Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryare taking another bite out of the Big Apple!
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who relocated from the U.K. to Meghan’s home state of California in 2020, are planning another trip to New York City. According to reports, a spokesperson for the United Nations confirmed that the couple will at the U.N. to celebrate Nelson Mandela Day on July 18.Prince Harry, 37, is expected to give an address.
Meghan, 40, appeared at the U.N. Women’s conference on International Women’s Day in 2015. Her mom Doria Ragland was on hand as she gave an inspiring speech on gender equality.
Meghan Markle and Doria Ragland.Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty
Members of the royal family, including Harry’s grandparentsQueen ElizabethandPrince Philipas well as both of his parentsPrince Charlesand Princess Diana, met with Mandela on many occasions before his death in 2013.
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During the couple’s tour to Africa in 2019, they met with Graca Machel, Mandela’s widow.Prince Harryand Meghan also visited the Nelson Mandela Centenary Exhibition in London back in July 2018.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Graca Machel.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Meghan andPrince Harryvisited New York Cityin September 2021, starting with avisit to One World Observatoryat the World Trade Center with former Mayor Bill de Blasio, his wife Chirlane McCray, their son Dante de Blasio and Governor Kathy Hochul.
During the trip, they met with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Meghan read herchildren’s bookThe Benchto second grade students at P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School in Harlem.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty
The duo thenappeared on stageat Global Citizen Live in Central Park, where they spoke up about the world’s need for COVID-19 vaccine equity.
“Every single person on this planet has a fundamental right to get this vaccine. That’s the point, but that’s not happening,” Meghan said.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Meghan and Harryreturned to New York in November, marking Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in the U.K. at the2021 Salute to Freedom galaat the Intrepid Museum. After hitting the red carpet, Prince Harry, who served in the British army for 10 years, presented the inaugural Intrepid Valor Awards to five service members, veterans and military families living with the invisible wounds of war.
Last month, the couple returned to the U.K. with their two children — Archie Harrison, 3, and Lilibet Diana, 1 — forQueen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. During the trip, they celebrated Lili’s first birthday with a backyard party at their U.K. home, Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
source: people.com
