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Harry and Meghan to make Ireland first overseas engagement
LONDON, June 19, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan
will make their first overseas engagement as a married couple when they visit
Ireland in July, their Kensington Palace office announced Tuesday.
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday 10th
and Wednesday 11th July,” it said, adding that the trip was requested by the
British government.
The pair “are looking forward to learning more about Ireland’s history and
experiencing its rich culture, as well as meeting the people who are shaping
the country’s future,” said the statement.
Harry and Meghan have already announced that they will visit Australia,
Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand later this year for their first overseas tour as
a married couple.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were married at Windsor Castle last
month, have timed their trip to coincide with the Invictus Games in Sydney in
October.
Harry, the second son of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, set up the
global sports championship for wounded personnel after a decade in the army.
All four countries on the tour are members of the Commonwealth, the 53-
nation grouping for which Harry is a youth ambassador.
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