Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, you are welcome.
The royal couple have posted a special shout out to New Zealand on Kensington Palace’s instagram account thanking the nation for a “most wonderful last week” of their tour of Australia, the Pacific and New Zealand.
The post shows a rather sweet image of the Duchess standing dwarfed by surrounding trees in Redwood forest in Rotorua, which is where they spent the final part of their tour on Wednesday, 31 October.
Their post reads, “A message from The Duke and Duchess of Sussex: “Thank you New Zealand for the most wonderful last week of our tour. It has been a privilege to meet so many friendly Kiwis.”
The royal couple also pay tribute to the other nations they visited, ending the post with the words of New Zealand suffragette Kate Sheppard:
“Australia, Fiji, Tonga and NZ – we leave feeling inspired and reminded of how every single one of us can make a difference.” ‘The rain that refreshes the parched ground, is made up of single drops’ – Kate Sheppard.”
It would confidently be said that the couple would be very welcome back. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan charmed the New Zealand public with their warmth and generosity.
With their earnest attempts at te reo, Prince Harry’s words of encouragement to the little boy who had lost his mother, Meghan’s rousing speech praising New Zealand for our progressive suffragette movement, the time they spent speaking to the crowds who gathered to meet them their walkabouts in Wellington, the hugs they shared with small children – they were a pleasure to host.
They came, they saw, they charmed us all.
