Justice Desk, a nonprofit organisation which helps children understand their rights, promotes their safety and helps uphold their self-esteem.

The Justice Desk is aligned with The Queen's Commonwealth Trust. REUTERS
The Justice Desk is aligned with The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. REUTERS

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Royal Tour: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Africa 2019

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and four-month-old Archie have begun their first Royal Tour together as a family, and a packed 10-day itinerary awaits them.

It’s likely to be a chance for the world to get a first official glimpse of baby Archie in public.

But unlike the pomp and ceremony of traditional Royal Tours, the complexion of this visit will be more “grassroots”.

Rather than dressing up for state banquets, the pair will be walking around townships and delivering talks to local communities.

Unlike many traditional Royal Tours, such as Harry and Meghan's tour of Australasia last year, their upcoming trip is expected to be less formal and more "grassroots". REUTERS
Unlike many traditional Royal Tours, such as Harry and Meghan’s tour of Australasia last year, their upcoming trip is expected to be less formal and more “grassroots”. REUTERS

In doing so, Harry and Meghan will be promoting issues close to their hearts such as conservation, mental health, socio-economic development and female empowerment.

Harry and Meghan to ‘hit the ground running’

On Monday, The Express reported Buckingham Palace sources as saying Harry and Meghan want to “hit the ground running”.

It has also been revealed that Meghan has added an extra engagement to her itinerary, and will visit the Mothers2Mothers initiative in Cape Town on Wednesday.

Mothers2Mothers is a project which supports mothers who live with HIV.

One royal spokesperson said the trip is an opportunity to “to highlight many of the causes they have been involved with for many years [and] demonstrate a modern UK-Africa partnership in action.”

The full itinerary has been organised by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, but it’s understood the Duke and Duchess have been closely involved with the planning and research.

The Duke and Duchess will engage with communities on issues close to their hearts during their tour of Southern Africa. REUTERS
The Duke and Duchess will engage with communities on issues close to their hearts during their tour of Southern Africa. REUTERS

After landing in Cape Town on Sunday, they will head straight to a township to oversee a workshop that teaches children about their rights and also provides self-defense classes and female empowerment training to young girls.

There they will deliver speeches on gender violence.

South Africa has endured a spate of gender-related violence lately following the murders of several women.

The country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the situation as a “national emergency”.

The Duke and Duchess will attend around five engagements per day, so there will be limited opportunity for sight-seeing and R&R.

Prince Harry splits off

From Cape Town, Prince Harry will head to Angola, Botswana and Malawi while Meghan stays in South Africa with Archie.

Meghan will continue to pursue a busy schedule of her own, which is expected to be largely private, while Harry heads north.

In Botswana, Harry will catch up with his charity Sentebale and visit a project they have been undergoing in Kasane.

In Angola, he will retrace his late mother’s footsteps from 1997 when Princess Diana visited an active minefield as part of a project with the Halo Trust.

Iconic image: Prince Harry will visit the same Angolan town as his late mother Princess Diana in 1997 when she visited an active minefield. GETTY IMAGES
Iconic image: Prince Harry will visit the same Angolan town as his late mother Princess Diana in 1997 when she visited an active minefield. GETTY IMAGES

Finally, in Malawi, Harry will call in at a girls’ educational centre before visiting Liwonde National Park which he will dedicate to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy.

After his solo three-country jaunt, Harry will be reunited with Meghan and Archie in Johannesburg where they will attend further public engagements before concluding their tour.

Read more:
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Harry and Oprah Winfrey’s pact to tackle mental health
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Harry and Meghan in Rome for Misha Nonoo’s wedding 

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