The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are revolutionizing the traditional royal tour.

We’ve known that Meghan Markle was a proficient Spanish speaker ever since her pre-royal days, when she spoke about her stint working at the US embassy in Buenos Aires. But it wasn’t until this weekend, during her four-day tour of Colombia with Prince Harry, that the public saw those skills at work. At a Sunday panel in Cali, the country’s third largest city, Meghan delivered remarks in Spanish at an event aimed at uplifting the nation’s Afro-Caribbean women.

 Because we are in your country my husband and I can feel this embrace from Colombia—it’s incredible,” she said. “The culture, the history—all of it was a dream— this trip was a dream. I can feel this community and this is the feeling that is the best thing right now.” Later that day, she even served as translator for Harry as the pair spoke to concertgoers at the Petronio Alvarez Pacific Music Festival.

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 These recent trips were made at the invitation of government officials, but, as the British media is quick to point out, they are not “official royal tours.” Even though there isn’t a cut-and-dry definition of an official tour, it generally refers to the fact that when working royals travel on the public purse, they are often representing the head of state at the request of the Foreign Office. The traditional royal tour is about diplomacy—managing relationships with the heads of other countries...Read more