Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex talk about their visit to South Africa

(24 Sep 2019) PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN, DUCHESS OF SUSSEX TALK ABOUT THEIR VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex say their first day and a half in Cape Town, South Africa has been inspiring. "I love this place," Harry said, "meeting the people, the energy, the fun, again, the positivity, the optimism and the hope in the face of such incredible adversity. There are young people and older people, men and women, trying to change what effectively has become the norm. And that's what needs to be celebrated." On Monday the duke and duchess visited Nyanga township, Cape Town's second largest township, where they were greeted by female dancers in traditional costume and school children waving flags. The couple travelled to the sprawling township without their son, who was left in the care of their nanny, to learn about the work being undertaken by human rights workers to support children there. Baby Archie was seen earlier arriving at Cape Town International Airport with his parents. On Tuesday, the royal couple met with mentors and young people at Waves for Change at Monwabisi Beach, to learn about the charity's work to provide a child friendly mental health service. Meghan explained the visit is highlighting that mental health issues are universal. "Everyone is dealing with a different version of the same thing," she said. "Globally, I think there's a bit of a consciousness crisis and so the fact that we are able to be here together, and see on the ground so much work that's being done. Just because people are willing to talk to each other about it and someone is willing to listen is huge and that can apply to being here, certainly can apply to being in London, L.A, it doesn't matter where you are, we're all sort of trying to power through and find some optimism." The royal couple's visit to South Africa also will focus on wildlife protection, entrepreneurship and mine clearance - a topic given global attention by Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, when she walked through an active mine field during a visit to Angola in 1997. Harry will later break away for visits to Angola, Botswana and Malawi. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...