Meghan Markle made a sweet tribute to her son, Archie by wearing a necklace with his birthstone to and event in New York to mark World Mental Health day.
The Archewell Foundation’s Parents’ Summit was the first ever in-person event for the foundation, which was named after Meghan and Prince Harry’s son.
Meghan’s typically stylish $987 white off-the-shoulder Altuzarra blazer was the perfect piece to show off her new $4,100 Queen Emerald Cut Cuban Choker.
The stunning 14 carat solid gold choker from the Los Angeles founded jewellery brand Logan Hollowell features a bezel set Colombian Emerald.
Meghan loves meaningful accessories and the classic emerald stone is said to inspire healing and friendship, adding another dimension to the Duchess of Sussex’s choice for the mental health summit.
Meghan Markle (pictured) added a touch of glamour to her white ensemble at a World Mental Health Day summit in New York yesterday with a $4,100 Queen Emerald Cut Cuban Choker from Logan Hollowell
It’s not the first time Meghan has tributed her children with pieces from the LA-based brand.
Back in 2021, the mother-of-two shared a sweet tribute to her two children in a necklace featuring their star sign constellations as she marked her 40th birthday.
The Duchess wore a dainty silver necklace resembling the astrological signs of Tauras Archie, who was born in May 2018 and Lillibet, who is Gemini having been born in June 2021.
She donned the $1,785 necklace in a clip posted on the Archewell website, where she chatted over video call to Hollywood actress Melissa McCarthy.
In October last year, the Duchess also debuted an additional tribute necklace from the LA-based designer.
The former actress was spotted shopping in Montecito wearing a chain that featured four-year-old Archie’s emerald gem birthstone.
Unlike the piece Meghan wore yesterday, the Baby Queen Water Drop Emerald Solitaire Necklace featured a pear-shaped Zambian emerald.
Costing $3,450, the Logan Hollowell piece was made of 14k gold with a golden solitaire halo.
Meghan made a sweet tribute to her son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, as she donned his birthstone to the first-ever in-person event for the charity- Archewell Foundation- which took inspiration from the Prince’s name
The stunning 14 carat solid gold choker form the Los Angeles founded jewellery brand was fit with a bezel set Colombian Emerald center (pictured)
For yesterday’s occasion, Meghan opted to style her tresses into her trademark bun- a casual yet sophisticated up do.
Elsewhere, Prince Harry looked dapper in a navy suit for the event- launched to home Harry and Meghan’s charitable activities.
The couple were all smiles as they arrived at the venue, however they appeared to get emotional once the event kicked off, with both seen looking incredibly sombre as the panel commenced – with parents who have ‘suffered tragic loss connected to their child’s social media use’ taking to the stage to share their stories.
They revealed during the event that they have been working behind the scenes with the parents for the past year in order to ‘create a community of shared experiences’, with Harry and Meghan taking to the stage later on in the event to thank all of the mothers and fathers who shared their stories.
‘I can’t start without thanking all of the parents, the mother and fathers that have been here today for being with us, physically here today, but also being on this journey for the last year, creating this community of shared experience,’ Harry said in a video shared by The Hollywood Reporter.
‘We know it’s not easy for you guys to be here so thank you very much.’
Meanwhile, Meghan admitted that she had been left in tears by some of the stories shared by the parents when they first met.
‘A year ago when we met some of the families, not all of them, it was impossible to not be in tears as I’m sure so many of you have been today hearing these stories,’ she said.
Meghan, 42, was seen sporting a glamorous white strapless pant suit as she arrived at the Hudson Yards venue for the summit, which will see the couple discussing social media dangers
‘You can hear these stories again and again and again, and it’s still going to have the same emotional impact because it’s just that devastating.’
Meghan went on to share her fears for her own children, who are growing up in an age when social media plays such a large part in everyone’s lives.
‘As parents, though our kids are really young, they’re two and a half and four and a half… but social media is not going away,’ she continued.
‘I think by design, there was an entry point that was supposed to be positive in creating community and something has devolved, and there’s no way to hear that and not try to help these families have their stories be heard.’
In a video shared by Huffington Post reporter Carly Ledbetter, Meghan went on to describe her role as a mother as the ‘most important thing in her life… outside of being a wife’ to Harry, before opening up about her concerns with regard to their kids Archie and Lilibet using social media.
Taking to the stage at the event, Meghan admitted that she had been left in tears by some of the ‘devastating’ stories shared by the parents who took part in the summit
‘Being a mom is the most important thing in my entire life… outside of course being a wife to this one,’ she said, when asked by Carson how much of a ‘priority’ social media safety is to her, as a mother of two young kids.
‘But I will say, I feel fortunate that our children are at an age, again, quite young, so this isn’t in our immediate future, but I also feel frightened by how it’s continuing to change.
‘And this will be in front of us. As they say, “Being a parent, the days are long but the years are short.” So it worries me, but I’m also given a lot of hope and a lot of energy by the progress we’ve made in the last year.’
Another video taken inside the event, which was posted on Twitter, shows Meghan embracing several of the speakers after they walked off the stage after addressing the gathered crowd.
Yesterday’s event, which saw the couple joined by Today show host Carson and US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, marks their first joint appearance in New York since the notorious ‘car chase’ that they were caught up in back in May, after attending the Women of Vision awards.
Meanwhile Harry thanked all of the mothers and fathers who offered to speak out about the losses that they have suffered
For the occasion, the pair appeared to have taken rather stringent steps to ensure their safety – with a marked NYPD escort accompanying their SUV fleet to the event location at Hudson Yards.
Questions still remain over Harry and Meghan’s account of the car chase, which a statement from the couple’s spokesperson described as being ‘near catastrophic’.
The spokesman said the couple, as well as Meghan’s mom Doria Ragland, were the victims of a ‘relentless pursuit lasting more than two hours’ at the hands of ‘highly aggressive paparazzi’.
It has been suggested that they were trying not to be followed to where they were staying on the Upper East Side of the city.
However, New York police subsequently told NBC that they did not believe the chase was ‘near catastrophic’, instead describing it as a ‘bit of a chaotic scene’.
Julian Phillips, deputy commissioner of public information in New York also revealed that the NYPD ‘assisted’ the couple’s private security team.
Meanwhile, New York Mayor Eric Adams expressed empathy – describing the actions of the paparazzi as ‘reckless’ and ‘irresponsible’ – but said he would find it ‘hard to believe’ there was a two-hour high speed chase.
For the event, Harry and Meghan seemingly took every precaution, arriving at Hudson Yards in a fleet of blacked-out vehicles, which pulled directly into an underground garage, where they were quickly surrounded by several security guards.
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