Prince Harry's loving gesture to wife Meghan Markle has gone viral after fans spotted the touching public display of affection exchanged between the couple during their recent tour of Colombia.
Harry and Meghan were invited to visit Colombia at the invitation of the vice president, Francia Márquez.
From August 15 to 18, the couple toured the cities of Bogotá, Cartagena and Cali, during which they attended events celebrating Colombian culture and heritage, as well as meetings connected with their philanthropic interests such as online safety and the empowerment of women and girls.
On the first day of their visit, after their official welcome in the city of Bogotá, Harry and Meghan attended a cultural celebration where they viewed a traditional display of dance and performance. During this, Meghan placed her hand on her husband's knee as she spoke with an official, which the prince then touchingly reciprocated by taking her hand in his.
Uploaded to TikTok by user meghmarkle, on August 17, footage highlighting the moment Harry held on to his wife's hand in a public display of affection has been viewed over 1 million times on the social media site, so far.
Captioned "Oh to be loved by someone like that," the clip has received in excess of 145,000 likes and over 200 comments, many of which have praised the royal couple and their relationship.
"Touch is their love language. They automatically find each other. What a balance," wrote one fan.
"This is why I love these two," posted another, with a further comment reading: "What a sweet moment between them. All seemed very subconscious."
Harry and Meghan engaged in a number of public displays of affection during their Colombia tour, including a moment where the couple cut loose on the dancefloor during a visit with young people in Cali.
Harry spun Meghan around before they were filmed engaging in a brief kiss during their time in Cali, where both spoke with young people about leadership and the power of community.
"I hope you understand how much your actions impact the people and children in your communities," Harry told them. "The path you've chosen will inspire and drive change for hundreds, even thousands, of young people."
The couple's Colombia visit marked their second high-profile foreign tour of the year, having been invited for a three-day trip to Nigeria in May at the invitation of the country's chief of defense staff.
Though Harry and Meghan are no longer working members of the royal family and do not undertake official royal tours on behalf of the monarchy and U.K. government, they are still at liberty to undertake any working trips they wish in a private capacity.
James Crawford-Smith is Newsweek's royal reporter, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) at @jrcrawfordsmith and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.
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