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| Prince Harry and Meghan Markle offered Antigua 'honeymoon' | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle offered Antigua 'honeymoon' |
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| Prince Harry and his new girlfriend Meghan Markle have been invited to "honeymoon" in Antigua - by the country's prime minister. | Prince Harry and his new girlfriend Meghan Markle have been invited to "honeymoon" in Antigua - by the country's prime minister. |
| The offer was made during a speech by Gaston Browne, leader of Antigua and Barbuda, before hundreds of guests. | The offer was made during a speech by Gaston Browne, leader of Antigua and Barbuda, before hundreds of guests. |
| The reception at Barnacle Point, staged in Prince Harry's honour, was part of an official 15-day trip to the West Indies on behalf of the Queen. | The reception at Barnacle Point, staged in Prince Harry's honour, was part of an official 15-day trip to the West Indies on behalf of the Queen. |
| The prince confirmed his relationship with Ms Markle earlier this month. | The prince confirmed his relationship with Ms Markle earlier this month. |
| Ms Markle is a US actress, most famous for her role in the TV drama Suits. | Ms Markle is a US actress, most famous for her role in the TV drama Suits. |
| At the event on Monday night, Mr Browne was keen to stress the honeymoon credentials of his country. | At the event on Monday night, Mr Browne was keen to stress the honeymoon credentials of his country. |
| He said: "I am told that there may be a princess and I just want to say that should you make the decision to honeymoon - then Antigua and Barbuda want to welcome you. | He said: "I am told that there may be a princess and I just want to say that should you make the decision to honeymoon - then Antigua and Barbuda want to welcome you. |
| "We have been voted consistently as the best honeymoon destination in the Caribbean - and one of the best in the world - so there will be nowhere in the world as special to spend your honeymoon, when that day arrives." | "We have been voted consistently as the best honeymoon destination in the Caribbean - and one of the best in the world - so there will be nowhere in the world as special to spend your honeymoon, when that day arrives." |
| Off limits | Off limits |
| Earlier this month, Prince Harry's communications secretary Jason Knauf issued a statement complaining about intrusion into Ms Markle's private life and the "wave of abuse and harassment" she had been subjected to by the media. | Earlier this month, Prince Harry's communications secretary Jason Knauf issued a statement complaining about intrusion into Ms Markle's private life and the "wave of abuse and harassment" she had been subjected to by the media. |
| On Monday, organisers of an Antiguan charity event attended by the prince briefed the young people involved, warning them that his romance with Ms Markle was off limits for conversation. | |
| However, Mr Browne went on to say "whatever is done here, stays here. So do not worry", before introducing Prince Harry to a group of beauty queens. | However, Mr Browne went on to say "whatever is done here, stays here. So do not worry", before introducing Prince Harry to a group of beauty queens. |
| The reigning Miss Antigua and Barbuda, Leanda Ann Norville, later said that "everyone at this party" wanted to be his princess, adding, "his girlfriend seems a nice lady, but I would be a good girlfriend for him". | The reigning Miss Antigua and Barbuda, Leanda Ann Norville, later said that "everyone at this party" wanted to be his princess, adding, "his girlfriend seems a nice lady, but I would be a good girlfriend for him". |
| Speaking to the press, Mr Browne said he thought the pair made a "very good looking couple", and hoped they would come to his country "for some quiet time very soon". | Speaking to the press, Mr Browne said he thought the pair made a "very good looking couple", and hoped they would come to his country "for some quiet time very soon". |
| On Tuesday - day three of the tour - Prince Harry visited Antigua's sister island of Barbuda where he holidayed with his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, just a few months before her death in 1997. | On Tuesday - day three of the tour - Prince Harry visited Antigua's sister island of Barbuda where he holidayed with his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, just a few months before her death in 1997. |
| There he visited local schools and a frigate bird colony - one of the largest in the world - and was given a boat tour of their breeding grounds. | There he visited local schools and a frigate bird colony - one of the largest in the world - and was given a boat tour of their breeding grounds. |
| Tour leader, Pat Richardson, 57, has been taking people to see frigate birds for more than 20 years. | Tour leader, Pat Richardson, 57, has been taking people to see frigate birds for more than 20 years. |
| "He talked about coming here when he was younger - and that he remembered the really good beaches and friendly people," he said. | "He talked about coming here when he was younger - and that he remembered the really good beaches and friendly people," he said. |
| "Everyone here remembers Diana from when she came here on holidays - she was a beautiful person." | "Everyone here remembers Diana from when she came here on holidays - she was a beautiful person." |
| 'Not exactly bake off' | 'Not exactly bake off' |
| Later the prince showed off his fishmongering skills, as he gutted a fish during his visit to Sir McChesney George High School. | Later the prince showed off his fishmongering skills, as he gutted a fish during his visit to Sir McChesney George High School. |
| Under the direction of the school's head of home economics, he held the snapper fish steady with one hand and slit open its belly. | Under the direction of the school's head of home economics, he held the snapper fish steady with one hand and slit open its belly. |
| He then reached inside and began to pull out its guts, before telling the watching students "not exactly Bake Off". | He then reached inside and began to pull out its guts, before telling the watching students "not exactly Bake Off". |
| Prince Harry began his tour amid a social media campaign which saw the hashtag #NotMyPrince trending on Twitter. The campaign describes itself as an "anti-colonial welcoming committee" for the prince. | Prince Harry began his tour amid a social media campaign which saw the hashtag #NotMyPrince trending on Twitter. The campaign describes itself as an "anti-colonial welcoming committee" for the prince. |