Before she takes on her next big role as a royal mom,Meghan Markleis carving out a path for her royal work — and she’s showing no signs of slowing down.“Meghan is very American and wants to get things done — that is her way,” Ingrid Seward, author of the royal biographyMy Husband and I, tells PEOPLE.Just days afterKensington Palace announced her much awaited new patronages, the Duchess of Sussex has already gotten to work in support of the four organizations she will now champion: the National Theatre, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the women’s empowerment charity Smart Works and the animal-welfare charity Mayhew.Meghan Markle.Karwai Tang/WireImageWith amemorable public outing to Smart Works already under her belt(after several secret visits over the past year), Meghan is planning a visit to Mayhew on Wednesday to meet with staff and volunteers to hear more about the animal welfare charity’s initiatives.CLODAGH KILCOYNE/AFP/Getty Images“She hits the ground running and works hard. That is in her makeup,” Seward says of the L.A.-born former actress, who hasbeen an activist since age 11, when she spoke out about a sexist television commercial. She also continued to add to her resume during her time onSuitsas anadvocate for UN womenand a global ambassador for World Vision.Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!As the first American to marry into the British royal family since Wallis Simpson in 1937, there have been tensions that some insiders blame on a culture clash.Veteran royal aides “might not be used to the ‘say-it-as-you-see-it’ American mentality,” apalace insider previously told PEOPLE. Added a source close to the family: “The most difficult job in the royal family is to work with Meghan’s ambitions and make them realizable. She will get frustrated if she is told, ‘You can’t do this or can’t do that.’ ”Meghan Markle.Joe Maher/BFC/Getty ImagesSince officially becoming an official royal in May, Meghan has taken on asuccessful international royal tour, givenseveral royal speechesand debuted her first project: acharity cookbookin support of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. And she’s carried several of those duties out while pregnant with her first child (she just revealed she’s due in late April).When one sympathetic woman asked Meghan how she was coping in high heels while pregnant during her hours-long outing in Birkenhead on Monday, she replied: “One day at a time!”
Before she takes on her next big role as a royal mom,Meghan Markleis carving out a path for her royal work — and she’s showing no signs of slowing down.
“Meghan is very American and wants to get things done — that is her way,” Ingrid Seward, author of the royal biographyMy Husband and I, tells PEOPLE.
Just days afterKensington Palace announced her much awaited new patronages, the Duchess of Sussex has already gotten to work in support of the four organizations she will now champion: the National Theatre, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the women’s empowerment charity Smart Works and the animal-welfare charity Mayhew.
Meghan Markle.Karwai Tang/WireImage
With amemorable public outing to Smart Works already under her belt(after several secret visits over the past year), Meghan is planning a visit to Mayhew on Wednesday to meet with staff and volunteers to hear more about the animal welfare charity’s initiatives.
CLODAGH KILCOYNE/AFP/Getty Images
“She hits the ground running and works hard. That is in her makeup,” Seward says of the L.A.-born former actress, who hasbeen an activist since age 11, when she spoke out about a sexist television commercial. She also continued to add to her resume during her time onSuitsas anadvocate for UN womenand a global ambassador for World Vision.
As the first American to marry into the British royal family since Wallis Simpson in 1937, there have been tensions that some insiders blame on a culture clash.
Veteran royal aides “might not be used to the ‘say-it-as-you-see-it’ American mentality,” apalace insider previously told PEOPLE. Added a source close to the family: “The most difficult job in the royal family is to work with Meghan’s ambitions and make them realizable. She will get frustrated if she is told, ‘You can’t do this or can’t do that.’ ”
Meghan Markle.Joe Maher/BFC/Getty Images
Since officially becoming an official royal in May, Meghan has taken on asuccessful international royal tour, givenseveral royal speechesand debuted her first project: acharity cookbookin support of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. And she’s carried several of those duties out while pregnant with her first child (she just revealed she’s due in late April).
When one sympathetic woman asked Meghan how she was coping in high heels while pregnant during her hours-long outing in Birkenhead on Monday, she replied: “One day at a time!”
source: people.com
