Meghan rushed through dark market on royal visit to Fiji
The Duchess of Sussex was rushed through her visit to an indoor market in Fiji's capital over apparent concerns about the location's security.
Meghan on Wednesday visited the Suva Market with the intention of meeting some of the female vendors who have been involved in the U.N. Women's project "Markets for Change."
But Meghan spent only about half of her allocated 15 minutes there. After chatting with one vendor, she was whisked through the market by security as throngs of people arrived to greet her in a location that was enclosed and relatively dark.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during a visit to a market in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(AP PhotoKirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)
Vendors were selling watermelons, pineapples and other fruit at the market, as well as handicrafts and fans.
Meghan, who is four months pregnant, and husband Prince Harry are midway through a 16-day South Pacific tour.
Local Fijian women wait for the arrival of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at a market in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Ian VoglerPool Photo via AP)
Local Fijian women wait for the arrival of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at a market in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Ian VoglerPool Photo via AP)
A local Fijian man waits for the arrival of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at a market in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Ian VoglerPool Photo via AP)
Local Fijian women wait for the arrival of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at a market in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Ian VoglerPool Photo via AP)
Local Fijian women wait for the arrival of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at a market in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Ian VoglerPool Photo via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific (Phil NoblePool Photo via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific (Phil NoblePool Photo via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry delivers a speech at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific (Phil NoblePool Photo via AP)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex delivers a speech at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific (Phil NoblePool Photo via AP)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is escorted through a market in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Ian VoglerPool Photo via AP)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visits the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day nine of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific (Phil NoblePool Photo via AP)