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Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Wellington on Sunday for a traditional Maori welcome, an official reception disturbed by a fire alarm and a rock star reception during a public walk.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are in the final stage of a 16-day tour to four countries, which was to coincide with the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney.
They came from Sydney by plane aboard a New Zealand Royal Air Force aircraft carrying the Kiwi team that took part in the Games, a sporting event of its kind. Olympic for the wounded soldiers that Prince Harry had helped to found.
The members of the Royal Family held hands when they left the plane, where they were greeted by Premier Jacinda Ardern and mingled with Invictus athletes before heading to a reception at the residence. Governor General of New Zealand Patsy Reddy.
The visibly pregnant duchess, wearing a bun, wore an ASOS Maternity black dress and a brown plaid coat from Karen Walker, who had changed during the three-hour flight of the burgundy dress she wore when his boarding in Sydney. .
They were greeted at Government House with a traditional haka and greeted the Hungarians with the former Maori natives during which they had their noses.
After visiting a recently unveiled British war memorial and laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, members of the Royal Family were greeted with enthusiasm as they walked around in a crowd of thousands of fans. table of tiaras.
There were tears and applause as the royal couple were showered with gifts, including a toy 'Buzzy Bee'. from New Zealand, which Harry held high for the pleasure of the spectators.
"I can not believe this has happened, I can not believe I've met the royal family," said Victoria O. Brien, who was still sobbing several minutes after the royal couple l? has passed.
The members of the Royal Family then returned to Government House for meetings with Ardern and opposition leader Simon Bridges, in anticipation of a reception hosted by the Governor General on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage.
Just before Bridges meets the prince, a fire alarm goes off, forcing the evacuation of the building and leaving dozens of women invited to the reception, standing out in the cold, in their evening outfits, including many have a drink.
A government official later said that it was a false alarm caused by a steamboat in the kitchen.
Over the next three days, Harry and Meghan's itinerary includes a hike and a barbecue in the Abel Tasman National Park, at the top of the South Island, a reception with the War Memorial Museum of the United States. Auckland on Auckland and a visit to the famous North Island tourist complex, Rotorua.
The couple will then return to Auckland before flying to Thursday to end a marathon tour that was also to take place in Fiji and Tonga.
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