Royal News Roundup: Meghan & Harry's Major Pledge, Baby August’s Halloween Costume & Charles’s Event with Leo DiCaprio

• Over the weekend, Princess Eugenie documented her son August’s monster costume on her personal Instagram account. In the photo, August is wearing a blue onesie costume, which includes a hood with eyes and ears. He’s staring directly at what appears to be a Minion pillow. Princess Eugenie captioned the post, “[Pumpkin emoji] [ghost emoji]…wonder what they are talking about…”

• On Sunday, Princess Madeleine of Sweden shared a glimpse of her family’s Halloween costumes. The 39-year-old royal posted a never-before-seen photo on Instagram. The image features Princess Madeleine and her husband, Chris O’Neill, posing with their three kids—Princess Leonore (7), Prince Nicolas (6) and Princess Adrienne (3)—who are dressed up for the festive holiday.

• This week, Queen Elizabeth sent important message to Antigua and Barbuda in honor of the country’s 40th anniversary of its independence. The message, which was posted on Instagram, read, “It gives me great pleasure to send my congratulations to the government and the people of Antigua and Barbuda as you celebrate the 40th anniversary of independence.”

• Meghan Markle’s fight for paid leave continues. To show her support for the workers at PL+US, the Duchess of Sussex sent $25 vouchers to members of the staff supplied through her and Prince Harry's nonprofit, Archewell. The program is working to pass legislation that would introduce paid parental leave (approximately 12 weeks off for most employees) in the country for the first time.

Over the weekend, Princess Eugenie documented her son August’s monster costume on her personal Instagram account. In the photo, August is wearing a blue onesie costume, which includes a hood with eyes and ears. He’s staring directly at what appears to be a Minion pillow. Princess Eugenie captioned the post, “[Pumpkin emoji] [ghost emoji]…wonder what they are talking about…”

On Sunday, Princess Madeleine of Sweden shared a glimpse of her family’s Halloween costumes. The 39-year-old royal posted a never-before-seen photo on Instagram. The image features Princess Madeleine and her husband, Chris O’Neill, posing with their three kids—Princess Leonore (7), Prince Nicolas (6) and Princess Adrienne (3)—who are dressed up for the festive holiday.

This week, Queen Elizabeth sent important message to Antigua and Barbuda in honor of the country’s 40th anniversary of its independence. The message, which was posted on Instagram, read, “It gives me great pleasure to send my congratulations to the government and the people of Antigua and Barbuda as you celebrate the 40th anniversary of independence.”

• On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge traveled to Scotland to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26. Before the big evening event, the couple visited Alexandra Park Sports Hub in Dennistoun to meet with young scouts and learn about their new #PromiseToThePlanet campaign. At one point, the 39-year-old even performed her clever parenting trick.

• Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince William and Kate Middleton—who looked stunning in a royal blue dress—attended the opening day of the conference, also known as COP26. During the event, the foursome joined heads of state and world leaders at a reception. While Her Majesty could not attend, she delivered a speech via video message.

• Over the weekend, Meghan Markle's former Suits co-star, Rick Hoffman (who played law partner Louis Litt on the series), shared an old photo of himself and the Duchess of Sussex during what appeared to be a night out with the pals. In the black-and-white photo, the actor is seen holding up a cocktail with the Duchess of Sussex, who is laughing with a glass of white wine in hand. “Good ol days..” he captioned the post.

• Suits creator Aaron Korsch recently shared never-before-heard details about what it’s really like to work with Meghan Markle. Last week, the showrunner hosted a candid Q&A on Twitter, where he answered a series of questions that were submitted by fans. When one follower asked about the Duchess of Sussex, Korsch revealed that she was a pleasure to work with on Suits.

Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince William and Kate Middleton—who looked stunning in a royal blue dress—attended the opening day of the conference, also known as COP26. During the event, the foursome joined heads of state and world leaders at a reception. While Her Majesty could not attend, she delivered a speech via video message.

Suits creator Aaron Korsch recently shared never-before-heard details about what it’s really like to work with Meghan Markle. Last week, the showrunner hosted a candid Q&A on Twitter, where he answered a series of questions that were submitted by fans. When one follower asked about the Duchess of Sussex, Korsch revealed that she was a pleasure to work with on Suits.