Fact check: The Duchess of Sussex was in Colombia during most of film festival

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A series of claims have been made about the Duchess of Sussex and whether she attended this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival. A video of Meg Ryan’s acceptance speech and footage of the When Harry Met Sally and You’ve Got Mail actress from the red carpet before she was given the honour do not support the claims. A Google search for “Meghan Markle Sarajevo Film Festival” only seems to yield results that are similar to the claims above, and none of these appear to come from any mainstream media sources. Links First claim Second claim Third claim Google search Meg Ryan acceptance speech Video of Meg Ryan on red carpet Second video of Meg Ryan on red carpet SFF – Maja Izetbegovic hosts the opening ceremony of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival The Independent – Harry and Meghan’s tour of Colombia ‘squandered public money’, says local councilman Newsweek – Meg Ryan makes rare red carpet appearance after Taylor Swift comment Getty Images photo library Reuters – Meg Ryan honoured for achievement by Sarajevo Film Festival Google search for “Saro Film Festival”