PRINCE Harry said on the first day of the Sussexes' tour of Colombia that the spread of false information via AI and social media meant “we are no longer debating facts”.
The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle were met on Thursday in the capital Bogotá by ColombiaVice President Francia Marquez and her husband Rafael Yerney Pinillo.
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Harry and Meghan spent their first day visiting a local school, the Colegio Cultura Popular, and taking part in a summit, in partnership with their Archewell Foundationabout creating a healthier digital landscape.
Meghan said the group should aim to be “self-sufficient and not dependent on technology”, while Harry asked about the conversations they have with their families about managing social media and literacy.
Harry said: “What happens online finds its way to the streets within minutes. People act on information that is not true.”
He also claimed that many people were “scared and uncertain” about the potential impact of KI.
“It's up to all of us to be able to distinguish the real from the fake,” Harry continued.
“In an ideal world, those in positions of influence would take more responsibility. We no longer debate facts.
“As long as people are allowed to spread lies, insult and harass people, social cohesion as we know it has completely disappeared.”
They spoke to children in a session where the class talked about their favorite and least favorite parts of social media, technology and dealing with life on the internet.
This came after they spent about half an hour at the Vice President's residence, where they exchanged welcome gifts and were offered tea, coffee and traditional pandebono (Colombian cheese bread).
The Sussexes are receiving extensive security during their visit from Mrs Marquez, who has invited the couple to travel to Colombia for what is being called a DIY royal tour.
Answering questions from journalists at a press conference ahead of their arrival, Ms Marquez said she inspired to ask Harry and Meghan to visit the country after they ran out of Netflix documentary.
“I saw the Netflix “I had a series about their lives and their story, and that touched me and motivated me to say that this is a woman who deserves to come to our country and tell her story. Her exchange will undoubtedly be an empowerment for so many women in the world,” said Ms. Marquez.
The Sussexes' controversial Netflix series, which aired just three months after its release, Queen Elizabeth II's death, explained their troubled relationship with the royal family and the struggle that led to their decision to step away from the working monarchy.
Ms Marquez described the Sussexes' trip as a “very special visit” aimed at building bridges and joining forces in the fight against cyberbullying and online digital violence and discrimination, and promoting female leadership in Colombia.
PIERS MORGAN When I think of the deluded Meghan and Harry 'hopping around' on a fake royal tour of Colombia, one word comes to mind
By means of Pier Morgan
My all-time favorite theater review was for a play titled Why?
The critic wrote one word: “Exactly.”
I thought of this when I heard that the Duke And Duchess of Sussex shall join us on a four-day tour by Colombia this thursday.
They are coming at the invitation of the country's first black vice president, Francia Marquez, who enthused that the rebellious royal duo “have the exceptional opportunity to connect with elders, youth and women who embody the aspirations and voices of Colombians… and highlight Colombia's role as a beacon of culture and innovation.”
Meghan and Harry are no longer real royals these days.
They do not perform any real duties for the institution that gave them their title. They only fill their pockets with money in America by constantly smearing their family and the monarchy in the media.
What then gives them the right to travel the world and pretend to be real royals, on quasi-official visits?
There is so much wrong with this idea.
First, the laughable hypocrisy of going to one of the most dangerous places in the world: both the British and American government websites warn travelers to Colombia of the increased risk of terrorismkidnapping, rape and robbery — after all Harry's nagging demands for taxpayer-funded royal security whenever he comes to the UK to “protect his family”.
Second, their decision to support the Colombian government, which has been plagued by scandals since it came to power.
President Gustavo Petroa radical socialist who once fought in a rebel guerrilla movement saw his foreign minister suspended over alleged corruption, his son Nicolas accused of stealing money from drug traffickers meant for his father's presidential campaign, and his brother Juan accused of demanding payments from jailed drug dealers in exchange for legal benefits from the government.
Petro was also recently accused of cheating on his wife with a transgender TV presenter.
As for his vice president, there is growing public anger at her hypocrisy. She is Colombia's Minister of Equality and at the same time uses luxury helicopters as taxis and spends millions on a new house, where she now lives instead of her official residence.
Opposition politician Miguel Polo Polo posted on X: “Francia Marquez is the biggest fraud in our black community.
“She has been in power for two years now and she has done nothing. She has just played the victim and traveled around in helicopters.”
Does this sound familiar?
But what irritates me most is the Sussexes' delusion that they can somehow operate as a rival royal family on the world stage, enjoying all the benefits of that royal status, but without any need to fulfill their obligations to their king and country.
It is completely unacceptable and untenable for estranged members of the royal family to undertake these types of official trips.
The King should strip Meghan and Harry of the titles they so cynically trade, and he should instruct palace officials to tell the leaders of foreign governments to stop extending formal invitations for such trips to this greedy androgynous couple who want both the royal cake and the food.
The Sussexes' team has not confirmed how the trip is being funded: privately, through Harry and Meghan's Archewell Foundation, by the Colombian government or otherwise.
The quasi-royal tour, which bears many similarities to the itinerary of an official royal visit abroad, is the Sussexes' second this year, following their three-day visit to Nigeria at the invitation of the West African country's chief of staff.
Harper's Bazaar magazine, which reported the trip in its sole word pool, said Ms. Marquez shared her personal admiration for Harry's late mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
Meghan and Ms Marquez were pictured warmly greeting each other as they embraced, with Ms Marquez taking Harry's hands in her own as they were introduced.
The Sussexes were style-coordinated, with the Duchess wearing a navy halter top and trousers and Harry wearing a dark blue suit and light blue shirt.
During the conversation, Ms Marquez said she shares the same ideals and goals as Harry and Meghan in their campaign to make the digital world safer for children.
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