Prince Harry and Meghan Arrive in Colombia
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Colombia for the first time, focusing on mental health and cyberbullying initiatives for youth. Upon arrival, they were welcomed by Vice President Francia Márquez at her residence in Bogotá, where they enjoyed local coffee and pastries. Márquez, a human rights advocate and the first Black vice president of Colombia, expressed her intention to showcase the country’s cultural richness and government efforts to address inequality, given that 33% of Colombians live in poverty. She emphasized the importance of their visit in raising awareness about cyberbullying, an issue that significantly affects children, and referenced her own experience with extensive racist attacks.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in Colombia on Thursday in their first visit to the South American country, where they will take part in several events promoting mental health for young people and how to combat cyberbullying, the office of Colombia’s vice president said.
Harry and Meghan were welcomed at the residence of Vice President Francia Márquez in the heart of Bogotá, where they were treated to Colombian coffee and local pastries made with cheese and yuca.
Márquez, a human rights activist and Colombia’s first black vice president, said she will show the prince and the duchess the cultural richness of the country and the work Colombia’s government is doing to fight inequality in a country where 33 percent of the population lives in poverty.
The vice president said in a news conference prior to the reception of Harry and Meghan that the visit seeks to “build bridges and open doors” and to raise awareness and address a “problem that concerns all of humanity today: cyberbullying,” especially because of its impact on children. Márquez herself said she was the victim of “12,000 racist attacks” last year.
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