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In this image made from a video, the British prince of England, center-right, and his wife Meghan, from the center left, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are approaching the scene. a car at a Sydney airport on Monday, October 15, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in Sydney on Monday, one day before officially embarking on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Australian Pool via AP) (Associated Press)
CANBERRA, Australia – Dazzling Meghan Markle looked remarkably indifferent to a 22-hour flight as she left Sydney airport on Monday with Prince Harry to rest before officially starting a 16-day tour of Australia and the US. South Pacific.
This trip is their only international tour since the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May, apart from a two-day visit to Ireland.
The prince and the former American actress held hands and dressed casually and walked to the back entrance of the airport and got into a car. Meghan, dressed in tight black pants and a coat bordered with black and burgundy, was smiling and holding records, while Harry was giving the spectators a thumbs up.
A few days after seeing Harry's cousin, Princess Eugenie, tie the knot at a sumptuous ceremony in Windsor, the couple landed in Sydney by a cloudy sky after a scheduled flight from London from Qantas Airways with a brief stopover in Singapore.
New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian said the royal visit would have positive spin-offs for the state.
"I hope the weather will hold out because it will be a wonderful experience for everyone and what better place to welcome them," Berejiklian told Network Nine television.
Sydney weather should be cool and cool on Tuesday, with showers expected for most of the week.
This is not the first time that Harry has to face the rain in Sydney. Last year, he made a quick visit to take a look at the preparations for the Invictus Games, where he charmed his fans in a torrential rain.
The current tour of the couple coincides with the games, which begin Saturday in Sydney. The sporting event, created by Harry in 2014, offers sick and injured members and veterans the opportunity to participate in sports such as wheelchair basketball.
Harry and Meghan will attend the opening and closing ceremonies of the games. In all, they have 76 commitments over 16 days in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.
In Australia, they will caress a koala at a Sydney Zoo, visit Dubbo's drought-stricken Outback town, and meet with indigenous leaders on Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. the state of northeastern Queensland.
The royal couple was driven from the airport to Admiralty House, the official residence of Governor General Peter Cosgrove in Sydney, representing Queen Elizabeth II, the Australian head of state, Harry's grandmother. The couple did not have an official ceremony Monday after the 17.1 km flight which, according to Qantas, takes 22 hours 20 minutes.
Hundreds of supporters gathered with umbrellas in front of the airport and Admiralty House in hopes of seeing Harry and Meghan. The crowd applauded as the signing couple was led through the port mansion gates.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who plans to climb with the couple on top of Sydney's Sydney Harbor Bridge during the visit, told parliament on Monday that he had congratulated Harry for coming to Sydney for the Invictus Games and had welcomed the couple.
"I want to … congratulate Prince Harry on his tremendous initiative to give morale to all service men and women around the world," said Morrison.
Harry and Meghan said in a television interview in November that they wanted to promote humanitarian causes that are important to them in Commonwealth member countries, including Australia.
The visit comes six months after the 16th official visit of Harry's father, Prince Charles, to Australia, mainly for the opening of the 21st Commonwealth Games in the city of Gold Coast, Queensland.
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