The Duchess of Sussex will team up with the Queen again on Tuesday 26 June, when she and Harry join the monarch for a reception at Buckingham Palace to present awards to the Queen's Young Leaders for 2018.
The Queen's Young Leaders programme was launched in recognition of Her Majesty's lifetime of service to the Commonwealth. It is now in its fourth and final year, and celebrates the achievements of exciting young change-makers from across the Commonwealth. This year's cohort, from across thirty-eight countries, are working to improve the lives of people across a diverse range of issues, including supporting people living with mental health problems, access to education, promoting gender equality, food scarcity and climate change. Guests at the reception will include former prime minister Sir John Major and David Beckham OBE. Below, a video from the 2017 awards ceremony which was hosted by Her Majesty and Prince Harry.
The appearance follows the Queen and Meghan's hugely successful day of engagements in Chester. Below, the Chester Chronicle souvenir special.
In April, Prince Harry was appointed a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador by the Queen, and the couple plan to focus plenty of attention on Commonwealth countries in the coming years. It comes as it's been revealed the Sussexes have a number of trips overseas planned, with the Foreign Office keen to deploy them abroad to strengthen ties as Brexit unfolds.
The Mail Online reports:
It's a fascinating programme which I look forward to writing about in detail for Tuesday's engagement. As it's an evening event, we can expect to see Meghan in a sophisticated dress or perhaps a trouser suit. A Roland Mouret number, such as Meghan's Barwick dress, would be a fabulous choice; his designs marry professional sophistication with feminine cuts and silhouettes perfectly.
Meghan and Harry will attend the 'Your Commonwealth' Youth Challenge reception on Thursday, 5th July at Marlborough House in London, marking the culmination of the Commonwealth Secretariat's Youth Leadership workshop.
More from the official press release:
The Palace also confirmed Prince Louis will be christened at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace on Monday, 9 July. We can expect to see Meghan and Harry there :)
The Queen's Young Leaders programme was launched in recognition of Her Majesty's lifetime of service to the Commonwealth. It is now in its fourth and final year, and celebrates the achievements of exciting young change-makers from across the Commonwealth. This year's cohort, from across thirty-eight countries, are working to improve the lives of people across a diverse range of issues, including supporting people living with mental health problems, access to education, promoting gender equality, food scarcity and climate change. Guests at the reception will include former prime minister Sir John Major and David Beckham OBE. Below, a video from the 2017 awards ceremony which was hosted by Her Majesty and Prince Harry.
The appearance follows the Queen and Meghan's hugely successful day of engagements in Chester. Below, the Chester Chronicle souvenir special.
In April, Prince Harry was appointed a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador by the Queen, and the couple plan to focus plenty of attention on Commonwealth countries in the coming years. It comes as it's been revealed the Sussexes have a number of trips overseas planned, with the Foreign Office keen to deploy them abroad to strengthen ties as Brexit unfolds.
The Mail Online reports:
'Both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will work both in the UK and abroad to highlight the value of the Commonwealth, and are understood to be planning a number of foreign tours to member states.
The Commonwealth will take on an increasingly important role as regards trade and diplomacy when Britain exits the EU.'
It's a fascinating programme which I look forward to writing about in detail for Tuesday's engagement. As it's an evening event, we can expect to see Meghan in a sophisticated dress or perhaps a trouser suit. A Roland Mouret number, such as Meghan's Barwick dress, would be a fabulous choice; his designs marry professional sophistication with feminine cuts and silhouettes perfectly.
Meghan and Harry will attend the 'Your Commonwealth' Youth Challenge reception on Thursday, 5th July at Marlborough House in London, marking the culmination of the Commonwealth Secretariat's Youth Leadership workshop.
More from the official press release:
'The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will meet young leaders from across the Commonwealth at a reception hosted by the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, marking the culmination of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Youth Leadership Workshop at Marlborough House in London.
The event marks an opportunity for the Duke, who was appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador earlier this year, to learn more about how the Commonwealth Youth Forum is supporting inspiring young people to shape the future. The Duke and Duchess will also meet youth representatives from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga ahead of their tour this autumn.
The Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) provides an opportunity for the young people of the Commonwealth to build cross-cultural connections and networks, debate the challenges facing its young people, agree youth-led initiatives to influence decision makers and ensure young people have a voice in its future. The Youth Leadership Workshop brings together the newly elected Commonwealth Youth Council Executive and leaders of the Commonwealth Youth Networks, with the aim of empowering these young leaders to think about the future, and their role in shaping it.'
The Palace also confirmed Prince Louis will be christened at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace on Monday, 9 July. We can expect to see Meghan and Harry there :)