Harry and Meghan get pleasure from steamy salsa dance earlier than sharing kiss
Harry and Meghan couldn’t help but dance with locals during their quasi-royal tour of Colombia – which also happens to be the Salsa capital of the world.
The Duke, 39, and Duchess, 43, of Sussex were welcomed by Colombia’s vice-president Francia Marquez and her husband Rafael Yerney Pinillo after arriving in the country on Thursday for the start of a four-day tour.
On Saturday the Sussexes beamed as they headed to the historic city of Cartagena and the traditional Afro-Caribbean village of San Basilio de Palenque.
There the couple were spotted embroiled in a steamy salsa dance, hugging and touching each other as they whirled around the dance floor.
Meghan, looking typically chic in a white linen skirt which she paired with Princess Diana‘s £17,800 Gold Tank Française Watch, reached out to grab Harry’s face with both hands, pulling him in for a smack on the lips.
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The Sussexes embroiled in a steamy salsa dance in Colombia on Saturday
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Meghan reached out to grab Harry’s face with both hands, pulling him in for a smack on the lips
But the loved-up couple did manage to keep their hands off each other long enough to dance with local residents.
The Duchess shimmied with a Colombian man in a white t-shirt before allowing another woman to spin and dip her in the middle of the room.
Meghan, who luckily had ditched her heels for black sandals, laughed and smiled as she swayed to the music.
Prince Harry looked smart in a breezy light blue linen shirt which he paired with cream trousers and brown shoes.
The Sussexes were met with a warm welcome as locals clapped, cheered and waved at the couple who were accompanied by their usual security team.
Ahead of their arrival, some locals said they hoped Harry will use the visit to apologise for the British crown’s role in the colonial slave trade.
The Duke of Sussex has previously discussed the ‘unjust’ system that saw ‘enslaved people’ generate wealth for the Crown.
However, he has not apologised for his family’s role in the oppressive system.
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Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia, on day three of their visit
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Meghan dressed in white linen skirt, sleeveless blouse and Panama hat, while Harry wore a blue linen shirt
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Harry and Meghan are seen on the streets of San Basilio de Palenque during their visit around Colombia
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Meghan and Harry walk through the streets of San Basilio de Palenque in Columbia
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Members of a children’s choir wave as they wait for the arrival of Prince Harry and Meghan
Harry and Meghan held hands as they walked through the village square where stalls with traditional handicrafts had been set up as they chatted animatedly to onlookers.
The village was set up by freed African slaves almost 300 years ago and has been described as a ‘little corner of Africa’.
The stop was particularly significant for Meghan, as when she visited Nigeria in May she said she was ’43 per cent Nigerian’.
On the final day of their faux-royal tour of Colombia, Meghan spoke at the ‘Afro Women and Power’ conference in Cali.
She proudly retold her go-to tale about how she wrote to Procter & Gamble aged 11 to ask the brand to change its sexist soap commercial.
But before she spoke as part of the panel, there appeared to be heckler among the crowds.
The Duchess also paid tribute to her mother and gushed over her three-year-old daughter Lilibet.
‘[I] encourage our daughter […] at three she has found her voice and we are so proud of that,’ she said.
‘For me I find inspiration in so many of the strong women around me. My mother being one of them. Life is full of surprises and can be quite complex.’
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Meghan Markle speaks to the audience during the ‘Afro women and power’ forum
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Meghan speaks as part of the panel at the Afro women and power forum in Cali
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Meghan Markle on stage for the Afro women and power debate in Cali
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Meghan (second left) speaks as part of the panel at the Afro women and power forum in Cali
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Prince Harry joined his wife Meghan on stage for a group photograph after her speech
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Prince Harry on stage with his wife Meghan for a group photograph following her speech
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Harry and Meghan on stage for a group photograph after her speech
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People attend the event dedicated to celebrating and empowering Afro-Colombian women
Meghan notably neglected to mention the Princess of Wales and the late Queen Elizabeth in her speech, although she has praised both royal women in the past.
The Duchess opened her intervention at the debate speaking in Spanish and calling Ms Marquesa ‘my friend’, before going on to pay tribute to Harry in English.
Megan gushed: ‘My husband, is great testament to the role of men in empowering women, of allowing them to know that their voices are heard, starting at a young age all the way through adulthood, is key.’