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See All the Best Photos from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Tour of Africa

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September 23, 2019 at 3:20 PM

See All the Best Photos from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Tour of Africa

<a href="https://people.com/tag/meghan-markle/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Meghan Markle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Meghan Markle</a> and <a href="https://people.com/tag/prince-harry/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Prince Harry</a> kicked off the first day of their 10-day royal tour of Africa with an outing (full of hand holding!) in Cape Town, South Africa.

The royal couple was greeted by school children on the first outing of their 10-day royal tour and were clearly welcomed with open arms!

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry even <a href="https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-dance-first-tour-stop-south-africa/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:showed off their dance moves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">showed off their dance moves</a> during their visit. “Their dance moves are great. They’ve got their African moves,” Nosisana Nama, 57, says. “They were really enjoyed coming here and sharing this day with us.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal tour (their first as a family of three!) is off to a PDA-filled start! The couple <a href="https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-step-out-for-first-outing-on-tour-in-south-africa-holding-hands/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:held hands during their visit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">held hands during their visit</a> to Nyanga township, where they took a workshop run by an NGO called Justice Desk.

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Meghan opted for a sky blue dress that she previously wore last year during the couple's visit to Tonga.

It's not an <a href="https://people.com/food/ina-garten-roast-chicken-recipe-meghan-markle-prince-harry/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:"engagement chicken,";elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">"engagement chicken,"</a> but it'll do.

Meghan and Harry also greeted well-wishers gathered outside the District Six Museum.

But Meghan thinks that her <a href="https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-opens-up-about-parenting-with-prince-harry-hes-the-best-dad/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:new strength is parenting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">new strength is parenting</a>. According to Ash Heese, a manager for the program, the new mom "said parenting is the new strength that she and Harry are learning."

More hand-holding for the couple, who opted for <a href="https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-hit-the-beach-in-south-africa-to-meet-with-surf-mentors/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:casual looks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">casual looks</a> while visiting the Waves for Change organization at Monwabisi Beach.

The couple shared a <a href="https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-kiss-goodbye-royal-tour-africa/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:rare royal tour kiss;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">rare royal tour kiss</a> when Meghan left to take care of their son, 4-month-old Archie.

Meghan and Harry reunited to visit the Auwal Mosque. It is the oldest mosque in South Africa, built in 1794 during British occupation of the Cape of Good Hope. Meghan changed into an olive green maxi dress, which she wore with a cream-colored headscarf for the mosque visit.

The Duchess of Sussex tucked a flower behind her ear while walking around the Bo Kaap area of Cape Town. “The princess was very pretty,” said Sancuna Ngomiyaphi, 7.

The photos of Harry and Meghan interacting with children are truly so adorable and arguably have been the best part of their tour so far.

<b>“Though this action may not be the safe one, it is the right one. Because my deepest fear is history repeating itself. I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces.”</b> — Prince Harry,<a href="https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-issues-statement-against-ruthless-treatment-meghan-markle-has-received-in-british-press/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:evoking the loss of his mother Princess Diana;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "> evoking the loss of his mother Princess Diana</a> while speaking out about his decision to take legal action against the “ruthless” treatment wife Meghan Markle has received from the British tabloid press, in a statement

To kick off the third day of their royal South Africa tour, Prince Harry introduced Meghan and his almost 5-month-old son Archie to an old friend. On Wednesday morning, the little royal was taken by his parents for his first official royal engagement to meet with famed anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe.

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During the outing, Harry revealed that Archie "constantly wants to stand."

Next up, Meghan changed into a black jumpsuit to meet female entrepreneurs who work in technology during a visit to the Woodstock Exchange in Cape Town, where local creatives can go to grow and support their craft.

In a particularly tender moment, Meghan kissed the young girl's hand.

The royal mom also <a href="https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-brought-a-special-gift-with-her-from-home-to-give-to-south-african-charity-for-moms/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:visited mothers2mothers charity;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">visited mothers2mothers charity</a>, which trains and employs women living with HIV to be health workers in eight African countries.

Meghan <a href="https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-brought-a-special-gift-with-her-from-home-to-give-to-south-african-charity-for-moms/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:brought clothes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">brought clothes</a> that her son, Archie, had grown out of, as well as from clothes from her friends’ children to donate to the charity. "It’s so important that we're able to share what's worked for our family and know that we're all in this together with each other. So we wanted to share something from our home to each of yours," she said.

Prince Harry traveled solo to Botswana on Thursday, kicking off the busy day of events with local schoolchildren to plant trees at the Chobe Forest Reserve.

The royal dad also joined Sentebale Let Youth Lead advocates in a camp activity which aims to instill confidence and peer support into young people coming to terms with living with HIV.

The Duke of Sussex's day also included a visit to Chobe National Park, where he dedicated an area of the forest to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Africa Tour: Best Photos