In the video: Meghan Markle’s surprise visit to children’s hospital patients

This is a scene that happened a few days ago, but the images of which have just been released. On March 21, Meghan Markle surprised patients and caregivers by visiting them at a Los Angeles hospital.

The Duchess of Sussex visited Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), the largest pediatric hospital in Southern California, as part of the #MakeMarchMatter campaign. Each year, this event encourages companies and individuals to mobilize to raise funds. The money collected aims to guarantee the quality of medical care provided to the hospital’s young patients. Since 2016, the initiative has raised more than $10 million.

Reading stories

Dressed in a white blouse, floral skirt and black surgical mask, the mother of Archie (4) and Lilybeth (2) read to the children for an hour before playing a souvenir photo game. A moment that particularly captured its audience, as confirmed by the hospital on its Instagram account. “Patients and their families laughed and sang when he (Meghan Markle, editor’s note) read their favorite stories. The hospital also notes that other activities Prince Harry’s wife has done with the children, all related to pre-read stories, have helped them develop skills such as “counting, colors and problem solving, among others”.

Since Kate Middleton’s announcement of her battle with cancer on March 22, all eyes have been on Meghan and Harry’s pairing, given their controversial relationship with the Prince and Princess of Wales. While Prince Harry could visit the UK next May to mark the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games, his brother and sister suggested he come along with their two children. The purpose: to ease tensions within the royal family. It remains to be seen if the former star of the series Suits will agree to be on the trip.