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Meghan Markle was effortlessly stylish in a floral ensemble as she visited Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
The Duchess of Sussex, 42, who lives in Montecito, appeared delighted as she joined children for a special storytime ³°¸« on March 21, when she led a 'Literally ½ý¤ò¤¤¤ä¤¹¡¿Ï²ò¤µ¤»¤ëing' workshop.
Mother-of-two Meghan Äɲ乤ëd a touch of springtime joy to her outfit and donned a chic flowery $3,490 (¡ò2,776) Oscar De La Renta silk-chiffon landscape shirt dress with long cuffed sleeves and a sash belt.
The ±ó½Ð ¼¨¤¹d the second occasion that Meghan has donned the piece, having °ÊÁ° worn the dress in photographs ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ëd in the Sussexes'?Netflix docuseries in 2022, Harry & Meghan.
For her ºÇ¶á¤Î Ìó«¡¿¸òÀï, she paired the outfit with a classic pair of ¡ò595 ($747) 'Love »ö·ï¡¿»ö¾ð¡¿¾õÀª' ¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È pumps with a delicate ¤Ò¤â¤ÇÇû¤ë from Italian brand Aquazzura - an item Meghan has sported on Èó¾ï¤Ë¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î occasions.
Meghan Markle put on a typically stylish ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ë in a floral dress from Oscar De La Renta as she visited?Children's Hospital Los Angeles on 21 March?
Meghan wore her glossy brunette tresses loose and kept her make-up simple and understated to complement her lively ensemble.
A touch of rosy pink blusher and a sweep of eyeliner across her eyelids was enough to ¹â¤á¤ë the mother-of-two's complexion.??
The Duchess Äɲ乤ëd to her outfit with a pair of simple yet elegant chunky gold hoop earrings.?
In ¡Ê±Ç²è¤Î¡Ë¥Õ¥£¡¼¥È¿ô of the visit, Meghan ·Þ¤¨¤ë¡¿´¿·Þ¤¹¤ës the group of children as they ²ñ¹ç¡¤²ñ¤¦ to hear her read the stories, ´Þ¤àing?Rosie ¿¼¤¤Âº·É¤ÎÇ°¤òÊú¤¯, Engineer, which she labels as 'one of my favourites'.
Gesturing and changing the sound of her ȯ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿É½ÌÀ¤¹¤ë to Äɲ乤ë more to the characters' °úÍѤ¹¤ës, Meghan's »ö¼Â¾å¤Î¡¿ÂåÍý roots were ÌÀ³Î¤Ë »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing off.?
'Children were laughing and singing as The Duchess turned into character with every page as she read ´µ¼Ô favourite Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ës like Rosie the Riveter, Pete the Cat and I Saw a Cat', read a À¼ÌÀ.
The Duchess of Sussex, 42, styled her sleek brunette tresses loose and Áª¤Öd for a natural ¹½À® look?
The ±ó½Ð ¼¨¤¹d the second occasion that Meghan has donned the piece, having °ÊÁ° worn the dress in photographs ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ëd in the Sussexes' Netflix docuse ries in 2022, Harry & Meghan
The mother-of-two donned a?¡ò2,776 ($3,490) silk-chiffon landscape shirt dress from Oscar De La Renta for the occasion (pictured)?
The Duchess sported a classic pair of ¡ò595 ($747) 'Love »ö·ï¡¿»ö¾ð¡¿¾õÀª' ¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È pumps from Italian brand Aquazurra (pictured)?
It also isn't the first time that the Duchess has connected with kids through stories; she's authored a children's Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë, The ¡ÊË¡Äî¤Î¡ËºÛȽ, and to ¼¨¤¹ Archie's first birthday in May 2020, the mother and son appeared in a clip where she read?Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.
During her visit in March, Meghan also ³ôd ÊúÍʤ¹¤ës with the children and staff, ƱÍÍ¤Ë as taking photographs with them.?
'With literacy ³«È¯ and fun in mind, the mother-of-two also helped kids with STEAM activities tied to each Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë that let ´µ¼Ôs Ä´ºº¤¹¤ë counting, colours, problem solving and more,' a À¼ÌÀ Äɲ乤ëd.
The Duchess is a children's Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë author after ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing The ¡ÊË¡Äî¤Î¡ËºÛȽ, a story ʳµ¯¤µ¤»¤ëd by Archie's ´Ø·¸ with his father, Prince Harry.
'The ¡ÊË¡Äî¤Î¡ËºÛȽ started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father¡Çs Day, the month after Archie was born,' Meghan said in the °µÎϡʤò¤«¤±¤ë¡Ë ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë from publisher ̵ºî°Ù¤Î House Children's Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ës. 'That poem became this story.'
The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë was ¸¥¿ÈŪ¤Ê by Meghan to Harry and Archie: 'For the man and the boy who make my heart go pump-pump,' the dedication read.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles' Literally ½ý¤ò¤¤¤ä¤¹¡¿Ï²ò¤µ¤»¤ëing is a reading programme that gifts families at the?hospital more than 65,000 Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ës Ëèǯ.?
Meghan's storytime was part of the Make March »öÊÁ?¡ÊÁªµó¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë±¿Æ°¤ò¤¹¤ë, an ǯ¼¡¤Î fundraiser at the hospital that ÌÜŪ¡Ê¤È¤¹¤ë¡Ës to create hope and build healthier ̤Íès with the help of 'celebrities, ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö and the greater com munity'.
Meghan Markle (pictured ¸¢Íø) has showed off her »ö¼Â¾å¤Î¡¿ÂåÍý µ»½Ñs while reading to kids at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles
The Duchess of Sussex (pictured left), 42, who lives in Montecito with Prince Harry and their two children, Prince Archie , four, and Princess Lilibet, two, visited the hospital on March 21, when she led a 'Literally ½ý¤ò¤¤¤ä¤¹¡¿Ï²ò¤µ¤»¤ëing' ³«²ñ¡¿³«Äî¡¿²ñ´ü
Meghan interacted with the children during the Storytime ³«²ñ¡¿³«Äî¡¿²ñ´ü at the?Children's Hospital Los Angeles
For her ±ó½Ð, Meghan Áª¤Öd for an elegant floral ensemble and wore a mask, likely to help Êݸ¤ë the children from any?´¶À÷s
Meghan Ä󵯤¹¤ë¡¿¥Ý¡¼¥º¤ò¤È¤ës for a group photograph during her visit last month to the?Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Gesturing and changing the sound of her ȯ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿É½ÌÀ¤¹¤ë to Äɲ乤ë more to the characters' °úÍѤ¹¤ës, Meghan's »ö¼Â¾å¤Î¡¿ÂåÍý roots were ÌÀ³Î¤Ë »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing off
During her visit, Meghan (pictured) also ³ôd ÊúÍʤ¹¤ës with the children and staff, ƱÍÍ¤Ë as taking photographs with them
Meghan's storytime was part of the Make March »öÊÁ ¡ÊÁªµó¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë±¿Æ°¤ò¤¹¤ë, an ǯ¼¡¤Î fundraiser at the hospital that ÌÜŪ¡Ê¤È¤¹¤ë¡Ës to create hope and build healthier ̤Íès with the help of 'celebrities, ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö and the greater community'
More than $10million for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been raised by the ¡ÊÁªµó¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë±¿Æ°¤ò¤¹¤ë since 2016.
Meghan isn't the first celebrity to visit the hospital to support ´µ¼Ôs, with?Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jake Gyllenhaal ¶¡µë¤¹¤ëing the children with a special Á°¿Ê¤¹¤ëd ¿³ºº of Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019.
It comes after it was ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d that Meghan hopes to sell À½ÉÊs from bird seed to pet °·¤¦¡¿¼£ÎŤ¹¤ës and gardening shears to napkin ¡ÊÈȺá¤Î¡Ë°ìÌ£s with her new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard.
The Duchess has ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ëd a ÈÏ°Ï of items in ʸ½ñs sent to the US Æõö and Trademark Office, also ´Þ¤àing bath soaps, curtains and yoga °ìÌ̤Ëʤ¤¦¡¿ÌÓÉÛs.
Other items in the papers - which were submitted on March 13 but have only now ¸½¤ì¤ëd - are ketchup, incense burners, flower ¥Þ¥ê¥Õ¥¡¥Ês, pet food and recipe Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ës.
It comes after DailyMail.com ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d Meghan is now ÃíÌܤ¹¤ë¡¤¤â¤¯¤í¤àing Gwyneth Paltrow's beauty ±É´§¤òÍ¿¤¨¤ë as she Äɲ乤ëd cosmetics and beauty À½ÉÊs to the ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë of goods.
The 42-year-old Duchess wants to market fragrance sachets, bath and ¤Ë¤ï¤«±« gels and salts, ¼êÅϤ¹ soaps, ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ creams, bath oil, ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ lotions and other cosmetics.?
Meghan is also hoping to sell scented oils, reed diffusers, fragrances and Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-medicated pet grooming À½ÉÊs such as shampoo and conditioner for dogs.
Meghan spoke at a festival in Texas to ¼¨¤¹ International Women's Day last month
And the ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ëing for 'pet food; edible pet °·¤¦¡¿¼£ÎŤ¹¤ës; bird seed' is Ãø̾¤Ê given that the Princess of ¤à¤Á¤ÎÀ×s's brother James Middleton owns the upmarket dog food brand Hello Ella, Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬d The Sun.
Meghan's trademark ap plication also appears to ±äŤ¹¤ë to a physical shop where items could be sold.
It comes after the Duchess ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëd her new ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Å굡¡¦ÅÒ¤±¤ë on March 14 with an Instagram teaser.
A vintage-style ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª of Meghan cooking and arranging white hydrangeas and roses was ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëd to the American Riviera Orchard Instagram account.
The ´Ê·é¤Ê¡¿Í×Ìó¤¹¤ë ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª was »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë to Nancy Wilson's I Wish You Love and ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ëd the brand's logo written in ȳ¶â gold script above the word 'Montecito' ? the celebrity Èô¤ÓÎÎÅÚ in California where the Duke and Duchess live.
The trademark »ÈÍÑ¡¿Å¬ÍÑ later ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d a °ìÏ¢¤Î À½ÉÊs the company wishes to ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð ´Þ¤àing Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ës, ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë wear, ¿¥Êªs and jams and marmalades.
Meghan has not run an Instagram account since the Sussexes stepped »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë from ²¦¼¼¤Î life four years ago. °ÊÁ°, they ran a ¶¦Æ±¤Î account @sussexroyal but ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd they would stop ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëing in March 2020.
It is believed Meghan will film a cooking series for Netflix, ƱÍÍ¤Ë as sell À½ÉÊs on the »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë of it such as utensils and jams.
Some believe such ¾¦ÉÊ¡¿ÇäÇ㤹¤ëing could °ãÈ¿ Harry and Meghan's ¶¨Äê with the late Queen Elizabeth II not to commercialise their ²¦¼¼¤Î ´Ø·¸s.
At the time of the ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë, an insider told the Mail: 'The brand is meant to Ʊ»þ¤Ëµ¯¤³¤ë¡¿°ìÃפ¹¤ë with the ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë of a new cookery show for Netflix. Meghan will be making, and selling À½ÉÊs such as jams. At some point there will be a Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë and a blog.'
The brand is ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëd ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë on home, garden, food and lifestyle wares - and it is »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë to be an ³ÈÄ¥ of Meghan's former lifestyle blog The Tig, an insider told Page Six, Äɲ乤ëing: 'She's been working on this for over a year and it's all the things that are ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to her heart.'
Meghan's lawyer has ŬÍѤ¹¤ëd to trademark the American Riviera Orchard brand in the US for ¤µ¤Þ¤¶¤Þ¤Ê goods, ´Þ¤àing cutlery, tablecloths, napkins, jams, edible oils, vegetable-based spreads and ÍïÇÀ¾ì-based spreads.
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She also ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d that most of the ÍðÍÑ she received online was when she was Ç¥¿±¤·¤Æ¤¤¤ë.
She has not made many public speaking ³°¸«s since the ¼è¤ê¾Ã¤· of her podcast series Archetypes.
Spotify, which paid a Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬d ¡ò15million for the ¼è°ú¡¤¶¨Äê, axed the series in 2022 after 12 episodes 'by Áê¸ß¤Î ¶¨Äê'. She has since struck a ¤ò¼è¤ê°ú¤¤¹¤ë another ÃÅ¡¦¹ËÎΡ¦¸øÌó.
It comes after Meghan's sister-in-ˡΧ Kate ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd an emotional ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª message last month ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹ing she has ´â and has started a course of preventative chemotherapy.
Kate, the Prince of ¤à¤Á¤ÎÀ×s and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ëd the Éü³èº× service at Windsor ¾ë on Sunday. The King and Queen ¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ëd.
The Prince and Princess of ¤à¤Á¤ÎÀ×s and their children are spending the Éü³èº× holidays together as they adjust to Kate's diagnosis, which was discovered in ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë-operative ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ her major ÉüÉô¤Î ³°²Ê.
The King's own ¼£ÎÅ for ´â was ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd at the start of February.
The Duke and Duchess wished Kate 'health and ½ý¤ò¤¤¤ä¤¹¡¿Ï²ò¤µ¤»¤ëing' ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ her ¹ð¼¨, Àâ they?hoped the Princess and her family would be 'able to do so ¸Ä¿Í¤È¤·¤Æ and in peace'.
In February, Harry returned to the UK after making an ¶ÛµÞ dash from the US to see the King ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ his ´â diagnosis.
The Duke ¡Êµ¿¤¤¤ò¡ËÀ²¤é¤¹d his diary and made the ι¹Ô alone, with Meghan and their children Archie and Lilibet remaining at home in California.
But there was no Ã群ê between Harry and his brother William during the visit, after the Duke spent around 45 minutes at Clarence House seeing Charles.
He last appeared ¤È°ì½ï¤Ë the Windsors and the Waleses at the King's ºÜ´§¡Ê¼°¡Ë¡¿Â¨°Ì¡Ê¼°¡Ë, but hurried home ¤¹¤°¤Ë afterwards to ¼¨¤¹ his son's fourth birthday.
Since stepping É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë as working ²¦¼¼¤Îs in 2020 and moving to California with their family, the Sussexes have ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ëd ¼çÄ¥s and grievances against the ·¯¼ç¹ñ and members of Harry's family.
The Duke's ¼çÄ¥s against his family appeared unrelenting in the ±Æ¶Á of Megxit with his Oprah interview in 2021, and, in the months ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ the Queen's death in September 2022, his Netflix ʸ½ñ¤Î and memoir Spare.?
While Charles and Harry were said to still speak, William has ÊóÆ»¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð not been in ÀÜ¿¨¤¹¤ë with his brother for an ±äŤ¹¤ëd period of time.