Meghan Markle.Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage
Meghan Markleis keeping in touch with one of the first causes she championed in her royal life.
On Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Hubb Community Kitchen revealed on Facebook that they received a voice message from the Duchess of Sussex, 40. The group came together to prepare fresh food for their local community after being displaced following the devastating fire on June 14, 2017, and one of Meghan’s first acts as a member of the royal family was to collaborate with the women on a charity cookbook.
“Always very thoughtful, today we received a lovely voice message from the Duchess, being the 5 year anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, asking how we are, about our children and families and giving us news of hers,” the organization wrote on Facebook. “Just being her beautiful kind self.”
The Hubb Community Kitchen alsoshared a photoof Meghan posing with the women after the cookbook was released.
“Today is a day spent looking back, remembering and reflecting,” they wrote. “I just found this picture of us all, on the day our cookbook came out. The Duchess had wrapped a book for each one of us and wrote a lovely message to each lady on the first page.”
Meghan Markle.CHRIS JACKSON/AFP via Getty
After relocating withPrince Harryto California in 2020, Meghan has kept in touch with the community kitchen. In April 2020, theyconnected over a video call.
During the virtual meeting with Hubb Community Kitchen manager Leila Hedjem, Cherine Mallah, Halima Al-Hudafi, Oxana Sinitsyna and Jennifer Odonkor about their latest food-giving project, Meghan and the women reminisced about the success ofTogether:Our Community Cookbook.
“You showed up and you all had it in you and what was so great was back at that first day, and then however many visits later, and going, ‘Yeah, we’re just going to make a cookbook,’ " Meghan said during the call.
She went on to tell the women that it was their “faith in what you can bring to the table and what you can inspire” that helped make their cookbook a “huge success.”
“It’s just inspired so many people,” she said.
On the third anniversary of the fire, Meghanpraised the members of the Hubb Community Kitchenvia voice message for being “the example of love in action.”
“I think back to when I met all of you and how you had all come together in the wake of what you experienced in your community,” Meghan said. “And now what you have done is such an inspiration, you continue to give back, you continue to put love in action. And that’s really what Hubb is all about… we know it means love but you are the example of love in action, and that is your purpose.”
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Meghan continued, “I’m so proud of you, so is Harry, and we are sending so much love to you from across the pond and thinking of you today, as I’m sure it’s a difficult day, but also one where you can look at how much you’ve accomplished in the past three years, and how you continue to give back and be an example for all of those around you.”
Kate Middleton and Prince William.PETER NICHOLLS/POOL/AFP via Getty
The future king and queen were somber through the service. After, they laid wreaths and flowers to honor the victims.
source: people.com
