Prince Harry andMeghan Marklehelicoptered into the Atlas Mountains for a visit to a girls’ boarding house on Sunday during theirroyal tour in Morocco.
And the royal couple gave “all their love” to the girls at the Education for All boarding house, one of the housemothers tells PEOPLE.
“It’s a dream for us to have the couple here. The girls are so, so happy to have them here. We are really happy to have them in our house,” Khadeja Oukattou says.
While inside, Meghan, who wore a collarless navy blazer from Alice + Olivia over a fitted black top, black pants and hergo-to black velvet Birdies flats, received a henna tattoo, which is usually tattooed on forearms for special occasions, to mark her seven months of pregnancy. (Natural henna, typically brown and derived solely from plants, and with no added chemicals, is safe to use during pregnancy,according to experts. Black henna, however, contains a dye called para-phenylenediamine (PPD) and is not safe.)
Meghan isn’t the only royal to receive a henna tattoo while pregnant.Kate Middleton got a small henna tattoofrom a local artist while she was around 7 months pregnant withPrince Louislast year while on a royal outing with Prince William. The royal was all smiles as Shajida Begum, 18, drew a brown flower with a swirl on her hand.
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The Moroccan non-profit, “Education For All” builds boarding houses for girls ages 12 to 18 to ensure that girls from rural communities in the High Atlas Mountains region are able to access secondary education.
The girls are “proud that this visit is on our house. They are from a very far villages in the mountains and meeting these people makes them very proud.”
And she hopes that them coming will help their charity. “It’s very interesting that they came here. In this mountains area, all the girls say it’s their dream. They think it’s not reality, but a dream.”
“They have given confidence to the girls here and will help other girls in the future.”
A mother from Northern Ireland — who now lives in Marrakesh, 30 miles away — brought her two girls to see the couple. Clare Minejam, who is a doctor, and Rania, five, and Rayhana, two, waved Moroccan and British flags as the couple stride towards the pink stucco building. “Most Moroccans know who they are — it’s a Facebook world and people watched the wedding,” says Minejam.
Meghan and Harry are learning how EFA has transformed the opportunities for girls and helped change attitudes towards female education.
The royal couple then headed to the school where the girls from the dormitory attend classes. There, they chatted with teachers and watched a soccer match.
Meghan made a stylish entrance in a glamorous red Valentino dress with an elegant embroidered cape detail.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock
The couple decided to stay on privately for an extra night at the end of the visit, returning on Tuesday to London, instead of on Monday afternoon.
source: people.com
