--- title: Meghan Markle Is Already a Winner at "Welly Wanging" description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex faced off in a boot-throwing competition — and the Duchess bested her husband at the game. canonical: https://time.com/5438929/meghan-markle-welly-wanging/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-30T15:26:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:43.712Z og:title: Meghan Markle Faces Off Against Prince Harry in Boot Throwing og:description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex faced off in a boot-throwing competition og:url: https://time.com/5438929/meghan-markle-welly-wanging/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt996cabaa7ae74f4d/69893dc5929fad021ebf1f0e/meghan-markle-wellie-wanging.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2010 og:image:height: 1131 og:image:alt: The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit New Zealand - Day 3 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle Faces Off Against Prince Harry in Boot Throwing twitter:description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex faced off in a boot-throwing competition twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt996cabaa7ae74f4d/69893dc5929fad021ebf1f0e/meghan-markle-wellie-wanging.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # What's 'Welly Wanging'? 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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex participates in wellie wanging with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex as they visit the North Shore to dedicate a 20-hectare area of native bush to The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy on October 30, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. Pool/Samir Hussein—WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 30, 2018 3:26 PM UTC [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5437462/new-zealand-prince-harry-meghan-markle/) is winding down her royal tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand with [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5435634/harry-meghan-tonga-forest-reserve/) on a winning note. During a Tuesday game of “welly wanging” or “wellie wanging” — which involves tossing a rubber rain boot (or Wellington boot) as far as you can — the Duchess of Sussex was victorious over her husband’s attempt at the local activity, earning her a boot-shaped trophy and a prize in the form of a pair of baby-sized rain boots, which might come in handy for [their future child.](http://time.com/5424659/meghan-markle-prince-harry-zika/) The competition went down at Auckland’s North Shore, where the Duke and Duchess dropped by to help dedicate a plot of native land to the [Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy](http://time.com/5435882/meghan-markle-zika-tonga/), an environmental preservation initiative that they’ve been supporting regularly during their 16-day [autumn tour](http://time.com/5437674/meghan-markle-harry-halloween/) Down Under. They were joined by children from the nearby Pinehill School in [what local news called](https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/watch-delighted-meghan-markle-beat-prince-harry-classic-kiwi-gumboot-throwing-competition) the “kiwi backyard classic” game. Markle’s shot landed her first place at the competition, besting her husband’s attempt by about three feet. The royal couple also got their hands dirty with some gardening, digging in to plant a native Kōwhai tree. (It’s one of the flowers that [famously appeared](http://time.com/5286922/meghan-markle-veil-meme/) in the embroidery of Markle’s wedding veil in a nod to each of the Commonwealth nations.) Just another day on the road of the royal tour, which is now nearing its conclusion. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1057067685220093953) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1057056278164463617) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1057061023222513669) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5438929/meghan-markle-welly-wanging/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5438929/meghan-markle-welly-wanging/"},"headline":"What's 'Welly Wanging'? 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