Royals Master Hongi, traditional Maori greeting

Artist Sarah Hudson said, "We thought it was a bit convenient before coming to the Pacific next month, and it's good to be able to do something that's common for us.

This is not Meghan's first hongi, however. This occurred in April of this year when she and Harry attended a service at dawn on Anzac's day in London.

Members of the royal family are very familiar with the warm welcome, which serves a purpose similar to a formal handshake or a kiss on the cheek and implies that both parties are pressing their noses and foreheads at the same time time.

Prince Harry executed a hongi when he arrived in New Zealand in 2015.

Kate Middleton mastered the traditional greeting on her three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2014, her first official trip abroad with Prince George.

The new mom is even bent over to share the exchange with a cute little girl.

Prince William is also familiar with greeting. He is receiving a hongi here during a visit to Kapiti Island in 2010.

After exchanging this greeting, visitors are considered united with their hosts.

Princess Diana hosted a Maori man with a traditional Hongi during a visit to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1983.

The next day, she was photographed again with a woman.

Prince Charles combined the movement with a handshake during a visit in 2015 to New Zealand.

Harry received a hongi from Kairanga Kapa Hake Group artist, Riria Arapere, during a visit to Linton Military Camp on May 13, 2015.

Prince Andrew celebrated the traditional Maori salute with Corpral Evelyn Wairau during a New Zealand royal army parade at the Palmerston North Showgrounds in 1998.

This is Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, talking to Esther Kerr Jessop, a founding member of the London-based Ngati Ranana Maori Club, as they celebrate the success of New Zealand women at a 2014 event.

Hongi is roughly translated as "sharing of breath".

The gesture has also been executed by politicians such as former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Hillary Clinton.

The royal princess received a hongi from Sgt. Isaac Davis during a visit to the New Zealand Royal Signals Corps and the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps at Burnham Military Camp on November 17, 2008 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Prince William participated in the greeting on his first official visit to New Zealand and Australia.

Although hongi can be very solemn and serious, it could also be light, depending on the occasion.

The next 16-day tour of Meghan and Harry in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand will see the couple arrive in Sydney on October 16th and then head to Dubbo's popular tourist site in New South Wales the next day. . Then we will go to Melbourne before returning to Sydney in time for the Invictus Games, the Harry Paralympic style event created for injured or injured members of the armed forces. The Invictus Games take place from October 20th to October 27th.