Markle to set aside more time for Indian charity

London, May 20: Newlywed Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has promised to give more time to the Indian charity handpicked for donations in lieu of gifts for her royal wedding to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.

As the 36-year-old former actress mingled with the 600 guests invited to St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday, she told Mumbai-based Myna Mahila Foundation founder that she was looking forward to giving more time to the women’s empowerment charity.

“It was the highlight of the day, to meet the bride. She was as down to earth and as approachable as ever. She said that now she would be able to give more time to Myna and other humanitarian work, said Suhani Jalota, who founded the charity nearly three years ago.

As a guest in the chapel and the lunchtime reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II soon after at St George’s Hall in the Castle, Jalota received lot of compliments for her pastel sari with Indian motifs. “It was just such a heart-warming experience...

1.9 BILLION people tuned in to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s starstudded royal wedding at the St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, on Saturday.

going to the chapel and reception afterwards made the whole thing a lot more grounded. When you perceive this from the outside, it is all about this really glamorous royal wedding but when you are actually there, you see that it’s just about love and marriage and friendship and family, said Jalota, who then joined her colleagues on the castle grounds. — PTI