Prince Harry-Meghan Markle gets a standing ovation

LONDON: The UK’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle received a standing ovation after they arrived at the Royal Albert Hall here for one of their final public engagements before stepping back as senior royals.

At the Mountbatten Festival of Music on Saturday night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wore matching red, Prince Harry in the mess uniform of the Royal Marines and Markle in a cape dress, the Metro newspaper said in a report. Harry, in his role as Captain-General of the Royal Marines, and Meghan met five members of the Royal Marines before taking their seats in the royal box of the famous South Kensington venue.

The Duke and Duchess also meet performers during the interval. Videos and images circulating in the media showed the couple laughing and joking with the crowd before heading on to the stage to meet more attendees and musicians.

This last week has been busy for the Duke and Duchess as they look to wind down public life and begin their next chapter as private citizens on March 31, the Metro newspaper said in the report. They returned to the UK to attend Thursday’s Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House in central London in what was Meghan’s first public appearance since their announcement in January that they were stepping back as royals. (IANS)

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