{"id":56190,"date":"2023-11-22T17:46:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/22\/meghan-markle-returns-to-vancouver-girls-charity-after-2020-visit\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T17:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:46:26","slug":"meghan-markle-returns-to-vancouver-girls-charity-after-2020-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/22\/meghan-markle-returns-to-vancouver-girls-charity-after-2020-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Returns to Vancouver Girls&#8217; Charity After 2020 Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a> did more in Canada than just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/11\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-make-a-surprise-appearance-at-nhl-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking in all the puck-dropping action<\/a> at the Canucks-Sharks hockey game on Monday night: On Tuesday, she <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz7HMecytUk\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz7HMecytUk\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz7HMecytUk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">met with a local nonprofit group<\/a>, <a data-offer-url=\"http:\/\/www.justiceforgirls.org\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.justiceforgirls.org\/&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.justiceforgirls.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justice for Girls<\/a>, that helps teenage girls whose lives are impacted by poverty.<\/p>\n<p>It was her second time visiting the group, following up on a 2020 meeting at the same office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><strong>Zo\u00eb Craig-Sparrow<\/strong>, the organization\u2019s director of indigenous rights and environmental justice, told <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> in an email that \u201cas a fellow feminist and supporter of our work, we\u2019ve been honored to keep in touch with the Duchess since our last visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd hCJFDV fNaHcW caption__credit\">Courtesy of Justice for Girls.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Markle sat down with leadership from the organization, as well as two teenaged interns who have benefited from the group\u2019s work, to discuss past achievements of the organization, as well as what\u2019s left to be done to help young women in Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cThe Duchess is committed to advancing girls\u2019 rights and equality,\u201d Craig-Sparrow said. \u201cIt was an exciting, engaging, and heartfelt discussion. We discussed the resiliency of girls as well as the resiliency required to do this work, and celebrated the achievements and stories of the women and girls at the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"GenericCalloutWrapper-tojWn yGicu callout--has-top-border\" data-testid=\"GenericCallout\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meghan Markle Returns to Vancouver Girls' Charity After 2020 Visit\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/655e2572de5412421fc5a863\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Justice-for-Girls-embed-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/655e2572de5412421fc5a863\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Justice-for-Girls-embed-2.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/655e2572de5412421fc5a863\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Justice-for-Girls-embed-2.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/655e2572de5412421fc5a863\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Justice-for-Girls-embed-2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/655e2572de5412421fc5a863\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Justice-for-Girls-embed-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/655e2572de5412421fc5a863\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/Justice-for-Girls-embed-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/655e2572de5412421fc5a863\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/Justice-for-Girls-embed-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/655e2572de5412421fc5a863\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/Justice-for-Girls-embed-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd hCJFDV fNaHcW caption__credit\">Courtesy of Justice for Girls.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Visits from high-profile supporters like Markle help increase visibility and awareness of groups like Justice for Girls and the work they do to fight negative impacts of poverty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cThe work we do is not easy, and sometimes we forget to celebrate our accomplishments, and the exceptional achievements of the girls and young women who work with us,\u201d Craig-Sparrow said. \u201cThese moments are important to our collective resiliency and the sustainability of our work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Markle has long partnered with groups that focus on women\u2019s needs. In September, on her way out of Germany after the closing of the Invictus Games, Markle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/09\/meghan-markle-grabs-coffee-for-a-cause-before-leaving-germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stopped in at a cafe<\/a> whose profits go to helping unhoused women and teens. Markle\u2019s Canadian jaunt with husband <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> comes ahead of the 2025 Invictus Games, which will take place in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"paywall\"\/>\n<p><em>Listen to<\/em> Vanity Fair\u2019<em>s<\/em> DYNASTY <em>podcast now.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-dRedg hZcniq iframe-embed\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/11\/meghan-markle-vancouver-girls-charity-justice-for-girls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle did more in Canada than just taking in all the puck-dropping action at the Canucks-Sharks hockey game on Monday night: On Tuesday, she met with a local nonprofit group, Justice for Girls, that helps teenage girls whose lives are impacted by poverty. It was her second time visiting the group, following up on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5179,4144,5180,176,175,84],"class_list":{"0":"post-56190","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-charity","10":"tag-feminism","11":"tag-meghan-markle","12":"tag-prince-harry","13":"tag-royals"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}