My Harry is a feminist too, Meghan reveals
‘Ms Markle can be our Princess of Wales,’ declares onlooker as Royal couple enjoy first visit to Cardiff
WITH his famous sense of humour, a love of rugby, and 10 years in the Army under his belt, he has often been hailed as “one of the lads”.
In 2018, and with a helping hand from his fiancée, Prince Harry has officially embraced a new label: feminist.
Meghan Markle yesterday proclaimed her thoroughly modern man a proud feminist, as the pair embarked on their first official visit to Wales.
Undertaking a long walkabout to greet admirers who had waited hours in the cold for them, Ms Markle was complimented by Jessica Phillips, 23, for her outspoken views on equality. Ms Phillips said: “She was so lovely. I said it was really lovely to have a feminist in the Royal family.” Gesturing to her fiancé, the former actress told her: “He’s a feminist, too.”
Last week, as the pair visited a community radio station in Brixton, the Prince told young DJS discussing gender equality: “As males we have to do our part or it’s not going to work.”
Yesterday, the Prince and Ms Markle stepped out hand-in-hand to meet the public in Cardiff. Arriving nearly an hour late, after a points failure on the railway, they apologised to hundreds of members of the public who had waited.
They shook hands and posed for photographs along the path to Cardiff Castle, with Ms Markle even drawing a heart for a small girl on request.
Caught up in the enthusiasm, at one point she appeared to politely accept an invitation to host her hen do in the city, saying: “I bet that would be a lot of fun.” Sisters Anne and Judy Daley, from Llandaff, had offered Ms Markle a tiara, sash and L-plates, before an amused Prince intervened to shake his head.
The couple were given a traditional wooden love spoon by two children, named Harry and Megan, before attending a celebration of Welsh culture inside the castle.
By late afternoon, the couple had moved to the Tremorfa area of the Welsh capital, where they joined children at Star Hub, a community leisure centre, comforting one girl who had been overwhelmed by the day. The Prince encouraged a group of dancing children to mob his laughing bride-to-be, saying: “Let’s all give Meghan a group hug!”
They were left helpless with laughter as they were bombarded with questions. “Are you married yet?” one boy shouted, before a little girl informed them: “I’m going be dancing at your wedding.”
“You’re going to be dancing at my wedding?” asked the Prince. “Promise?” “Oh my gosh, you guys are so sweet,” Meghan said.
Ian Leyshon, 41, of Cardiff, said: “I think Harry and Meghan are great – she can be our Princess of Wales.”