Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has urged children in Colombia to avoid becoming obsessed with technology.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has urged children in Colombia to avoid becoming obsessed with technology
The former actress, 43, is on a four-day trip to the nation with her 39-year-old husband Prince Harry – with whom she has children Archie, five, and three-year-old Lilibet – and made the remark while they visited the Colegio Cultura Popular school and joined a summit in collaboration with their Archewell Foundation about creating a healthier approach to tech.
Meghan said during a session where kids talked about their loves and hates when it comes to technology: “(You should be) self-reliant and not tech-reliant.”
Harry also about asked the conversations they have with their families about balancing social media and literacy.
Meghan spoke to the kids as it was revealed she and Harry are being protected on their Colombia tour by an officer armed with a Kevlar shield known as a “ballistic briefcase” to stop a shooter targeting the couple.
The couple are on their four-day tour of the nation despite it being classed as a high risk destination in parts by UK and US officials.
At each event the couple have attended their shield-bearing protector, who is only part of their huge security detail, has been seen leaping out of a vehicle head of the pair holding a folding shield.
Known as a ballistic briefcase, it is also used to protect Colombia’s vice president Francia Marquez – who is hosting the visit and has been the target of several assassination attempts.
The Sun reported Harry and Meghan have an “immense ring-of-steel” security presence.
Officials have kept their itinerary a closely guarded secret due to parts of Colombia being branded “best avoided” by officials and travel experts due to internal conflicts raging in parts of the country.
The Daily Mail has reported their security entourage includes “at least 16 armoured police vehicles”, as well as armed officers and soldiers, who the publication said were seen on patrol before their arrival.
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