--- title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Honor New Zealand Victims description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid a surprise visit to New Zealand House in London, sharing the royal family's condolences. canonical: https://time.com/5554370/meghan-markle-harry-new-zealand-house/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-19T18:01:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:58:11.924Z og:title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Honor New Zealand Victims og:description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid heartfelt tribute og:url: https://time.com/5554370/meghan-markle-harry-new-zealand-house/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1400a52c48e27c96/698946ed096a94c2b96a4c49/meghan-markle-new-zealand-house.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Sign A Book Of Condolence At New Zealand House og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Honor New Zealand Victims twitter:description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid heartfelt tribute twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1400a52c48e27c96/698946ed096a94c2b96a4c49/meghan-markle-new-zealand-house.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Honored New Zealand Victims in an Unexpected Way  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 19, 2019 6:01 PM UTC  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrives lays flowers as she arrives to sign a book of condolence at New Zealand House on March 19, 2019 in London, England. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrives lays flowers as she arrives to sign a book of condolence at New Zealand House on March 19, 2019 in London, England.Samir Hussein—Samir Hussein/WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 19, 2019 6:01 PM UTC The terror attack on a [mosque in Christchurch](http://time.com/5554057/new-zealand-jacinda-ardern-mosque-shooter-name/) may have occurred thousands of miles away, but [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5549282/meghan-markle-baby-gifts/) and Prince Harry made sure to honor the 50 [victims](http://time.com/5553356/help-victims-christchurch-mosque/) of the tragedy back in the United Kingdom on Tuesday by visiting New Zealand House in London and paying their respects. The [Duke and Duchess of Sussex](http://time.com/5285219/meghan-markle-royal-profile-feminism-website/) made a surprise visit to the building, [which houses](https://c20society.org.uk/botm/new-zealand-house-london/) the High Commission of New Zealand, the New Zealand consulate in London and a military attaché. Once arrived, the royal pair were photographed signing a book of condolences on behalf of the royal family and laying down bouquets of flowers. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1108046634389291010) Markle and Prince Harry were [just in New Zealand](http://time.com/5438929/meghan-markle-welly-wanging/) in fall 2018 during a Down Under tour that also took them to Australia, Fiji and Tonga. While in New Zealand, they met Prime Minister [Jacinda Ardern](http://time.com/5552823/new-zealand-mosque-shooting-gunman-legal-guns/) in Wellington, planted trees in honor of environmental conservation causes associated with the Commonwealth and celebrated the [local arts scene](http://time.com/5437674/meghan-markle-harry-halloween/). In a statement released jointly with the [Duke and Duchess of Cambridge](http://time.com/5532604/prince-william-prince-harry-split/), Prince William and Kate Middleton, the royals shared their condolences. “We have all been fortunate to spend time in Christchurch and have felt the warm, open-hearted and generous spirit that is core to its remarkable people. No person should ever have to fear attending a sacred place of worship,” the statement read. “This senseless attack is an affront to the people of Christchurch and New Zealand, and the broader Muslim community. It is a horrifying assault on a way of life that embodies decency, community, and friendship.” The Queen and the Prince of Wales, Harry and William’s father Prince Charles, [also published](https://www.royal.uk/message-queen-people-new-zealand) their own statements of sympathy. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1106531931456487425) Since Prince Harry and Markle’s visit to New Zealand in the fall, the pair have continued traveling, making an official visit to Morocco and attending charitable events. Markle, also took a trip to New York for a baby shower with her friends in Manhattan and [participated on a panel](http://time.com/5544754/meghan-markle-political/) for International Women’s Day. She is due [sometime this spring.](http://time.com/5445288/meghan-markle-baby-news/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5554370/meghan-markle-harry-new-zealand-house/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5554370/meghan-markle-harry-new-zealand-house/"},"headline":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Honored New Zealand Victims in an Unexpected Way","datePublished":"2019-03-19T18:01:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:11.924Z","description":"\"We have all been fortunate to spend time in Christchurch\"","url":"https://time.com/5554370/meghan-markle-harry-new-zealand-house/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals","onetime","meghan markle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1400a52c48e27c96/698946ed096a94c2b96a4c49/meghan-markle-new-zealand-house.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1400a52c48e27c96/698946ed096a94c2b96a4c49/meghan-markle-new-zealand-house.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Sign A Book Of Condolence At New Zealand House","caption":"The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Sign A Book Of Condolence At New Zealand House","creditText":"Samir Hussein—Samir Hussein/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5554370/meghan-markle-harry-new-zealand-house/","name":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Honored New Zealand Victims in an Unexpected Way"}}]}] ```