Meghan Markle stunned in her green dress as Prince Harry received a gift on stage during the final stop of the couple’s “quasi-royal” tour in Colombia.
The Duke, 39, and Duchess, 43, of Sussex were greeted by the country’s Vice President Francia Marquez and her husband Rafael Yerney Pinillo after arriving on Thursday.
After enjoying a passionate salsa dance together on Saturday, Harry and Meghan took to the stage and thanked guests for their “warm welcome.”
Meghan’s natural beauty was on display in a strapless, patterned maxi dress as she spoke to the crowd in Spanish, while her husband, dressed in navy pants and a blue button-down shirt, graciously accepted a musical instrument.
In an Instagram post on the Petronio Alvarez Festival account, Meghan and Harry were said to be in “#Petrionio2024 mode” as the raucous crowd cheered them on.
The Duke, 39, and Duchess, 43, of Sussex were cheered by a packed crowd during their tour of Colombia when Harry was gifted a musical instrument.
In a separate post, Colombian politician Alejandro Eder, who joined the Sussexes on stage, shared a photo of them with him and his wife, actress Taliana Vargas.
‘We are a reference for the world, a meeting point and a must-stop for locals and tourists. We are proud of how our Pacific culture is loved!’
In a separate post, Colombian politician Alejandro Eder, who joined the Sussexes on stage, shared a photo of them with him and his wife, actress Taliana Vargas.
“How do you see this visit by Duke and Duchess Harry and Meghan to #Petronio2024? We are so glad that the world is watching us! #CaliIsWhereYouShouldBe,” wrote Eder.
On Saturday, the couple beamed as they headed to the historic city of Cartagena and the traditional Afro-Caribbean village of San Basilio de Palenque.
There they were seen involved in a passionate salsa dance, hugging and touching each other as they twirled around the dance floor.
Meghan, looking typically elegant in a white linen skirt that she paired with Princess Diana’s £17,800 (about $23,000 USD) Gold Tank Française watch, reached out to grab Harry’s face with both hands, drawing him in for a kiss on the lips.
Harry and Meghan smiled on stage as they received a warm welcome during their tour.
On Saturday, the loving couple enjoyed a passionate salsa dance, hugging and touching each other as they twirled around the dance floor.
But the loving couple managed to keep their hands off each other long enough to dance with local residents.
The Duchess swayed alongside a Colombian man wearing a white T-shirt before allowing another woman to spin her around and dunk her in the centre of the room.
Meghan, who had thankfully swapped her heels for black sandals, laughed and smiled as she swayed to the music.
Prince Harry looked dapper in a crisp light blue linen shirt which he paired with cream trousers and brown shoes.
Before his arrival, some locals said they hoped Harry would use the visit to apologize for the British crown’s role in the colonial slave trade.
The Duke of Sussex has previously spoken out about the “unjust” system that allowed “enslaved people” to generate wealth for the Crown.
However, he has not apologized for his family’s role in the oppressive system.
Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia, on the third day of their visit
Harry and Meghan held hands as they walked through the town square, where stalls selling traditional crafts had been set up, while chatting animatedly with onlookers.
The town was founded by freed African slaves almost 300 years ago and has been described as a “little corner of Africa”.
The stop was especially meaningful for Meghan, as when she visited Nigeria in May she said she was “43 percent Nigerian.”
On the last day of her supposedly royal tour, Meghan spoke at the ‘Afro Women and Power’ conference in Cali.
She proudly told her favorite story about how she wrote to Procter & Gamble when she was 11 years old to ask the brand to change its sexist soap commercial.
The Duchess also paid tribute to her mother and was full of praise for her three-year-old daughter, Lilibet.
‘(I encourage) our daughter (…) at three years old she has found her voice and we are very proud of that,’ he said.
“For me, I find inspiration in many of the strong women around me. My mother is one of them. Life is full of surprises and can be quite complex.”
Meghan and Harry raise their hands as they attend the Afro Women and Power event
Meghan opened her remarks at the debate by speaking in Spanish and calling Ms. Marquesa “my friend” before going on to pay tribute to Harry while continuing in English.
To a standing ovation she said: ‘I would like to start in Spanish because we are in your country, my husband and I, and I can feel this embrace from Colombia.
‘It’s incredible, thank you so much, because the culture, the history, everything has been like a dream on this trip.
‘I’m sorry if my Spanish is not perfect because I learned it 20 years ago in Argentina, but I’m trying here because I can feel this community and this feeling which is the best in the world.’
He added: ‘So thank you very much to the vice president, my friend, thank you very much.’
Meghan notably forgot to mention the Princess of Wales and the late Queen Elizabeth in her speech, although she has praised both royals in the past.
