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Meghan Markle Makes Surprise Appearance at Children’s Hospital L.A. Gala

Meghan attended the Children’s Hospital L.A. 2024 Gala on Saturday Octcober 5. Meghan paid a surprise visit to the event, which takes place every two years and pays tribute to CHLA’s patients and hospital pediatric workers, which include some of California’s best physicians, researchers and caregivers, according to the organization’s website.

The Duchess looked stunning in a red Carolina Herrera gown (which she previously wore to the Salute to Freedom gala in New York in 2021) as she walked the red carpet holding hands with Alliance of Moms founder Kelly Mckee Zajfen, though her husband Prince Harry, 40, — has been in the African Kingdom of Lesotho this week — was not present at the event.

Meghan also took photos with a family whose kids are patients at the hospital and was spotted crouching down to take photos with the children as she talked to them.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry exploring Colombia

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in Cartagena on Aug. 17, the latest leg of their visit to the South American country. There, the couple visited Escuela Tambores de Cabildo, a local drum school working to preserve the art form of traditional African drumming.

Prince Harry, 39, and Meghan, 43, were welcomed to the hub with the sounds of booming drums and were greeted by school founder Rafael Ramos. Following an opening performance, they heard from members of the local community of all ages about the importance of preserving Cartagena’s culture, specifically its Afro-Colombian roots.

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Later in the day, Prince Harry and Meghan visited a village with deep African historical significance, emphasizing their commitment to uplifting communities, a key pillar of their Archewell Foundation.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Receive a Warm, Cheesy Welcome to Kick Off Colombia Trip

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kicked off a tour of Colombia Thursday morning, starting their day with a visit to the office of Vice President Francia Márquez in Bogotá.

Upon arrival, the couple was greeted with hugs and a taste of pandebono, the country’s traditional cheese-filled bread. Márquez and her partner, Rafael Yerney Pinillo, visited with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for a half-hour, where they discussed the purpose of the couple’s visit, their commitment to online safety and raising awareness about the potential harms of social media.

For the outing, Meghan wore a sleeveless navy top and matching slacks by Veronica Beard, along with black suede Manolo Blahnik heels, a white handbag by Loro Piana. Following the meeting with the vice president, Harry and Meghan headed to the Colegio Cultura Popular, a local school where they planned to meet with students and discuss the impact of the digital world on young people with the schools headmaster.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex then checked out a performance at the National Centre for the Arts in Bogotá. Both Harry and Meghan changed outfits, with the Duchess of Sussex donning the colorful Navajo Weaver dress by Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz, supporting a label she’s worn before.

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Highlighting a key theme of their trip to Colombia, Prince Harry and Meghan hit the stage at Universidad EAN for a Summit on a Responsible Digital Future, hosted by the Archewell Foundation in partnership with the vice president’s office and Luminate. The couple stressed the urgency of prioritizing humanity and connection in today’s digital landscape.

“With the Archewell Foundation, me and my wife believe that information integrity is a fundamental right,” Prince Harry said in part.

Added Meghan, “We should model how we want our kids to be raised and for the world in which we raise them.”

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle open up about online bullying and social media

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, talk about the perils of social media, online bullies and how they’re hoping to help families impacted by online harm, in an exclusive interview with “CBS News Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley.

“Our kids are young. They’re three and five. They’re amazing,” Markle told Pauley in an interview to air on Sunday, August 4, and streamed on Paramount+. “But all you want to do as parents is protect them. And so, as we can see what’s happening in the online space, we know that there’s a lot of work to be done there, and we’re just happy to be able to be a part of change for good.”

The couple is launching a new program called The Parents Network with their charitable Archewell Foundation, which supports parents whose children have been impacted by online harm.

During the interview, Pauley also spoke with parents participating in the pilot program, who open up about how it helped them in their healing process after their child took their own life.

“At this point, we’ve got to the stage where almost every parent needs to be a first responder,” said Prince Harry. “And even the best first responders in the world wouldn’t be able to tell the signs of possible suicide. That is the terrifying piece of this.”


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Meghan Markle Hits the Hamptons For A-List Advice About Her Jam Business

On Friday, Meghan Markle reunited with two close friends at a business event in the Hamptons. The next day, makeup artist Bobbi Brown posted a picture with the duchess and her longtime friend Misha Nonoo at the G9 Ventures Summer Summit in East Hampton to her Instagram account.

In the photo, Meghan wore an oatmeal-colored linen vest and trousers by St. Agni. Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Katie Couric, Julianne Hough, Naomi Watts, and Spanx founder Sara Blakely were reportedly also on the guest list for the event organized by G9 Ventures, a firm that invests in early-stage startups founded by entrepreneur Amy Griffin.

According to Page Six, Meghan traveled to the exclusive enclave via private jet with entrepreneur Jamie Kern Lima, the co-founder of IT Cosmetics. Sources who spoke to the tabloid said the duchess was attending the summit to get some tips on launching American Riviera Orchard, the lifestyle brand she announced back in March. Lima later posted photos with Meghan at the event to her own Instagram, including one where the pair are sitting next to former anchor Diane Sawyer.

Fashion designer Nonoo, who married heir Mikey Hess in 2019, has known Meghan for nearly a decade and attended her May 2018 wedding to Prince Harry. Brown, who left her eponymous beauty brand in 2017 to become the founder and face of Jones Road, has worked with Meghan in the past, including a September 2016 promotional video where Brown taught the future duchess how to apply makeup in the back of an Uber.

Meghan announced her plan to start American Riviera Orchard with a new Instagram account and a soft-focus video earlier this year, and its products are expected to make it to the general public sometime soon. Though a trademark application filed for the brand lists a large array of potential products, including yoga mats, nut butters, and aromatherapy oil diffusers, so far only a few sneak peeks at Meghan’s new wares have been made public. In March, she began to send out limited-edition jars of jam to a list of friends that included Tracy Robbins and Delfina Blaquier. By April, the list of recipients was thought to include Kris Jenner, Mindy Kaling, Chrissy Teigen, and longtime friends Abigail Spencer and Kelly McKee Zajfen.

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle in South Florida for polo competition, charity benefit

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to Palm Beach County this week, with Harry taking part in a panel in South Beach Thursday and the couple spending time in Wellington on Friday for a polo match.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who now live in California, arrived around 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Grand Champions Polo Club for the Royal Salute Polo Challenge to benefit Sentebale.

They were shuttled to the field that sits west of the National Polo Center. The couple stopped for photos with Sentebale executives and friends, including polo player Nacho Figueras and his wife, Delfina. Nacho played in Friday’s match.

Harry is a co-founder of Sentebale, which works with children in Lesotho and Botswana, in Southern Africa, impacted by poverty and health issues like HIV. Sentebale means “forget-me-not” in Sesotho, the language of Lesotho.

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Meghan Markle Combines Past Acting Experience and Motherhood in Latest Project with Geena Davis

Meghan Markle is exploring moms in the media.

The Duchess of Sussex, who worked as an actress on shows such as Suits before marrying Prince Harry and welcoming their two children, 4-year-old son Prince Archie and 2-year-old daughter Princess Lilibet, joined forces with Moms First and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media for a new study about the representation of mothers in entertainment. Meghan and Prince Harry’s Archewell Foundation funded the study, according to Vanity Fair, which was first to report the news.

“My past experience as an actress, and now today as a producer and mother, have amplified my belief in the critical importance of supporting women and moms both behind the lens and in front of it,” Meghan, 42, said in a statement, according to the outlet. “This report about the portrayal of mothers in entertainment highlights the gaps we need to fill to achieve true representation in the content we create and consume, and I’m honored to support this work through the Archewell Foundation.”

Davis told Vanity Fair, “The representation of motherhood seemed like such a throwback. It didn’t reflect modern reality anywhere near as closely as I had hoped or imagined.” Continue reading Meghan Markle Combines Past Acting Experience and Motherhood in Latest Project with Geena Davis

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Quietly Launch New Sussex.com Website

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry just got an online makeover.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex quietly launched a new website, Sussex.com, on Monday. The site encompasses the latest news about the couple, bios for Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, as well as links to their Archewell Foundation organization and Archewell Productions hub.

The homepage features a photo of Prince Harry and Meghan in Germany at the 2023 Invictus Games closing ceremony in September. The image of the duo smiling and clapping is a favorite of the pair, as they also chose it as the picture for their holiday card last year.

Under Meghan’s coat of arms, which incorporates Prince Harry’s crest, the text on the homepage reads: “The office of Prince Harry & Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”

The most recent update on the news tab is Prince Harry’s appearance on Thursday at the NFL Honors in Las Vegas, where he presented the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year to Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward.

“Prince Harry has long advocated for the power of sport for healing and building community. He was honored to present this award and highlight the importance of giving back,” the page stated.

Their Archewell Foundation website also underwent a makeover to coordinate with the new website. Instead of a beige background, the non-profit organization’s homepage features a similar blue theme.

The couple’s former website, SussexRoyal.com, now redirects to the new address. A pop-up message on the webpage reads: “This site was established in 2020 and sets out the work streams of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex prior to their move to the United States. To learn more about the Royal couple and their philanthropic endeavours, click here.”

After Meghan and Harry married in May 2018, news about their royal work appeared on the @KensingtonRoyal accounts alongside updates about Prince William and Kate Middleton. The following year, the couple launched a separate Instagram page, @SussexRoyal, as part of the plan to establish a separate office from William and Kate.

The @SussexRoyal Instagram account stopped being updated after Harry and Meghan stepped back from their senior royal roles in 2020, and its final post was shared in March 2020. Continue reading Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Quietly Launch New Sussex.com Website

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Wrap Invictus Games Countdown with Glam Banquet in Vancouver

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the One Year to Go Dinner at Vancouver Convention Center on Friday as part of the Invictus Games countdown celebrations. The 2025 iteration of the competition for service personnel and veterans will take place in one year in Whistler and Vancouver.

The event marked the end of the visit to British Columbia for Meghan, 42, and Prince Harry, 39, and included a host of memorable moments, including a gift of blankets woven by the Salish people for each of the couple’s children, Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2, from Johnna Sparrow, an Indigenous advisor for the Games and sister of Chief Wayne Sparrow of the Musqueam Indian Band.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at Invictus Games Countdown

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are hitting the ice for a brand-new Invictus Games sport with one of Canada’s famous crooners.

Prince Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, stepped out for the third and final day of the Invictus Games One Year to Go celebration in Canada, joining Canadian Armed Forces veteran families and Invictus alumni at the Hillcrest Community Centre in Vancouver.

The Duke of Sussex tried wheelchair curling alongside a special guest, Michael Bublé. Cheering for his shots (or saying, “Oh no!” when an attempt didn’t go as planned), Harry was clearly in the zone as Bublé cheered him on.

Meghan watched from the sidelines, clapping and smiling.
Canada is also a special place for Prince Harry and Meghan on a personal level, and the Invictus Games marked an important moment early in their relationship. The couple famously made their debut as a couple at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, where Meghan lived while filming Suits.

For the joyous occasion, Meghan leaned into earth tones, looking like a vision of sophistication in a chic one-shoulder, floor-length column dress in an olive green hue by Canadian designer Greta Constantine, paired with black Manolo Blahnik heels. She accessorized with a gold chain necklace by Logan Hollowell and dainty gold drop earrings, kept her makeup natural and glowy complete with a matte nude lip, and styled her dark brown hair in a sleek, side-parted low bun.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Cozy Up in Canada on Valentine’s Day for Invictus Games Countdown

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are having a Valentine’s Day to remember in Canada.

On Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped out for the start of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025’s One Year to Go celebrations. Bundled up in their winter gear for the below-freezing temperatures, the couple held hands as they made their way onto the snowy mountain to speak with athletes in adaptive skis and their guides.

The Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 will be the first winter edition of the competition through the introduction of winter sports. Next February, athletes can go for the gold in alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time in addition to the core Invictus sports of indoor rowing, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby.

“As Invictus continues to adapt and evolve, I am extremely excited to announce that the Invictus Games Foundation has selected Canada to host the first-ever Winter Hybrid Games in 2025,” Prince Harry said in a statement around the news.

For the snowy outing on Wednesday, Meghan wore winter white with a winter hat by Burberry that she previously wore back when she was dating Prince Harry. Her footwear choice was the Sorel Joan of Arctic boots — a pair of shoes that she’s had in her closet for at least a decade! Harry opted for a black Eddie Bauer jacket and his Merrell Moab 3 Mid boots.

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Meghan Markle Announces Podcast Deal and Plans to Host a ‘Dynamic’ New Show After Cutting Ties with Spotify

Months after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry parted ways with Spotify, their next move in the podcasting world is revealed.

The Duchess of Sussex signed a new podcast deal with Lemonada Media. After Deadline was first to report the news on Tuesday, an announcement went up on the couple’s new website.

In addition to the one season of her Spotify series Archetypes now being distributed to all podcast platforms, Meghan is also set to launch a new show that she will host, although no further details on the untitled project have been revealed.

“I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting,” Meghan said in a statement. “Being able to support a female founded company with a roster of thought provoking and highly entertaining podcasts is a fantastic way to kick off 2024. Our plan to re-release Archetypes so that more people can now have access to it, as well as launching a dynamic new podcast are well in the works. I’m so eager to be able to share it soon, and am overjoyed to be joining the Lemonada family.”

Lemonada’s CEO and co-founder, Jessica Cordova Kramer, said: “We are beyond honored that Meghan has trusted us to help democratize access to Archetypes, and that so many more people around the world will have access to the series soon. Meghan’s talent as host, creator and conversationalist is unparalleled and we are thrilled to co-create a new series with her that fosters her approach to creating art that matters.”
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