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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in Fiji for the next leg of their Commonwealth marathon tour.
The couple flew to Suva, the capital of the country, by charter flight, boarding a casual shirt and jeans and descending from the Qantas aircraft with a more formal outfit.
The couple will spend four days in the South Pacific on behalf of the Queen before traveling to Tonga later in the week.
But there are questions about the wisdom of the palace to allow the pregnant Duchess to continue the journey as there is a moderate risk of Zika in the area.
The disease caused by mosquitoes can cause serial abnormalities in unborn fetuses and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises pregnant women not to go there.
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Meghan Markle is greeted by a crowd of spectators before boarding a plane at Hervey Bay Airport in Queensland on Tuesday morning
Prince Harry also waved his hand as he crossed the tarmac towards the Qantas aircraft that was waiting for the royal couple to travel to Fiji.
Meghan (photo) and her husband, Prince Harry, travel to Fiji as part of the first royal tour as a married couple
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are photographed aboard a Qantas Boeing 737 at Hervey Bay Airport, Queensland
But Kensington Place insists the couple has seen a doctor and is happy that Meghan, who is 12 to 14 weeks pregnant, will continue her journey.
The couple arrived in Fiji to be greeted by a guard at the Nausori airport.
Harry inspected the guard of 100 soldiers of the Fijian army and navy and took the salute.
Subsequently, Their Royal Highnesses will call on His Excellency General Major Jioji Konusi Konrote at Borron House.
From Maison Borron, the Duke and Duchess will participate in an official welcoming ceremony in Albert Park, in the city center.
The ceremony, known as Veirqaraqaravi Vakavanua, embodies the Fijian identity and cultural heritage and will reflect that of the one attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during their visit to Fiji. 1953.
It will involve a number of traditional elements of Fijian culture, including the presentation of tabua and a kava ceremony.
A traditional dance, known as Meke, will also be performed by members of the village of Nakelo.
Kava is the national drink of Fiji and is consumed with a grand ceremony.
It is made from a pepper (piper methysticum), crushed into a fine powder and then mixed with fresh water.
The royal couple spends three days in Fiji, where it is expected to attend several engagements despite the reduction of the Duchess's charge in Australia.
Queensland was the fourth leg of the Australian royal couple's visit, after their previous visit to Sydney, Dubbo, West Central New South Wales and Melbourne.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (photo) head to Fiji after visiting Queensland's Fraser Island on Monday.
Prince Harry is greeted by adoring fans after returning from Fraser Island on Tuesday morning
Meghan was seen holding her baby bump while she and her husband, Prince Harry, were walking along a dock in Kingfisher Bay on Fraser Island
The result looks a bit like muddy rainwater and has a slightly bitter taste.
It is also said that it has a mild sedative effect, which means that it is unlikely that the pregnant Duchess can take a sip, leaving the honors to her husband.
The Duke and Duchess will then leave Albert Park for the Grand Pacific Hotel, where they will spend two nights in Fiji.
Following in the footsteps of the Queen, they will thank members of the public gathered around Albert Park from the balcony of the hotel.
On Tuesday night, they will attend a reception and a state dinner hosted by the President of Fiji, during which Harry will speak.
This will be the most glamorous event that the couple has attended so far during their 16-day tour.
On Wednesday, His Royal Highness will lay a wreath at the war memorial in Fiji and meet a number of Fijian veterans, some of whom served in the British Armed Forces.
The royal couple will then visit the campus of the South Pacific University in Suva.
From there, their program will separate.
The Duke will visit the Colo-i-Suva Forest Park and the Duchess at the residence of the British High Commissioner before heading to the Suva Market.
On Thursday, the royal couple will travel to the city of Nadi, in western Fiji, where they will participate in a special event at Nadi Airport.
After an official welcoming ceremony, the Duke and Duchess will unveil a new statue commemorating Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba.
From their Nadi airport, Their Royal Highnesses will take a charter flight to Tonga.
In Nuku & # 39; alofa, Tonga, the couple will visit the St George Building for an appeal to Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva and cabinet members.
From there, they will attend an exhibition with Princess Angelika at the Faonelua Center, then go to Tupou College.
The Duke and Duchess will then go to the Royal Palace to bid farewell to the King before returning to Sydney for the Closing Ceremony of the Invictus Games.
The couple is expected to attract huge crowds in Fiji and Tonga, but some criticize the timing of the visit to Fiji, which is held less than three weeks before the elections.
Robin Nair, Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Fiji until his resignation last year, said he feared that the Fijian Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, would "fully" benefit from the publicity widespread of the royal couple.
"The Fijians like the Royals … and the government knows that the visit will generate great euphoria and immense joy," Nair said in a statement sent to the ABC.
He feared that the outgoing Prime Minister would take advantage of the photo shoots with Harry and Meghan to paint himself positively.
Another former government official, Shailendra G Raju, condemned the visit on Facebook.
In a letter to the United Kingdom High Commissioner for Fiji, Raju called for the visit to be "postponed to a mutually convenient and more appropriate date".
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