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Harry and Meghan land in NZealand on last leg of Pacific tour
WELLINGTON, Oct 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in
Wellington Sunday to start the last leg of their 16-day, four-nation tour
after attending the closing ceremony of the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex flew in from Australia on a Royal New
Zealand Air Force flight carrying the Kiwi Invictus team.
They held hands as they left the aircraft and were greeted by Prime
Minister Jacinda Ardern and Wellington mayor Justin Lester before mingling
with the Invictus athletes.
They departed the airport for a traditional Maori welcome and reception at
the residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand Patsy Reddy.
The visibly pregnant Duchess, with her hair in a bun, was wearing a black
dress by ASOS Maternity and a calf-length brown chequered coat by Karen
Walker.
Both royals were wearing a red poppy.
Harry and Meghan will visit a newly unveiled UK War Memorial in Wellington
and later Sunday attend a 125th anniversary celebration of women’s suffrage
in New Zealand.
Their itinerary over the following three days includes a hike and barbecue
in the Abel Tasman National Park at the top of the South Island, a reception
with Ardern at Auckland War Memorial Museum and a visit to the popular North
Island tourist resort of Rotorua.
The couple will then head back to Auckland before flying out on Thursday
to end their marathon tour which also took in Fiji and Tonga.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex earlier departed a windy Sydney airport,
with Meghan wearing a burgundy dress.
Thousands of royal fans had turned out to greet the couple on their jam-
packed visits to Sydney, Melbourne and the regional town of Dubbo.
The prince and Megan on Saturday attended the closing ceremony of the
Invictus Games, the Olympic style sporting event for wounded soldiers that he
helped found.
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