Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drew no crowds as they returned to New York City to speak at an event on World Mental Health Day.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex represented the Archewell Foundation at the Project Healthy Minds event in Hudson Yards on Tuesday, where they spoke in a panel about mental wellness in a digital age.

But New Yorkers did not seem to rejoice at the royal couple’s return.

There was no crowd in the Hudson Yards area as the pair arrived and departed, and when asked about their thoughts on Harry and Meghan being in New York, many locals said they “did not care”.

Karla Mendez, 22, from the Bronx, said exclusively to Daily Express US: “I mean if I get to see them it’s cool, but I didn’t know they were here.”

While several black SUVs were parked outside the venue, most tourists and locals seemed unbothered by the royals’ presence.

Most recently, the Duke and Duchess were in New York in May for the Ms. Foundation 50th anniversary gala, in which their spokesperson said there was a “near catastrophic car chase” with paparazzi.

Harry and Meghan’s security was much more secure this time, with their entering and leaving the venue going mostly unnoticed.

But one royal fan made sure she was at the event.

A. McGinniss, an author from New Jersey at the event, said to Daily Express US: “I’ve always been a royal watcher. I’m blown away by their whole story. I’m a big fan of the whole family.”

But McGinniss agreed that Harry and Meghan did not draw a crowd in New York.

She said: “There was nobody there. I’ve been here for almost six or seven hours now, and it was very chill. Everybody seemed very respectful and willing to give them space.”

McGinniss added that she was at the event to try to get a photo of the Duke and Duchess for her new book, called ’10 Lessons from Harry and Meghan.’

She said: “I thought there were a lot of teachable moments in their story, and that’s why I wanted to write the book.

“The Royal Family in general does try to do a lot of service for their country, and I think that’s a wonderful thing for any country to do.”

Harry and Meghan left Hudson Yards after around two hours at the event, where they talked to NBC’s Carson Daly about building community and creating positive change online for young people.

The US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, also joined them for the discussion.

The royal couple began their day in New York with a visit to The Marcy Lab School in Brooklyn, where they spoke to students at the college alternative.

Tuesday marks their first major public appearance since the end of the Invictus Games in Germany last month.

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