The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex braved a storm of sand
to spend more than an hour with surfers at Monwabisi Beach, Cape Town, on
Tuesday.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kickstarted their tour of
southern Africa in Nyanga on Monday, and on the second day of their tour they
joined a group of surfer mentors in a “call and response game” called kilo.
Dozens of people waving the British flag arrived on the beach for a glimpse of the royals. Among
them was Wendy Berk, 80.
“We love the royal family,” she said. “My father was
British. My daughters have been to the wedding and we absolutely adore them. We
want to see the baby.”
Rebecca Cronje shared Berk’s sentiments. “I am actually
British but I am married to a South African man,” she said.
“I am happy to see the royals, they are a road from where I
live. It is an amazing opportunity which I cannot miss at all. I am here to see
the fans and be part of it.”
Monwabisi was under heavy police guard. On Monday night,
police shot dead a 29-year-old murder suspect at the beach.
Western Cape police spokesman Lt-Col Andrè Traut said the
suspect was sought for multiple murders, attempted murders and rape committed
on the Cape Flats.
“The suspect was also sought for the murder of two Law
Enforcement officers who were killed in Sweet Home Farm earlier this month,”
said Traut.
“After requesting the public to come forward with
information on the whereabouts of the 29-year-old suspect, who cannot be named
at this stage, our members reacted on a tip-off and approached the suspect at
Monwabisi Beach late last night,.
“During a shootout between members of our Special Task
Force and the suspect, he and his unknown accomplice were both fatally wounded.
"The firearm the suspects were armed with, was
confiscated. The circumstances surrounding the incident are now under
investigation and the identity of the second suspect is yet to be determined.” Sowetan
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