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Meghan Markle wears headscarf as she and Prince Harry visit oldest mosque in South Africa

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7:06 AM by Joseph Omotayo

- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, visited the oldest mosque as one of their itineraries in South Africa

- Before they entered into the mosque, they respected traditions as Markle wore a scarf and Harry removed his shoes

- The duo also had enriching discussions with members of the mosque and a session with members of a meditation circle

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, during their on-going visit to South Africa, visited Auwal Mosque, the oldest mosque in the country.

Before they entered the mosque, they respected traditions as the duchess had to put on a scarf and Harry removed his shoes, The Sun reports.

The duo met with members of the mosque as they had an engaging discussion. The royal couple also joined a meditation circle with young people at Monwabisi Beach on the outskirts of Cape Town.

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When asked by the circle to declare their greatest strength, Prince Harry asked his wife to share what it is.

Meghan and Prince Harry visit Auwal Mosque in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood during their royal tour of South Africa on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.
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Meghan said that dancing was not her strongest point and added that she was working on learning and developing her parental strength.

"She looked a little bit hesitant so one of our coaches shared that her participation and her energy and her dancing was one of her strengths,” a present participant on ground said.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also revealed their strength as parents as Harry nudged Meghan to share.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, was featured in Markle’s Forces of Change list for British Vogue cover.

The duchess picked 15 women she considered strong ambassador for change for the upcoming September edition of the magazine which she co-edited.

It was gathered that the Markle spent seven months working with British Vogue editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful, on the issue.