Meghan Markle was also joined at the event by Colombia’s Vice President, Francia Márquez, who had invited the couple to the country. Speaking briefly in Spanish, she thanked Colombia for its warm welcome, saying, “Because we are in your country, my husband and I can feel this embrace from Colombia — it’s incredible.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not participate in their staff’s voter registration event, but they encourage people to exercise their rights at the ballot box.