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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s honeymoon destination: Will it be Namibia?

Where will be the perfect destination for the royal couple?

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now officially married.

But now that the wedding is out of the way, which destination will the couple choose for their honeymoon?

The couple will delay their honeymoon to attend an event at Buckingham Palace to celebrate Prince Charles’ patronages and military affiliations.

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Where will the couple choose to go for their honeymoon (Photo by Owen Humphreys – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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While nothing has been confirmed regarding which location the couple will choose, there are a few destinations rumoured to be the perfect destination.

Namibia

Africa is a strong contender in potential honeymoon destinations Harry and Meghan might choose.

Namibia in South Africa has been tipped as a possible honeymoon spot for the lovers.

According to a Travel + Leisure source, Prince Harry and Meghan will be staying at the country’s luxury camp, Natural Selection’s Hoanib Valley Camp.

It would be the perfect place of tranquillity for the couple as it’s one of the least densely populated countries in the world.

In Namibia, the couple would be able to enjoy a variety of safari tours and they could also check out the Sossusvlei sand dunes.

Botswana

Botswana is the destination where the couple spent time camping under the stars in the early days of their relationship.

Meghan’s engagement ring was even custom-made using a stone from Botswana in the center, so it’s a sentimental destination for the couple.

Botswana is close to Harry’s heart as he is the royal patron of the Rhino Conservation Botswana.

North Island, Seychelles

Harry may copy his older brother’s honeymoon destination choice and book out North Island, a £5,000-a-night private island where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honeymooned in 2011.

Barbados

Barbados could be another likely option seeing as Prince Harry is a huge fan of the Caribbean country.

He has visited Barbados several times and celebrated the country’s 50th Anniversary of Independence in 2016.

And Meghan is bound to like the thought of a Caribbean getaway, who wouldn’t?

Earlier this month, it was revealed that the newlyweds will be delaying their honeymoon to celebrate the Prince of Wales’ patronages and military affiliations.

The Queen will throw a garden party at Buckingham Palace just three days after the royal wedding, and the newlyweds will be among the guests.

It will be Harry and Meghan’s first official engagement as a married couple.

The event will take place on Tuesday 22 May.

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Harry and Meghan exchanging their vows during their ceremony (Photo by Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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More than 6,000 people have been invited to rub shoulders with the royals including members of the police, fire, ambulance and mountain rescue services, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Harry and Meghan have attended numerous engagements around the country since they announced their engagement last November, but this will be their first as a married couple.

The pair will then head off on their honeymoon.


Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)

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