Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive in New Zealand!
- Publish Date
- Monday, 29 October 2018, 8:00AM
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Nearly two weeks since they began their first global royal tour as husband and wife, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have touched down in Wellington!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left Sydney Airport just yesterday.
Wearing a loose-fitting, burgundy Hugo Boss dress, the 37-year-old former actress held her husband's hand as they boarded the New Zealand Air force 757 plane.
Immediately after the couple made their final wave to their Aussie fans, the plane door closed and after a quick taxi down the runway took off.
Upon landing in Welington, the couple held hands as they came down the stairs to applause from fans gathered at the airport.
With her hair in sleek bun, Meghan looked radiant in a long brown checkered Karen Walker coat over a simple black ASOS maternity dress.
It's believed the couple spent most of the flight, which took around three hours, chatting to the Kiwi Invictus team, who flew back with the royals.
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As they arrived in Wellington, the couple were greeted by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Wellington mayor Justin Lester and his wife.
Harry and Meghan will be officially welcomed into the country with a traditional Māori welcome on the lawns of Government House.
The couple will then lay a wreath at Pukeahu National War Memorial, before attending a reception hosted by the Governor General of New Zealand.
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These Wellingtonians secured their primo spot for the walkabout. Photo / NZME
Harry and Meghan will spend three full days in New Zealand, visiting Wellington, Abel Tasman National Park, Auckland and Rotorua.
The Duke and Duchess will leave New Zealand on Thursday and are expected to fly home to the UK to await the birth of their baby.
The royal itinerary:
October 28
• Arrive
• Welcome at Government House
• Wreath-laying ceremony at Pukeahu
• National War Memorial Park
• Reception hosted by the Governor-General
October 29
• Visit Maranui Cafe at Lyall Bay
• Travel to Abel Tasman National Park
• Beach barbeque with school children
• Return to Wellington for an encounter with young people
October 30
• Travel to Redvale on Auckland's North Shore
• Join children in a gumboot throwing contest
• Visit Pillars, which supports children with a parent in prison
• Wander around Viaduct Harbour
• Reception hosted by the Prime Minister
October 31
• Visit Te Papaiouru Marae in Rotorua
• Check out Rainbow Springs
• Public meet and greet Rotorua Government Gardens
• Visit Redwoods Treewalk
• Return to Auckland
November 1
• Leave
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