Duke and Duchess of Sussex share ideas on how to mark International Women’s Day with acts of kindness

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are encouraging people to engage in access of kindness as the royal couple’s organisation prepares to mark International Women’s Day.

In support of the March 8 holiday and Women’s History Month, Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation has shared ideas on how people can mark the occasion.

The foundation’s website features a curated list of more than 20 acts of compassion that people can take on behalf of the women in their lives or communities.

Among the acts listed include providing a meal to women in need and supporting mothers and families hit hardest by the pandemic.

A spokesperson for the Archewell Foundation added that the duke and duchess will also be taking part in a number of activities themselves.

“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be participating in and taking a number of these actions themselves throughout the month and are hopeful to see families and communities everywhere join together to unleash compassion, one action at a time,” they said.

Meghan has been a staunch supporter of International Women’s Day and an advocate for women’s issues over the years.

Last year, she visited the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham, east London, where she spoke to 700 students about a variety of women’s issues that she has taken on in her work.

"When we thought about what I wanted to do for International Women’s Day this year, for me it was incredibly important to be with the women of our future," she said in her speech.

"And that is all of the young women here, as well as the young men who play a very large part in this. Specifically coming to your school made a lot of sense for me because of this social justice and the impact that it’s rooted in".

In 2018, Meghan and Prince Harry attended a social enterprise event in Birmingham, where young women were taking part in a variety of activities designed to boost recognition of science, technology, engineering and math-based (STEM) education and jobs.

In 2015, she also gave a moving speech at a UN Women’s conference in New York in which she talked about gender equality.

"I am proud to be a woman and a feminist, and this evening I am extremely proud to stand before you on this significant day, which serves as a reminder to all of us of how far we’ve come, but also amid celebration a reminder of the road ahead," she said.

The new International Women’s Day page on the Archewell Foundation website comes ahead of the royal couple’s highly-anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey.

CBS has released two 30-second excerpts from the primetime special which is set to air at 8pm EST in the US on Sunday, which is 1am on Monday in the UK.

In one of the teaser clips, Harry said he feared “history repeating itself” in a reference to the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

He also told the chat show host his and Meghan’s life had been “unbelievably tough” but “at least we had each other” as he spoke of their decision to quit royal life and move to California.

In the interview, Meghan is expected to speak about “stepping into life as a royal, marriage, motherhood” and “how she is handling life under intense public pressure”.

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