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Hooroo, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry!
After a heavy closing ceremony at the Sydney Invictus Games, the royal parents who left Sydney airport on Sunday (local time) bid farewell to Australia for the final leg of their royal tour: the New Zealand.
The two men were accompanied by New Zealand athletes from Invictus Games for the three-hour flight to Wellington. Before taking off, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said goodbye to Australian dignitaries.
The 37-year-old mother-in-law wore a Hugo Boss burgundy dress while her husband, 34, wore a black suit. The duo saluted the residents of the city as they were preparing for the last part of their tour.
Meghan wore her Cuyana bag and wore her Aquazzura Casablanca pumps in peach suede, which she wore on Friday night, according to Meghans Mirror.
When the duo settles, New Zealand Premier Jacinda Ardern will greet the couple.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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Upon arrival in New Zealand, the couple will receive a welcoming ceremony and lay a wreath at the Pukeahu War Memorial before meeting with Ardern.
Harry and Meghan delivered emotional speeches at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games, during which Harry spoke frankly about his mental health experience to thousands of people. (Harry, a veteran who served in Afghanistan, founded the Paralympic style competition four years ago to honor veterans and wounded soldiers around the world.)
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"In a world where negativity is too big a platform, our competitors Invictus – many of whom have had a second chance to live – are doing extraordinary things," he said.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave Australia for New Zealand
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle bid farewell to Australian dignitaries
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"They call themselves heroes. They are labeled as legends. They are called superhumans. Now, of course, all these things are true! Right? Well, I think the real power of their example lies in the fact that they are not superheroes. Sorry to tell you about it! He joked.
"What they realize is neither impossible nor magic," Harry continued. "You have seen this happen before your eyes because these competitors have done it. It was men and women who took up a challenge and overcame it. They are ordinary people doing extraordinary things … We can all aspire to that. "
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Meghan shared a similar message with the participants in her surprise speech, in addition to expressing her admiration for her husband's efforts to create an inspiring event.
She also told how much she was moved by a veteran who kissed her enthusiastically last week.
"The Novak family in Chicago is a great example of that," said Meghan. "When their son Ryan was seriously injured, leaving him paralyzed from waist to leg, the doctors told him that he could never walk again. But after talking to her mother, Karri, it was clear that it was thanks to Ryan's strength of mind and the unwavering support of his parents that he was able to prove that all these doctors were wrong.
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Meghan continued, "Not only did Ryan compete in sailing, swimming and track and field this week, but when Harry and I saw him at the finish line of the sailing competition he literally jumped into our boat – with dexterity and ease, by the way – to give us a hug to both.
This is the couple's first joint visit to New Zealand, while Queen Elizabeth, Harry's grandmother, made 10 visits to the country, the first on her Commonwealth tour from 1953 to 1954 .
The Royal Couple kicked off their 16 day Down Under tour in Sydney, with a number of day trips to other parts of the country, and launched the 2018 Invictus Games before to spend a few days in Fiji and Tonga.
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