Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fever comes to Dubbo
MEGHAN Markle showed her home town style by baking banana bread for the family whose farm she and Prince Harry visited near Dubbo today. WATCH THEM LIVE.
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MEGHAN Markle showed her home town style today by baking banana bread for the family whose farm she and Prince Harry visited near Dubbo today.
After touring Mountain View farm, 25km from the city, she presented the Woodley family, who work the farm, with the treat, having spent her evening baking it in the kitchens of Admiralty House last night.
The royals saw for themselves how badly the drought has affected the region with Harry, in particular, taking a keen interest in the plight of those who work the land.
They fed cattle hay and cotton seed, and heard how the farm has had to bring in hay from as far away as South Australia.
Elaine Woodley, who farms the land with her husband Scott and daughter Laura said Meghan had told them how sorry she was to learn of the plight of farmers.
The area has been hard hit by the drought and recent rain hasn’t ended the problem.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met with a fourth-generation family of sheep and cattle farmers, who discussed the impact the drought has had.
Prince Harry and Meghan didn’t hold back sharing their happiness with crowds either, with Harry endearing himself to many with his homage to every frustrated Australian during summer as he frantically swatted away a number of flies during a presentation in Dubbo.
Visiting the Royal Flying Doctor Service on Wednesday morning, he stood alongside a frustrated presenter who was under siege by an army of persistent flies in the midst of an emotional speech.
She interrupted her speech before turning it the royal couple saying, “The flies are friendly in Dubbo too.”
It wasn’t long before his royal highness intervened with some goofy swatting tactics, leaving the speaker, audiences and wife Meghan in hysterics.
Even the flies in Dubbo wanted a brush with royalty today. The royal couple shared a laugh with locals as Prince Harry helpfully swatted them away. #RoyalTourAustralia #7News pic.twitter.com/0Hqcwy86TU
— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) October 17, 2018
The footage has since gone viral, with the Prince’s playful behaviour winning over fans around the world.
“Makes me love him and Meghan even more,” one Facebook user said.
“He is such a breath of fresh air, I just love him,” another said.
One twitter user said Harry’s behaviour is something his mother, the late Princess Diana would be proud of.
“Seeing their interactions with people and the children is just so heartwarming. How proud would his mother be of him,” she said.
Harry’s goofy, dad like behaviour has the public a small insight into what sort of a father he will be, when him and Meghan welcome their first child in Spring next year.
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On Wednesday morning the couple were greeted by NSW Police Minister and member for Dubbo Troy Grant and Mayor Ben Shields.
Then, holding hands, the couple walked across to the children from each of the region’s schools and spent several minutes chatting with them.
One young royal fan wasn’t shy at all and pulled both Harry and Meghan in for a hug.
Five-year-old Luke Vincent from Buninyong Public School melted the hearts of onlookers when he embraced the Duke and Duchess and pulled on Harry’s stubble and played with his hair.
Meghan was wearing black skinny pants, an untucked white shirt and checked blazer, with her hair pulled back in a ponytail. Harry was equally casual in pants and a shirt.
Their first official engagement in Dubbo was at the dedication of a new plane for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Little girls sporting glittering tiaras, older women clutching bouquets of flowers and the odd battered Akubra made up the crowd at the hangar.
Despite most of the area being in the middle of one of the worst droughts NSW has seen, rain fell as the couple spoke to the crowd.
Harry carried the two Akubra hats — wedding presents from Australia — that Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove presented to them on Tuesday.
They had a perfect start to their 16-day visit to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand in Sydney on Tuesday.
The Dubbo stop is part of a jam-packed schedule of 76 engagements across 16 days with the royals visiting Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland’s Fraser Island as well as Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.
