Meghan appears on Skype in classroom as Prince Harry visits Malawi school

The Duchess of Sussex has delighted fans in Malawi with an unexpected cameo during one of Prince Harry’s planned solo visits.

Meghan Markle beamed as she appeared on a TV screen via Skype in a classroom where Prince Harry was interacting with young students.

The Duke of Sussex had left the Duchess and baby Archie behind to complete the solo leg of his South African tour, reports The Sun.

At the Nalikule College of Education, he introduced his wife during the Skype call and she joked about their four-month-old son.

She told them: “Archie’s taking a nap.”

Meghan appeared via Skype. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/Pool Photo via AP

She was all smiles as she spoke of her son, Archie. Picture: Dominic Lipinski - Pool /Getty Images

Meghan praised the female advocates via a video conferencing link from Johannesburg, as Harry sat with the group in a college in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi.

Harry visited the college to learn how schoolgirls are being helped by Cama, an alumni network of young women who received practical and financial support from the Campaign for Female Education to remain in school.

For the past 25 years, the project has been tackling poverty by paying for fees, uniforms, and school books to allow teenage girls to complete their education and not be married off by families who cannot afford to support them.

Before the Duchess appeared, Harry told the women: “I know there’s somebody else you’d far rather hear from than me, hopefully if technology doesn’t fail us you may see somebody on the screen.”

Meghan, who was low down in the screen and smiling, said: “I’m so happy to be with you, is there a delay?” and Harry replied, “No, it’s great keep going.”

Harry looked on proudly. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/Pool Photo via AP

Later today, Harry will meet President Peter Mutharika before attending a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner.

He has visited Malawi several times privately, but this trip will mark his first visit in an official capacity.

Her appearance today comes after Archie made a rare public appearance on Wednesday.

Meghan held Archie as the royal couple met with Nobel Peace Prize winner and Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town.

Meghan, 38, cuddled her little boy while doting dad Harry, 35, put his arm around his young family as they were greeted by Archbishop Tutu, a hero of the anti-apartheid movement, and his daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe.

The royals met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa last week. Picture: Toby Melville - Pool/Getty Images

Archie stole the show. Picture: Henk Kruger/Pool/AFP

The youngest member of Britain’s royal family had been out of the spotlight since his christening in July.

Archie, born in May, is the first child of Harry and Meghan and seventh in line to the British throne.

The Sussexes’ 10-day, multi-country tour also includes stops for Harry in Botswana, Angola and Malawi.

He will focus on wildlife protection, mental health and mine clearance, a topic given global attention by Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana, when she walked through an active mine field during an Africa visit years ago.

This article originally appeared n The Sun and was reproduced with permission