Royals celebrate Heritage Day in Bo-Kaap
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, will celebrate Heritage Day in the Bo-Kaap, Cape Town on Tuesday.
The area situated at the foot of Signal Hill has been declared a South African Heritage Protection Site.
Prince Harry and Markle will walk through the streets of Bo-Kaap and visit local residents who are set to host them for a cup of tea in their home.
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The distinctive multi-coloured homes on steeply cobbled roads came about following the scrapping of a rule which barred the slaves living in them in the 1760s from painting it any other colour than white.
When the rule was lifted and the slaves were allowed to buy the properties they were all painted in bright colours by their owners as an expression of their freedom.
Many of the families in the Bo-Kaap have been living there for generations.