Dinner after declaration of love: Harry takes out his "soul mate".

Harry and Meghan seem happier than ever: in a speech honoring Nelson Mandela, the prince calls the Duchess his "soul mate".

Dinner after declaration of love: Harry takes out his "soul mate".

Harry and Meghan seem happier than ever: in a speech honoring Nelson Mandela, the prince calls the Duchess his "soul mate". The 37-year-old then takes his wife out to a romantic dinner.

The declaration of love is followed by a romantic dinner: After Prince Harry described his wife, Duchess Meghan, as his "soul mate" in a speech to the United Nations on Monday, he took her out to a romantic dinner in the evening.

Pictures obtained by the British "Daily Mail" show the couple holding hands as they leave an Italian restaurant in New York. According to the newspaper report, he should have spent the evening there with friends. Meghan wore an elegant black and white jumpsuit and black stilettos. Harry threw himself into an unusually casual look of black jeans, a dark blue shirt and light gray sneakers.

Earlier, Harry spoke about Nelson Mandela and his connection to Africa in his UN speech. He has personally met many family members of the former South African activist and politician over the years and has developed a passion for the country since his first visit to Africa at the age of 13. "It has been my lifeline for most of my life, a place where I have always found peace and healing," said Prince Harry. Remembering his mother, who met Nelson Mandela in Cape Town in 1997, he explained that he sought "consolation" in Africa after Diana passed away.

But he also feels connected to the country through Duchess Meghan. The two first traveled to Botswana together in 2016, shortly after they met. At that place Harry knew "that I had found a soul mate in my wife". When they arrived at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, the couple, who had been married since 2018, were very much in love and held hands the entire time.