Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in Bogota, Colombia, on Thursday, the second stop on their “royal” tour of the year. People in the South American country were very friendly to the Sussexes, but some royal experts have said that their choice to go there was hypocritical.
The Duke and Duchess are going to Colombia. This is their second trip abroad in the past few months. One expert on body language said that Harry seemed uncomfortable in Colombia and might have even been copying his brother.
Along the same lines, Meghan seemed to take charge at one point during the visit. Now, an expert in reading lips has said that she told Harry what to do while meeting visitors.
Someone in the royal family was said to be very angry about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s trip to Nigeria earlier this year. They may not have been to a Commonwealth country before their trip to Colombia, but the couple has still gotten a lot of bad press.
Prince Harry & Meghan – Colombia visit
The trip was planned after Vice President Francia Márquez invited the Sussexes. Márquez invited them after seeing the Netflix series about their lives in 2022.
The BBC says that Márquez has done a lot of work in the past to promote human rights and the environment. The main focus of Harry and Meghan’s visit is cyberbullying.
On social media, the Sussexes have gotten a lot of hate, abuse, and attacks. They are now working to make the internet safe again.
In the past few weeks, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been running the Parents’ Network. The goal of this project is to give parents whose kids are being harmed on social media a safe and free way to get help.
“I think one of the scariest things we’ve learned in the 16–17 years that social media has been around, and especially in the last few years, is that it could happen to anyone,” Harry told CBS.
“People always say that in the old days, if your kids were in your house, you knew what they were doing. At least they were safe, right?” Now, they could be in the room next door using a computer or phone to go down these rabbit holes. And in less than 24 hours, they might be committing suicide.
“It’s up to all of us to tell the real from the fake.”
Princess Meghan and Prince Harry got to Bogota on Thursday of last week. On their first day, they went to a school and talked to kids about how social media affects people. After that, they also spoke at a summit on digital duty that was partly put together by their Archewell Foundation.
“In a matter of minutes, what happens online spreads to the streets.” “People are doing things based on false information,” Harry said.
“It’s up to all of us to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not,” he said.
“Good people in power would be more responsible in a perfect world.” The facts are no longer being argued over.
As long as people can lie, hurt others, and bother others, there will be no more social harmony as we know it.
They also spent time with the vice president of Colombia. They gave each other welcome gifts, had tea at her house, and, of course, took a group picture.
Judi James, an expert on body language, said that the picture showed an interesting thing about Harry’s stance.
An expert on body language says Prince Harry was “discomfort” during his trip to Colombia.
In this picture, Harry is in his famous “fig leaf” pose, with his hands clasped in front of his lower body. James told the Mirror that Harry’s pose almost seems to be a joke about his brother William.
“It’s a pose that lowers your status and might make you look shy, but Harry doesn’t usually do it.” He doesn’t want to look too Royal in these first pictures, which is why he’s making the barrier gesture while Meghan’s arms are straight down at her sides.
People saw the Sussexes enjoying music and a dance show at the school they visited on their first day in Colombia, but Judi James said Harry looked uncomfortable.
“Even though Harry has been trained as a royal all his life, Meghan was the only one who could keep a perfect royal smile throughout the performance, while Harry’s facial expressions and body language changed.” “He was laughing and chatting at times, making funny faces and gestures, but there were also “flash” moments like this one when his smile disappeared and his face looked almost sad compared to his wife’s,” James told the Mirror.
She also said, “As he sat there and watched, he kept pulling and fiddling with his clothes and shuffling his feet, which made him look awkward or worried, while Meghan sat next to him and struck an elegant pose that didn’t waver.”
A professional lip reader tells Harry what Meghan Markle told her to do.
But more than just Prince Harry’s stance and body language were looked at. Nicole Hickling, a professional lip reader, said that Meghan gave her husband a direct order at one time.
When Harry and Meghan came out of a building where fans were waiting to greet them, Hickling saw that Meghan told Harry what to do by apparently saying “hand,” and he said, “Here you go,” according to the Mirror.
Some people don’t like that Harry and Meghan are going to Colombia, even though their goals of stopping cyberbullying and making the internet a better place for kids are good ones.
Robert Jobson, an author and royal expert, told Express that people in the area are wondering if the Sussexes are even there to help.
“When Harry and Meghan landed, people were squinting for more than just the sun in Colombia.” Jobson said, “It was the blinding light of their fame.”
He asked if the Sussexes are just a “shiny distraction to keep people from looking too closely at the cracks in the walls” and was curious about who was paying for their safety, flights, and “luxury accommodations.”
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle criticized over Colombia trip
The Daily Mail also talked to another royal source who said they were worried that the new government in Colombia might try to control Harry and Meghan.
The person told Sky, “I’m sure Meghan and Harry mean well, but everyone here is talking about how obviously they are being manipulated.”
“Of course, their fame will be used to bring attention to poor people and some parts of Colombian culture…” But the truth is that since it took office two years ago, the Colombian government has been mired in scandal.
They need something that will make people happy at home and make them look good abroad.
Harry and Meghan have said for a long time that lack of safety is the main reason they don’t feel comfortable sending their kids to the UK to visit the royals.
Last year, Harry fought the Home Office over a move to lower his security while he was in his home country. A group called RAVEC took away Harry’s right to automatic police security in the UK when he stopped being a royal. Later, the Duke’s offer to pay for security was turned down because it wasn’t possible to hire the British police.
Some royal experts don’t understand why Harry and Meghan would go to a place like Colombia when they say they don’t feel safe in the UK.
“14 car and police van convoys”
According to the Independent, journalist Nick Pisa, who was with Harry, Meghan, and the vice president, said that the protection was “massive.”
“Since they got here this morning and have already been to four events, we’ve seen 14 car and police van convoys carrying the Sussexes through the streets of Bogotá,” Pisa said.
“There is some controversy about the vice president because she seems to travel everywhere by helicopter. However, we should also say that she has been the target of several death threats and murder attempts.”
The reporter also said, “It does bring up serious questions about why Harry thinks that Great Britain might be a little too dangerous for him, but he’s happy to stand next to someone who unfortunately has a target on her back.”
The U.S. Department of State has put Colombia on a Level 3 travel warning, which means that people should “reconsider travel” because of “crime and terrorism.” Anthony Cawdron, a former royal butler who spoke to the Daily Express, said that he was worried about Harry and Meghan’s trip to Colombia because their stays “seem to have the effect of making people question them more.”
“They are putting a lot of stress on a country that might not have many ways to keep them safe.” Cawdron said, “I think it’s a distraction that King Charles doesn’t necessarily need. We just had a successful Olympics, and everyone is proud of Team GB.”
“Hugh’s hypocrisy is at its worst on this tour”
Not only the royal butler doesn’t like that Harry and Meghan went to Colombia after saying the UK wasn’t safe enough.
According to royal reporter Duncan Larcombe on GB News, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office always asks for an official royal trip or visit to another country. This is because of “soft diplomacy.”
“That has to happen for a reason.” Harry and Meghan have pretty much just chosen to say yes to invitations. Early this year, they went to Nigeria. That had nothing to do with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office once more.
Larcombe said, “It had nothing to do with the fact that they were royals; they were just forced to go.” “Why on earth are they there?” is what I think everyone is wondering. “What do they want to achieve?”
“It’s tough to include everyone.” He always says that he and Meghan can’t go to Britain because it’s too dangerous without his royal guard. But he goes to a place that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office told British people not to visit, if I remember correctly.
Hilary Fordwich, who is also an expert on the royal family, told Fox, “This whole tour is the height of Harry’s hypocrisy.” This is yet another stop on their “worldwide tour of privacy.”
“He said he was worried about safety in the UK,” she said. “But Colombia is ranked much more dangerous.”
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