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Royal News Roundup: Meghan Markle’s Groundbreaking Interview, Lady Windsor’s 2 New Songs & Prince Charles’s Hidden Artistic Talent

HERE, ALL THE ROYAL NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 27, 2020.

  • Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently made a surprise appearance at Baby2Baby’s drive-through charity event in Los Angeles. During the event, the couple distributed items to families in need who are preparing for the new academic year. Markle even borrowed Kate Middleton’s go-to parenting move while she helped children pick out and try new backpacks.

  • Earlier this week, Lady Gabriella Windsor released two songs, which she wrote and recorded herself, on a handful of streaming platforms, including Spotify and iTunes. She shared two songs titled “Out of Blue” and “Bam Bam” to help raise money for the musical nonprofit, Playing For Change Foundation. Who knew we had a royal pop star in the family?
  • On Tuesday, we finally learned more details about Meghan and Harry’s secret Hollywood project. As it turns out, it’s a television series inspired by Markle’s own experiences growing up biracial in Los Angeles and will focus on female empowerment and racial inequality.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently made a surprise appearance at Baby2Baby’s drive-through charity event in Los Angeles. During the event, the couple distributed items to families in need who are preparing for the new academic year. Markle even borrowed Kate Middleton’s go-to parenting move while she helped children pick out and try new backpacks.

This week, Meghan Markle continued to speak out about the importance of voting. Only this time, she did it alongside activist and feminist Gloria Steinem. In a new video shared on the MAKERS Women Instagram account, the Duchess of Sussex and the journalist met for a casual “backyard chat” to talk about suffrage. And the 39-year-old wore a gorgeous pair of pinstripe pants.

On Tuesday, the official Clarence House Instagram account shared a slideshow, featuring a throwback photograph of Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry, picking up trash to teach them the importance of saving the environment. However, we were focused on William and Harry’s outfits, which are the epitome of ’90s fashion.

  • James Middleton showed off his romantic side on Monday and shared photos from a recent date night with fiancée Alizee Thevenet. The stunning date night featured a picnic rug, gorgeous flowers and, of course, their beloved dogs. He wrote, "Alizee and I haven’t been on a date for AGES….so I decided to surprise her with a little picnic with the dogs and a special little gift."
  • We learned this week that Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and baby Archie are planning for a semi-permanent house guest. A new report revealed that the royal couple is currently in the process of getting their new Santa Barbara home ready for Markle’s mother Doria Ragland to move in. Full-time granny alert.
  • Yesterday, we also found out that Prince Charles is quite a skilled painter. According to a recent Clarance House Instagram Story, the 71-year-old royal is an “experienced watercolorist.” The Prince of Wales draws inspiration from natural landscapes across the U.K., as well as from his travels abroad, often painting the scenery of places he has visited.

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  • While we’re on the topic of things we didn’t know about the royal family, it turns out Queen Elizabeth isn’t a fan of pizza. According to the monarch’s former chef, Darren McGrady, the 94-year-old never got a craving for a slice (or a personal pie). “In the years that I cooked at [Buckingham] palace, the queen never had pizza,” McGrady said in a recent interview. We can’t relate.
  • It was also recently revealed that Meghan Markle and her sister-in-law Kate Middleton underwent a two-day training course at the British Army's SAS headquarters to prepare them for possible hostage or security situations, right after their royal weddings.