Harry and Meghan visit southern Africa
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, walks with Graca Machel, the widow of the late Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Jackson/Pool
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, gives a speech as his wife Meghan looks on during a visit to the Youth Employment Services (YES) Hub in Tembisa township, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Harry and Meghan meet Graca Machel, the widow of the late Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Jackson/Pool
Harry and Meghan visit a township in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. Facundo Arrizabalaga/Pool via REUTERS
Meghan arrives at the Youth Employment Services (YES) Hub as she visits Tembisa township, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Harry and Meghan greet people at the Youth Employment Services (YES) Hub as they visit a township in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. Facundo Arrizabalaga/Pool via REUTERS
Harry and Meghan hold hands during a visit to the Youth Employment Services (YES) Hub in Tembisa township, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Harry and Meghan are welcomed at the Youth Employment Services (YES) Hub as they visit Tembisa township, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Meghan talks to people at the Youth Employment Services (YES) Hub as she and her husband Britain's Prince Harry visit a township in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2, 2019. Facundo Arrizabalaga/Pool via REUTERS
Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visits ActionAid International ahead of visiting a school to learn about a local charity working to tackle sexual violence in schools, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 1, 2019. Mark Large/Pool via REUTERS
Britain's Prince Harry meets landmine victim Sandra Tigica, who Princess Diana met on her visit to Angola in 1997, during a reception at the British Ambassadors Residence in Luanda, Angola September 27, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS
Meghan visits ActionAid International ahead of visiting a school to learn about a local charity working to tackle sexual violence in schools, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 1, 2019. Mark Large/Pool via REUTERS
Harry visits a working de-mining field with the HALO Trust in Dirico Province, Angola, September 27, 2019. Harry followed in his late mother's footsteps on Friday, wearing a protective vest and visor during a visit to a de-mining project in Angola...more
Meghan visits Victoria Yards, a regeneration project that is home to design studios, art galleries and a popular monthly food market, in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 30, 2019. @SussexRoyal/Handout via REUTERS
Meghan pays tribute at the post office where 19-year-old University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana was raped and murdered last month, in Cape Town, South Africa, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on September 28, 2019....more
Harry arrives in a safari jeep to watch an anti-poaching demonstration exercise conducted jointly by local rangers and the British Army deployed on operation CORDED at the Liwonde National Park, in Malawi September 30, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via...more
Meghan is seen via Skype while Harry visits the Nalikule College of Education in Lilongwe, Malawi, September 29, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS
Harry pays tribute at the memorial site for Guardsman Mathew Talbot of the Coldstream Guards at the Liwonde National Park in Malawi September 30, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS
Harry visits a working de-mining field with the HALO Trust in Dirico Province, Angola, September 27, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS
Harry meets Barnaby Jose Mar, 6, as he visits the Princess Diana Orthopaedic Centre in Huambo, Angola September 27, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS
Harry helps a local schoolboy to plant a tree at the Chobe National Park in Botswana September 26, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS
Meghan holding her son Archie, meets Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit South Africa on their first overseas tour since the birth of...more
Harry and Meghan holding their son Archie, at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Meghan holding her son Archie, meets Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Harry and Meghan holding their son Archie, at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Meghan holds her son Archie, at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Meghan greets a girl outside the NGO Mothers 2 Mothers (m2m) in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Meghan is embraced outside the NGO Mothers 2 Mothers (m2m) in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Meghan interacts with a sleeping child during a visit to the mothers2mothers (m2m) charity organization that trains and employs women living with HIV as frontline health workers across eight African nations and advocates for an HIV-free Africa, in...more
Meghan speaks during a meeting with female entrepreneurs and investors working in technology, at the Woodstock Exchange in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Harry and Meghan, visit Auwal Mosque, the first and oldest mosque in South Africa, in the Bo Kaap district of Cape Town, South Africa, September 24. Tim Rooke/Pool via REUTERS
Harry and Meghan visit Auwal Mosque, the first and oldest mosque in South Africa, in the Bo Kaap district of Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. Tim Rooke/Pool via REUTERS
Meghan takes part in Heritage Day public holiday celebrations in the Bo Kaap district of Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Meghan speaks with local residents in a house in the Bo Kaap district of Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Harry and Meghan visit Auwal Mosque, the first and oldest mosque in South Africa, in the Bo Kaap district of Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. Tim Rooke/Pool via REUTERS
Harry and Meghan take part in Heritage Day public holiday celebrations in the Bo Kaap district of Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Harry and Meghan meet with local residents during Heritage Day public holiday celebrations in the Bo Kaap district of Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Harry and Meghan arrive to attend Heritage Day public holiday celebrations in the Bo Kaap district of Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Harry and Meghan meet with members of the NGO Waves for Change during their African tour on Monwabisi Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Harry and Meghan join surf mentors, as they visit Waves for Change, an NGO supporting local surf mentors to provide mental health services to vulnerable young people living in under resourced communities, at Monwabisi Beach, in Cape Town, South...more
People await the arrival of Harry and Meghan ahead of their meeting with members of the NGO Waves 4 Change on Monwabisi Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Harry travels on a South African Maritime Police Unit RIB during a visit to Kalk Bay Harbour, in Cape Town, South Africa September 24, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS
Harry shows his wet clothes after travelling on a South African Maritime Police Unit RIB, during a visit to Kalk Bay Harbour, in Cape Town, South Africa September 24, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS
Meghan looks through a microscope as she visits Waves for Change at Monwabisi Beach, in Cape Town, South Africa September 24, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Harry and Meghan visit the Waves for Change compound kitchen, where charity The Lunchbox Fund, provides nutritious meals every day to programmes in townships and rural areas, at Monwabisi Beach, in Cape Town, South Africa September 24, 2019. Chris...more
Harry and Meghan leave the District Six Museum in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. Facundo Arrizabalaga/Pool via REUTERS
Harry and Meghan greet a resident at District Six on the first day of their African tour in Cape Town, South Africa September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Harry and Meghan are seen during a Justice Desk initiative in Nyanga township in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS
Harry and Meghan are seen during a Justice Desk initiative in Nyanga township in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Harry and Meghan arrive at the District Six in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Meghan's bracelet with the word 'justice' is seen on her hand during the Justice Desk initiative in Nyanga township, in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS
Harry and Meghan visit District Six Museum in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. Facundo Arrizabalaga/Pool via REUTERS
Harry talks with a child during the Justice Desk initiative in Nyanga township, in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Meghan waves as she visits District Six in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Meghan hugs a child during the Justice Desk initiative in Nyanga township in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
A boy holds the masks of Harry and Meghan before their arrival to the District Six Museum in Cape Town, South Africa, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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