Meghan Markle says she is 'one of the most bullied people in the world' as she meets teenagers in California

Meghan Markle amazed a group of children and teenagers past week arsenic she joined them for an day of games and crafts.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, visited Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara connected October 2 to assistance with a new digital-wellness programme called Social Media U.

Girls Inc. - an American non-profit organisation which encourages girls to beryllium 'Strong, Smart, and Bold' - is partnering up with #HalfTheStory - a non-profit dedicated to improving the adjacent generation's narration with exertion - to motorboat the programme crossed the States.

Larissa May, the laminitis of #HalfTheStory, took portion successful the lawsuit alongside the Duchess and Girls Inc. CEO Stephanie J. Hull arsenic they celebrated the collaboration. 

'We did an enactment wherever we talked done a clump of scenarios, and Meghan talked astir being 1 of the astir bullied radical successful the world,' May told Vanity Fair.

'We had girls question these small emoji signs and speech astir however each 1 of these scenarios would person impacted them emotionally.'

May added: 'With Stephanie and Meghan, we talked astir what it truly means to turn up successful this integer age.' 

The Social Media U program - which the Duchess helped effort retired during her sojourn earlier this period - was designed with input from the teenagers on #HalfTheStory's advisory board.

It's purpose is reportedly to promote teenagers to socialise without screens - but besides assistance them use technology for creativity and affirmative contact.

The effort is being financially supported by Meghan and Prince Harry’s Archewell Foundation, the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, and Melissa French Gates’s Pivotal Ventures, reported Vanity Fair.

Meghan's outing marks a 2nd without her hubby successful arsenic galore weeks aft she made a striking solo sojourn to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles gala.

The travel was thought to beryllium portion of a caller program that volition spot them doing much events separately, a person said recently. 

The Sussexes volition inactive bash associated engagements - but volition besides beryllium seen successful nationalist alone, much often, arsenic they prosecute their ain passions. 

Prince Harry has been distant from location for a fortnight connected a pseudo-royal circuit to New York, London and South Africa.

And Meghan was astatine a glitzy children's infirmary gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night. 

Insiders person said that this reflects a caller displacement successful absorption successful the couple's public lives. 

'The Duke and Duchess person present deed their stride arsenic individuals – not conscionable arsenic a couple. The Duke appears focused connected his patronage work, and the Duchess focused connected her entrepreneurial track,' a person of the Sussexes said.

The insider told People: 'It’s wide that a twin-track attack is evolving'.

Meghan Markle was retired unsocial connected Saturday nighttime - but repeatedly squeezed tightly to friend Kelly McKee, holding her manus connected the reddish carpet.

One assemblage connection adept said she appeared 'lost' without her husband. 

At the lawsuit she spoke astir the joys of motherhood arsenic she praised a children's infirmary during a gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, who was astatine the lawsuit without her hubby Prince Harry on Saturday, revealed she was 'happy to beryllium determination to support' LA Children's Hospital.

'The enactment that they bash otherworldly,' she remarked.

'And I deliberation from my standpoint arsenic a parent nary 1 wants to beryllium successful a presumption wherever you request to spell to a spot similar this - but if you person to, the champion spot successful the satellite you could spell would beryllium Children's Hospital LA.

'And I person adjacent friends who inactive person their children determination going done treatments either from precocious school, adjacent ma friends present that are having their children.'

Meghan - who shares Archie, five, and Lilibet, three, with the Duke of Sussex, said that 'the unit is incredible'.

She added: 'The magnitude of enactment that they bash for families that could truly not spend this level of attraction is thing that I deliberation should ne'er beryllium overlooked'.

Elsewhere astatine the event, she enjoyed a saccharine infinitesimal arsenic she told a young boy 'it's past your bedtime'.

Footage shows the Duchess greeting a household earlier joking to a small lad astir being up truthful late. 

'It's past your bedtime for sure,' Megan said arsenic she addressed the child, who was being held by his mother. 

She added: 'How aged are they? Oh truthful truly adjacent to our kids. Three and five.' 

Meghan has often spoken astir her experiences with motherhood.

In May, she said she fulfilled her imagination of becoming a genitor arsenic she opened up about her 'very chatty, saccharine children' during the 2nd time of her Nigerian circuit with Harry.

 The Duchess was speaking at a Women successful Leadership event she was co-hosting with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation. 

Meghan told the assemblage however overmuch she loves being a parent but admitted that balancing her household and her vocation posed its ain acceptable of challenges.

During the talk, Meghan was asked however she juggled being a parent with her career and she replied: 'I emotion being a mum.'

Despite being told much than 10 years agone by her person and mentor that she would ne'er beryllium capable to equilibrium the demands of motherhood and her work, the duchess said she enjoys being a parent and her priorities are perpetually changing.

During the sheet discussion, Meghan said that 'balance' successful her beingness has changed implicit the years and looks antithetic to 10 years agone earlier she was joined and had Archie and Lilibet.

She said: 'What I deliberation that to mean present is that that equilibrium volition ever alteration for you. That balance, what seems balanced 10 years agone is going to shift.' 

It comes arsenic Meghan caught each eyes arsenic she re-wore a striking reddish Carolina Herrera gown to the children's lawsuit connected Saturday.

She  previously wore the stunning gown astatine a 2021 gala successful New York City to observe the subject connected the eve of Veterans Day successful the US and Armistice Day successful Britain.

She greeted the young fans earlier preparing for a star-studded nighttime featuring a show by Demi Lovato and appearances by presenters Kaley Cuoco, Jamie Lee Curtis and Colin Hanks.

It comes aft Harry and Meghan made a bid of abstracted plans, including Harry's solo trips to London and Lesotho successful caller weeks.

The Duke has appeared astatine 10 solo engagements successful the past 15 days without his woman arsenic helium embarked connected a 'quasi-royal tour' crossed 3 countries, including New York, London and Lesotho.

It has besides been reported that Meghan wasn't capable to make it to a foundation lawsuit she was acceptable to be with Prince Harry due to the fact that she was 'sick.'

And erstwhile Prince Harry was goofing astir with chat amusement host Jimmy Fallon successful New York, movie prima George Clooney – a impermanent astatine his wedding successful 2018 – was hosting a humanitarian awards ceremonial successful the Big Apple – and Harry was noticeably absent.