The Duchess of Sussex offered another personal glimpse of her family’s life in Britain over the weekend, sharing a series of images and videos filmed in the English countryside.
Meghan, 45, announced a collaboration with Moms Offering More (MOM) featuring a limited-edition sweatshirt in cream and chocolate brown. The £76 (US$100) design briefly sold out online before becoming available again.
On Sunday, the charity posted a black-and-white photograph of Meghan wearing the sweatshirt beneath a tree, with her back turned towards the camera. Meghan later shared another image on Instagram, posing in the jumper in the sunshine.
With her hair swept into a relaxed updo, the Duchess also highlighted her gold Oura Ring Five by Logan Hollowell.
The high-end fitness tracker, which Prince Harry is also known to wear, costs £2,203 and monitors vital signs, sleep patterns and stress levels.
Meghan paired the device with another understated ring and Logan Hollowell’s £16,207 Lovers Duet Diamond and Emerald Chain Necklace. She previously wore the striking necklace for afternoon tea with Malala Yousafzai at Claridge’s last Wednesday.
Beneath the sweatshirt, she wore a blue-and-white pinstripe shirt that royal followers speculated could be the £150 Misha Nonoo Husband Blue & White Stripe Shirt.
Later, Meghan posted a 20-second video showing her children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, riding scooters along a country lane as The Temptations’ song My Girl played in the background.
The 45-year-old Duchess of Sussex has teamed up with Moms Offering More (MOM) on a limited-edition cream and chocolate-brown sweatshirt priced at £76 (US$100)
Meghan wore her hair in a relaxed updo and displayed her gold Logan Hollowell Oura Ring Five
Meghan also shared a 20-second clip of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet riding scooters along a country lane
The children’s matching blue and pink backpacks prompted speculation that they could have been travelling to their new school in the Midlands. Archie rode a scooter while Lilibet walked alongside him, with the family dog, Pula, following behind.
Royal watchers were quick to point out that Lilibet’s backpack appeared considerably larger than the bug-themed bag she had carried before. Its pink colour, however, was less surprising given the young princess’s well-known fondness for the shade.
In June, Lilibet was pictured with a £19.95 giraffe backpack from GoldBug, a children’s accessories brand founded by women.
The latest footage also captured Archie and Lilibet pausing in amazement as a large herd of deer raced across the path only a few metres in front of them.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are due to make their first joint appearance since returning to Britain this week. The couple moved to the Cotswolds in September, six years after stepping back from royal duties and relocating to the United States.
Since coming back to the UK, Meghan has regularly shared moments from the family’s new surroundings, including a 34-second montage of Harry and the children enjoying the autumn countryside.
In that video, Archie and Lilibet splashed through puddles and warmed their bare feet beside an open fire. Lilibet was also shown riding a pink-tasselled bicycle, complete with a doll tucked into the seat, towards a group of deer crossing a parkland track.
Another scene showed the family travelling in a rowboat on a lake, while Pula — whose name means “rain” in Botswana — played nearby on the bank.
Alongside the new photographs of herself wearing the Moms Offering More sweatshirt, Meghan wrote: “Small acts of care can make a big difference for parents, for caregivers, for moms.”
‘This International Day of the Girl, I’m proud of the way we are showing up, including with our Archewell Philanthropies collaboration with @momsofferingmore supporting families alongside @allianceofmoms and @allianceforchildrensrights.
The Duchess previously wore her Logan Hollowell’s £16,207 Lovers Duet Diamond and Emerald Chain Necklace during her afternoon tea at Claridge’s with Malala Yousafzai last Wednesday
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‘As Moms Offering More says: “It’s the little things”. And all of those “little things” ladder up to big support.’
The charity is supported by the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation and helps provide single mothers with food security, childcare and financial assistance.
Led by founder Kasondra Herrendorf-Cohen, it is driven by a collective of women known as the ‘MOM Army’.
It helps families facing severe economic challenges across the US and Canada by providing ‘wrap-around services’ to organisations that support single mothers.
The new collaboration comes after the Duchess was pictured in a warm embrace with Malala after the pair enjoyed afternoon tea at Claridge’s in London last week.
She announced on Sunday, International Day of the Girl, that all net profits from her As Ever teas and jams would be donated to the Malala Fund for one day only.
Meghan and Malala shared a joint statement on Instagram to announce the partnership alongside two photos of the women enjoying afternoon tea.
In one of the photos, the pair are seen beaming at the camera before an array of freshly-baked cakes, and tightly holding hands in the other.
The joint statement read: ‘”When we support the girls of today, we empower the women of tomorrow. Access to education is the key to unlocking this.” – Meghan, Duchess of Sussex & Malala Yousafzai.
‘This International Day of the Girl, in partnership with Archewell Philanthropies, 100% of net proceeds from As Ever jams and teas will support Malala Fund and its vital work to ensure that every girl has access to free, safe, quality education.
‘Tea for Two has never felt so good. Shop at asever.com.’
Meghan and Malala dined in Claridge’s world-famous Foyer and Reading Room, where afternoon tea costs £95 per person.
Champagne is available for £30 more but Malala, a Muslim who does not drink alcohol, and Meghan appeared to stick to tea and mineral water.
The women first joined forces in October 2020 for a virtual discussion on International Day of the Girl, when they spoke about girls’ education.
Meghan said on the call: ‘When young girls have access to education, everyone wins, and everyone succeeds. It just opens the door for societal success at the highest level.
‘What I had realised very early on was that when women have a seat at the table, conversations in terms of policy change, conversations in terms of legislation and the dynamics of the community are all shifted.
‘And when you have to see how you get a woman to embrace her voice, you have to start with where she is a young girl.’
Following their conversation, Malala said: ‘Meghan and I are on the same page: we both believe that when girls have access to education, everyone wins.’
The Malala Fund, which was founded in 2013, aims to provide every girl with 12 years of safe and free education.
It targets regions where young girls face severe educational barriers, including Afghanistan, Brazil, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Tanzania.
The London meet-up is believed to have been Meghan’s first public appearance in the capital since Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022.
