Three months after their trip to Nigeria, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle traveled to another country for a visit and that is Colombia. The South American country’s Vice President Francia Márquez announced weeks earlier that “the Duke and Duchess will join me in visiting Bogotá, as well as the Caribbean and Pacific regions of Cartagena and Cali.” The purpose of their visit is to promote mental health for young people and raise awareness on cyberbullying.
But some locals are confused and wondering exactly what the Sussexes are doing there since the “burden” of this visit may fall on Colombia’s residents. Harry and Meghan’s visit ‘raised questions’ among locals about who’s paying for what After Meghan and Harry’s visit was announced, there were reports that some Colombians were urging the Vice President to cancel their trip . That didn’t happen, but many still had questions about it especially considering all the special accommodations the couple required during the four-day visit.
And others wanted to know why the pair chose to travel to a place with a high crime rate (it has a ‘Level 3’ travel advisory from the U.S. State Department) when Harry believes Meghan’s life is at risk in the U.
K. Author and royal expert, Robert Jobson told Express that confused Colombian locals want to know what benefit the country is getting from hosting the duo and asking: “Are they here to help?” He added: “When Harry and Meghan touched down, it wasn’t jus.