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Rabat – Prince Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan Markle arrived in Asni today, a small town in the High Atlas mountains 50 kilometers south of Marrakech.
Upon their arrival, the group of girls from the village greeted the Duke and Duchess as they were carrying UK and Moroccan flags.
The girls also sang songs in Amazigh to express their happiness over the visit of royal couple.
Videos posted on the Twitter page of the UK embassy in Morocco show the royal couple chatting with the girls from the region.
Harry and Meghan arrive in Asni! #RoyalVisitMorocco pic.twitter.com/s2Hb2qmXuo
— Emily Nash (@emynash) 24 février 2019
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The spokesperson of the UK government in the Middle East and North Africa, Alyson King, said that “an eventful program is waiting for Duke and duchess of Sussex in Morocco…. Empowerment of girls in rural areas, access to secondary education, support for children with special needs are among the axes of this visit, which comes at the request of the British government.”
The Duchess asks two girls in the @EFAMorocco dorms about what courses they would like to study at university and the careers they would like to pursue. pic.twitter.com/pIxqAIuGCG
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) 24 février 2019
The Duke is wearing a grey sweater and black classy pants, with brown shoes, while the Duchess is wearing a blue coat with a black paint paints and simple flats.
The girls of the @EFAMorocco Boarding Houses sing Their Royal Highnesses a welcome song???????. #RoyalVisitMorocco. pic.twitter.com/FZvZreRmI6
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) 24 février 2019
According to the UK embassy in Rabat, the visit comes to “confirm the depth of the “historical relations that link between the UK and Morocco.”
The day will be eventful for the royal couple as both of them, packed with several activities that reflect Moroccan culture.
The pregnant duchess will be offered a henna ceremony as her right hand will be adorned with Moroccan henna tattoo, which is part of the Moroccan culture.
برنامج حافل ينتظر دوق ودوقة #ساسكس ?في #المغرب ??.. تمكين الفتيات في المناطق الريفية من الوصول إلى التعليم الثانوي ?ودعم الأطفال ذوي الإحتياجات الخاصة من بين محاور هذه الزيارة التي تأتي بطلب من الحكومة البريطانية #زيارة_ملكية_المغرب #الأمير_هاري #ميغان @UKinMorocco @TSAReilly pic.twitter.com/DqB5qbLV2c
— AlysonKingUK ?? (@AlysonKingUK) 24 février 2019
The ceremony will take place at the Moroccan NGO Education For All boarding houses, where they will meet teachers.
Kensington Palace tweeted about the boarding house, saying that around 200 girls are in the 5 houses and a “6th one is currently being built to allow more girls to have access to education.”
The NGO aims to educate and provide girls with the necessary aid to encourage them to finish their education.
According to the NGO, “despite the Moroccan government’s support of education policy and women’s rights, half of the country is not literate, and in rural areas, up to 83 percent of women are illiterate.”
The NGO provide the girls with the opportunity to have access to secondary educations.
“We build and run high quality boarding houses for girls from 12-18.”
LIVE from #Asni, area of Marrakech, where The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are visiting Education For All boarding houses. @EFAMorocco offers boarding houses to girls from the poorest villages in the Asni area so that they can attend school. #Girls_Education #RoyalVisitMorocco pic.twitter.com/hsStwMiQXv
— UK in Morocco (@UKinMorocco) 24 février 2019
During their visit in the boarding houses, the Duke and Duchess spoke with girls studying for exams.
The Kensington palace said that Education For All “has given girls from the poorest village and most remote areas of Morocco the chance to reach their potential and contribute to Morocco’s continued development.”
On Sunday evening, Prince Harry and Meghan will head back to Rabat for an official reception at the residence of the British ambassador.
On Monday, the royal couple will also visit the Moroccan Royal Federation of Equestrian Sports in Rabat, the Villa des Ambassadors restaurant for a cooking class on traditional Moroccan cuisine, and the Andalusian Gardens in Rabat.
The Duke and Duchess visit the Lycée Collegial Le Grand Atlas, the school next to the @EFAMorocco boarding houses – where students were practicing their English. #RoyalVisitMorocco. pic.twitter.com/dbDj5SRx2o
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) 24 février 2019
