Meghan Markle honored her kids by weaning a customized necklace throughout her and Prince Harry’s go to to Colombia.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited a neighborhood drum college, Escuela Tambores de Cabildo, in Cartagena on Saturday, August 17, with Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez. The go to marked the third day of their journey to Colombia. Meghan, 43, wore a black striped maxi gown from Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz and a gold “Imperial Dic Pendant” from Ariel Gordon Jewellery. The necklace is customized with the names of her kids, “Archie” and “Lilibet.”
Meghan and Harry, 39, welcomed son Prince Archie, 5, in Could 2019, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 3, in June 2021. Harry, for his half, wore a vivid blue button-down shirt and khaki pants for the couple’s go to to the college.
This isn’t the primary time Meghan has worn jewellery to honor her kids. In August 2021, she launched a video with Melissa McCarthy in honor of her fortieth birthday, during which she wore two diamond necklaces with Archie and Lilibet’s respective zodiac indicators — Taurus and Gemini. Created by designer Logan Hollowell, the Gemini design featured 11 diamonds and was valued at $1,785, whereas the eight-diamond Taurus necklace price $1,600.
Whereas visiting Escuela Tambores de Cabildo on Saturday, Meghan and Prince Harry had been all smiles as they participated in a drum lesson led by college students on the college, which preserves the normal artwork type of African drumming.
In a speech following the musical performances and lesson, Vice President Márquez shared why she invited Meghan and Harry to go to, saying she “views them as a joint image of resistance and two important voices in opposition to injustice” as communities in Colombia are impacted by an increase in gentrification and tourism, a reporter on the occasion informed Us Weekly.
“The Duke and Duchess got here to Colombia … that is Colombia. That is the place the roots of our ancestors and our forefathers are from. A neighborhood like this can’t be displaced,” VP Márquez mentioned.
Leaving Cartagena to go to the city of San Basilio de Palenque, Meghan gushed over the “unimaginable historical past” of the neighborhood, saying she was “so honored” to be invited. In the meantime, Harry mentioned their go to to Colombia had been “an extremely transferring expertise.”
“I wished them to return right here and uncover the essence of who we’re — our spirituality, our music, our tradition and our ancestral heritage that’s nonetheless very a lot alive at this time,” Vice President Màrquez mentioned of Meghan and Harry’s go to. “Within the midst of adversity that is what has helped us proceed to be resilient. Palenque is within the coronary heart of each Afro-Colombian.”