The Duchess of Sussex has shared a highlights reel from her whirlwind trip to New York, featuring an extraordinary amount of outfits and makeup – and a casual glimpse at Prince Harry
Meghan Markle has shared a behind-the-scenes look at her whirlwind trip to New York City with Prince Harry, featuring racks of designer clothes and shoes, and a cameo from a surprise A-lister during their trip to the East Coast of America.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled to the Big Apple to mark World Mental Health Day last week, where they received the Project Healthy Minds’ Humanitarians of the Year Award in recognition of their campaigns to make the online world and social media a safer place for families and young people, through their work as co-founders of the Archewell Foundation.
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The following day, Harry and Meghan headed to Spring Studios to partake in a discussion about the harsh realities of the digital age for young people, while also acknowledging the opportunities and challenges time spent online creates.
Their short trip saw the Sussexes attend multiple events for World Mental Health Day, with Meghan now taking to Instagram to share a highlights reel of the trip.
The video showcased several racks of designer clothes with matching high heeled shoes lined up along the floor to match her several luxury outfits. As Meghan filmed the rows of clothing, Harry made a casual cameo, standing in the doorway smiling in a pair of grey track pants.
Meghan then filmed an insight into her makeup routine, zooming in on the array of cosmetics bottles and brushes on her dressing table as she is spotted applying pink lipstick in the mirror.
Further clips show the couple all dressed up for their first public appearance in New York to receive their prestigious award, before bumping into Ed Sheeran for a brief friendly chat.
The video also shows Meghan indulging in some New York staples, such as slices of pizza, sushi in a luxe restaurant, and cookies in the shape of iconic yellow cabs.
As Harry and Meghan accepted their award on stage in New York for their work ensuring online safety, Harry said: “This wasn’t content created by a third party. These were the companies’ own chatbots working to advance their own depraved internal policies. But here’s what gives us hope: these families aren’t facing this alone.”
Meghan also took the award as an opportunity to speak about the couple’s young children and her concerns for their future. “Our children, Archie and Lili, are just six and four years old. Luckily still too young for social media, but we know that day is coming,” she said to the crowd.
“Like so many parents, we think constantly about how to embrace technology’s benefits, while safeguarding against its dangers. That hopeful intention of separation is rapidly becoming impossible.”
Royal expert Pauline Maclaran, co-author of Royal Fever and professor at Royal Holloway, thinks the award is a good fit, that Harry and Meghan have earned the award, even if there has been pushback from critics.
She said: “I think Harry and Meghan probably have earned this award. It seems they have been working fairly quietly in the background on projects that have not necessarily been heavily publicised.”