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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Olivia Hebert

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry surprise Brooklyn students for World Mental Health Day

Lee Morgan/The Archewell Foundation

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made an appearance at a school in Brooklyn, New York, in honour of World Mental Health Day.

On 10 October, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited the Marcy Lab School, an innovative school founded in 2019 that offers students an alternative to the university path. Two educators, Maya Bhattacharjee-Marcantonio and Reuben Ogbanna, founded the school to help Brown and Black students become involved in the tech industry without having to pay the expenses of a four-year university.

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