Harry, Meghan visit South Africa's oldest mosque

(24 Sep 2019) Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and her husband, Prince Harry, have visited South Africa's oldest mosque as their first official tour as a family continued for a second day on Tuesday.
The duchess wore a traditional headscarf for the visit.
Their stop at the 225-year-old Auwal Mosque in the vibrant Cape Town district of Bo Kaap included a viewing of the first known manuscript of the Quran in South Africa.
Authorities say it was written down from memory by an Imam while he was imprisoned on nearby Robben Island during a period when slaves were not allowed to worship Islam.
Events at Bo Kaap included meetings with several religious leaders, as the mosque hosts interfaith dialogues in the famously diverse city, and taking tea with a Muslim Cape Town family.
A jazz band wearing blazers in the colours of the South African flag, to mark Heritage Day, played outside the mosque as the couple spoke to members of the crowd.
Earlier in the day Harry and Meghan spent time at Monwabisi Beach, seeing the work of the NGO, Waves for Change, which trains "surf mentors" to support young people.
The royal couple's 10-day, multi-country Africa tour also includes stops for Harry in Botswana, Angola and Malawi with a focus on wildlife protection, mental health and mine clearance.

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