Stiff Prince Harry smiles awkwardly alongside Meghan Markle during dance performance in Colombia
Stiff Prince Harry smiles awkwardly alongside Meghan Markle during dance performance in Colombia
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A stiff Prince Harry smiled awkwardly alongside Meghan Markle during a dance performance in Colombia.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were treated to theatre, music and dance performances at the Delia Zapata National Centre for the Arts in Bogota on the first day of their four-day visit to the Latin American country.
While the Duchess of Sussex showed off her moves, her husband opted to remain on the sidelines.
However, the Duke of Sussex did briefly move to the rhythm of the music, as he bent his knees to bounce up and down while clapping and leaning in towards the dancers.
Stiff Prince Harry smiles awkwardly alongside Meghan Markle during dance performance in ColombiaGettyIt comes after his brother, Prince William, was captured dancing wildly to Taylor Swift at her Wembley gig on his birthday in June.
Prince Harry has previously been less reluctant to get involved in dancing during royal engagements.
He was filmed dancing enthusiastically in Jamaica in 2012 and also tried to master a traditional dance in Lesotho in 2013.
Harry's father, King Charles, famously took to the dancefloor in 1985 with professional breakdancers.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle watched a cultural performance on the first day of their visit
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The duke and duchess appeared to enjoy the colourful performances put on for them in Bogota.
Prince Harry later shook hands with various performers, telling them their outfits were “amazing” before the pair posed for selfies and group photos.
The theme of the trip is internet safety. Before joining a summit to talk about the digital sphere, the couple visited Colegio Cultura Popular, a local school, to chat with pupils about their experiences with social media.
The Sussexes recently launched The Parents’ Network, a support group for parents whose children have suffered harm online, and their visit comes ahead of a Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Colombia in November.
Prince Harry could be seen performing an awkward shoulder shimmy
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The Duchess of Sussex, 43, urged the teenage students to ensure they were “self-reliant and not tech-reliant”.
She described the group as incredibly “impressive, smart and savvy” while Prince Harry asked the students how they talked about managing social media at home with their families.
Meghan revealed that the couple’s Archewell Foundation had researched differences in social media use across the world.
She said that globally the average person checks their social media profiles 42 times daily, but, in Latin America, the average is 67 times per day.