Duchess Meghan's secret engagement before bidding goodbye to royal life
Since returning to the UK, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s last royal engagements have been highly publicised and closely followed by media and royal watchers.
However, there was one final hurrah that the Duchess of Sussex managed to sneak in after attending the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey.
At Buckingham Palace, the royal met with a group of students from 11 Commonwealth countries – Malawi, India, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Pakistan, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.
It was there the group discussed the importance of sustainability and climate change and was a meeting that lasted around 30 minutes according to reports.
The visit was kept private and intimate as it was not mentioned on the Court Circular and any details surrounding the secret meeting did not emerge until days later.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told Hello! that the Duchess “was thrilled to have the chance to meet inspirational scholars doing ground breaking work in the fields of climate change and the environment, sustainable cities, health and innovation and technology.”
“As a university graduate who also benefited from attending with support from a scholarship, the Duchess of Sussex is a strong advocate of accessible education for all,” the spokesperson added.
It is reported the students were delighted by her interest and participation for their causes.
The video shared to the Sussex Royal Instagram account featured Duchess Meghan alternating between talking to the group appearing animated and excited, to attentive and interested in the student’s words.
Meghan is reported to have returned to her son Archie in their home back in Canada.
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