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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel in stitches on final day of African tour
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry have met up with Nelson Mandela's widow on their final day in South Africa.
The royal couple appeared to have Graca Machel in fits of laughter when they met up in Johannesburg.
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Harry previously met Mandela's third wife while visiting the country in 2015.
Ms Machel is a prominent politician in her own right and was also married to the first president of her homeland of Mozambique, Samora Machel, before he died in a plane crash while in office.
Both Harry and Meghan beamed during their encounter with the 73-year-old former First Lady.
The duo have always been keen to honour her late husband, who died in 2013, and they appeared at the Nelson Mandela Centenary Exhibition at the Southbank Centre in London last year.
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Earlier they looked every inch the loving couple, holding hands as they reunited after six days apart on their royal tour of Africa.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are met young people and entrepreneurs in the Tembisa township as they learn about initiatives tackling South Africa’s massive unemployment.
The Rainbow Nation’s jobless rate hit an 11-year high this year.
The royal couple cut stylish pair as they learned about youth unemployment in the city, Harry looking suave in a blue jacket and chinos while his wife wore a flowing white dress.
Meghan Markle yesterday revealed she had been missing her hubby Harry saying: said: “We are reuniting today, which I can’t wait for. I miss him so much!”
The couple have FaceTimed every night — so Prince Harry could see Archie. Wi-fi reception was made available even in the remote areas the duke was visiting.
Harry has also visited Botswana, Angola and Malawi during this trip.
On that solo leg, he appealed for more action on the climate and environment, and retraced his mother's footsteps at a former minefield in Angola.
Meghan's own engagements largely focused on women's rights.
Later they will meet President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nelson Mandela's widow, Graca Machel, on a busy final day of their tour across southern Africa.
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Last night Prince Harry revealed his wife has launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday.
In a lengthy statement published on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's website, Harry alleged the paper had "unlawfully" published a letter from her to her father Thomas Markle.
Meghan Markle insists the letter - which detailed her pain at their estrangement since the Royal Wedding - was private.
In a statement revealing the legal action, Prince Harry claimed the couple were suffering from the "painful" impact of "relentless propaganda" against Meghan.
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But royal commentators questioned his comments.
Prince Charles’ biographer Penny Junor said: “This is the most extraordinary statement and goes way beyond anything I have ever seen issued by a member of the royal family.
“I completely understand that Harry should feel protective about his wife and there have undoubtedly been some negative stories in the last nine months that must have hurt - but not exclusively in the Mail on Sunday - and they have not all been lies, nor I would suggest, part of a ruthless campaign."
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And GMB host Piers Morgan criticised Harry for comparing Meghan to Diana, saying: "I think comparing Meghan to Diana is a mistake.
"Harry talks about Diana and, of course everyone knows the history there and of course everybody felt for him, but he's not the only person who's lost a parent.
"If he's going to be this vicious about the press collectively he's got to be entitled to be scrutinised for what he's actually saying."
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