Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ’s tour of Colombia is now under way, with the couple landing in the capital, Bogota, on Thursday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were welcomed by Colombian Vice-President Francia Marquez and her partner, Rafael Yerney Pinillo, at their official residence about 9am local time, where they were given traditional pan de bono (Colombian cheese bread) and exchanged gifts. Their first engagement on Thursday was at the Colegio Cultura Popular, a local children’s school, and was set to be followed by theatre and music and dance performances at the Plaza del Carnaval y la Cultura in San Juan de Pasto.

Their final event for day one will be the first in a three-part conference on internet safety..