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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are being protected by a “ring of steel” security detail as they continue their four-day tour of Colombia.
Having landed in the country’s capital of Bogotá on Thursday, the pair wasted little time in greeting Francia Marquez, Colombia’s vice president, where they enjoyed lunch and discussed their goals for the visit including championing online safety.
Despite the seemingly relaxed first encounter, the Sussexes landed in a country going through some political turmoil with the government accused in some quarters of using the former working royals as “political pawns” to obscure a string of corruption allegations.
In light of this, the duke and duchess were reported to have been assigned an “immense security presence” with a “14 car and police van convoys”, according to a reporter covering the trip.
As the couple began their second day of engagements at a school, their security detail was seen protecting the couple and the vice president with a bulletproof briefcase.
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s trip comes as the timeline for the Princess of Wales’s ongoing cancer treatment has been revealed.
She will continue to receive “preventative chemotherapy” over the summer to treat an undisclosed form of the disease before spending some months recovering
“The direction is positive [but] there will not be great change [in terms of her public appearances] and no one is giving a timescale for her return,” the Daily Mail’s royal editor Rebecca English said.
Key PointsShow latest update 1723849200Meghan Markle debuts ‘regal’ look in Colombia
The Duchess of Sussex showcased “a clever nod to her royal roots” with her choice of outfit and makeup on the first day of her and Prince Harry’s Colombia tour.
Makeup artist Laura Kay told FEMAIL: “Meghan Markle’s latest look marks a distinctive evolution from her Hollywood glam days that she used to love to a more refined, royal aesthetic.
“Yesterday, at Centro Nacional de las Artes Delia Zapata, she appeared to be embracing a more sophisticated, mature, and elegant vibe.
“What first catches the eye is her shift to fresh, peachy, and pink tones, giving her complexion a regal feel. It’s a noticeable move from her past bronzed and dewy, Kardashian-inspired look – also perhaps a clever nod or reminder of her royal roots.”
Meghan was all smiles as she and her husband embraced Colombian culture. ( vicecolombia)
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1723842037Prince Harry takes aim at Elon Musk
Prince Harry appears to have sent a thinly veiled insult to Elon Musk in the wake of the recent UK riots.
While discussing the impact of online misinformation in Colombia, the Duke of Sussex said “those with positions of influence” need to take more responsibility for what they say online.
“What happens online within a matter of minutes transfers to the streets. People are acting on information that isn’t true,” the duke said.
Prince Harry spoke at the ‘Responsible Digital Future’ forum at the EAN University in Bogotá, Colombia. (REUTERS)
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1723834840‘The Crown’ writer says he ‘isn’t done’ with royal family
When asked by The Hollywood Reporter if he stands by his decision to end the timeline at King Charles’s 2005 wedding to Queen Camilla, he said: “I cannot imagine any circumstances in which I’d want to go further into the present, as it were, but at the same time, I don’t think I’m done with the subject.
“I might find some way of coming into it from a different way. If you go back in time, you always have that wonderful opportunity for metaphor.
“You can find a story in the past and tell that, and it [will] actually be a story about the present, but in camouflage. And that, I think, might be a more elegant way forward.
“To move forward from where I left the show off at the moment feels too soon.”
The hit series came to a conlusion earlier this year. (Justin Downing/Netflix)
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1723824040Prince Harry snubbed Buckingham Palace stay on recent UK visit
An insider said this would have likely allowed him to see his father, King Charles, who he last saw in February following the announcement of his cancer diagnosis.
A source told The Times: “I don’t know what more the King could have done. He offered Harry to stay at Buckingham Palace but it seems even that wasn’t good enough.
“It was far from clear what the duke’s plans were. When it came to it there was no space in the King’s diary in between treatment and other scheduled events.”
“It makes Harry’s decision to stay in a hotel all the more strange when the Palace would naturally offer all the security you could wish for.”
Prince Harry visited the UK to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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1723816837Harry and Meghan to meet with Colombian Invictus team today
This will undoubtedly be of huge personal significance for Harry, 39, as it is the only participating team from Latin America.
The sporting event, founded in 2014, celebrates the abilities of wounded, sick and injured service people.
The royals arrived in Colombia yesterday. (AFP via Getty Images)
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1723813240Prince Harry says ‘information integrity is a fundamental right’
“With the Archewell Foundation, me and my wife believe that information integrity is a fundamental right,” Prince Harry said.
“We should model how we want our kids to be raised and for the world in which we raise them,” Meghan added. “It doesn’t matter where you live. It doesn’t matter who you are. Either you personally or someone you know is a victim to what’s happening online. And that’s something we can actively work on every day to remedy.”
The couple’s statement comes after they recently expressed their concerns for Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet as they grow up in the digital world.
It also comes after Prince Harry recently said he will not bring Meghan to the UK because he fears “a knife or acid attack” inspired by negative tabloid stories.
The royals discussed the importance of accurate information at an online safety summit. ( vicecolombia)
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1723809622Colombian vice president ‘moved’ by Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary
Referring to Meghan specifically, Francia Marquez, the first black woman to ever hold her office, said: “I saw the Netflix series about their life, their story and that moved me and motivated me to say that this is a woman who deserves to come to our country and tell her story and her exchange will undoubtedly be an empowerment to so many women in the world.”
The pair were photographed embracing after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in the capital of Bogotá yesterday.
The Colombian vice president said she wanted to give Meghan Markle a platform to tell her story. (Eric Charbonneau for Archewell)
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1723806022Author says meeting Harry and Meghan was ‘an honour’
Taking to Twitter/X, Trisha Prabhu wrote alongside a series of pictures: “It was an honour to participate in the Foro Futuro Digital Responsable in Bogota alongside Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Vice President of Colombia, and @mariaressa!
“As we discussed, with youth voices leading the way, we can build a better internet.”
It was an honor to participate in the Foro Futuro Digital Responsable in Bogota alongside Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Vice President of Colombia, and @mariaressa! As we discussed, with youth voices leading the way, we can build a better internet. pic.twitter.com/aBq73hwgle
— Trisha Prabhu (@TrishPrabhu) August 16, 2024
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This comes after they recently expressed their fears for Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet as they grow up in an online world.
The unofficial visit has many of the hallmarks of a royal tour. ( vicecolombia)
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1723798822Meghan Markle tells online trolls to remember ‘what your grandmother taught you’
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, urged people to think about how they were raised before using the internet to be cruel to others.
She said: “Maybe your grandmother used to say to you, ‘If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.’”
The couple will spend a total of four days in Colombia. (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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