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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Charlotte Cripps

Meghan with Malala – and what is behind the duchess rebranding as a charity queen

It couldn’t have been more headline-grabbing if it had tried: The Duchess of Sussex met with Nobel Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai last week – for tea at London’s Claridge’s.

It had been Meghan’s first public outing in London since moving back to the UK, and as the pair sat in deep conversation in the hotel’s Art Deco Foyer and reading cafe, another diner uploaded footage of their “private” meet-and-greet to social media.

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