Meghan Markle paid sweet tribute to her son Archie by wearing a birthstone necklace to an event in New York to mark World Mental Health Day.
The Archewell Foundation Parents’ Summit was the first in-person event for the foundation, which is named after Meghan and Prince Harry’s son.
Meghan’s signature elegant off-the-shoulder white $987 Altuzarra blazer was the perfect piece to show off her new $4,100 Queen Emerald Cut Cuban Choker.
The stunning 14k solid gold pendant from Los Angeles-based jewelry brand Logan Hollowell features a Colombian Emerald bezel set.
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 glamorous touch to her white ensemble at a World Mental Health Day summit in New York yesterday with a $4,100 Queen Emerald Cut Cuban Choker by Logan Hollowell.
It’s not the first time Meghan has honored her children with pieces from the LA-based brand.
In 2021, the mother-of-two shared a sweet tribute to her two children with a necklace featuring their star sign constellations as she marked her 40th birthday.
The Duchess wore a delicate silver necklace that resembled the astrological signs of Tauras Archie, who was born in May 2018, and Lillibet, who is Gemini who was born in June 2021.
She wore the $1,785 necklace in a clip posted on the Archewell website where she video-chatted with Hollywood actress Melissa McCarthy.
In October of 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 featuring four-year-old Archie’s emerald 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 14k gold with a gold diamond halo.
Meghan paid sweet tribute to her son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, as she wore his birthstone to the first in-person event for the charity – the Archewell Foundation – which was inspired by the Prince’s name.
The stunning 14-carat solid gold cap from the Los Angeles-based jewelry brand was matched with a Colombian Emerald-centered bezel set (pictured)
For yesterday’s event, Meghan chose to style her dresses with her signature shirt – a casual yet sophisticated look.
Elsewhere, Prince Harry looked dapper in a navy suit for the event – set for Harry and Meghan’s charity work.
The couple were all smiles as they arrived at the venue, however they appeared to get emotional once the event got under way, with both looking extremely somber as the panel began – with parents who have ‘suffered tragic losses linked to the use of social media’ of their child. ‘ taking the stage to share their stories.
They revealed during the event that they have been working behind the scenes with parents for the past year to ‘create a community of shared experiences’, with Harry and Meghan taking to the stage later in the event to thank everyone. mothers and fathers who shared their stories.
“I can’t begin without thanking all the parents, mothers and fathers who have been here today, who have been with us, physically here today, but also have been 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 she was left in tears by some of the stories told by her parents when they first met.
“A year ago when we met some of the families, not all, it was impossible not to cry as I’m sure many of you have heard these stories today,” she said.
Meghan, 42, was spotted in a glamorous strapless white trouser suit as she arrived at the Hudson Yards venue for the summit, where the couple will discuss the dangers of social media.
“You can hear these stories over and over and over, and it will still have the same emotional impact because it’s just so devastating.”
Meghan went on to share her fears for her children, who are growing up in an age where social media plays such a big role in everyone’s lives.
“As parents, even though our kids are really young, they’re two-and-a-half and four-and-a-half… but social media isn’t 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 gone through, and there’s no way to listen to that and not try to help these families get their stories 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 about their children Archie and Lilibet using social media.
Taking to the stage at the event, Meghan admitted she was left in tears by some of the ‘devastating’ stories shared by parents who attended the summit.
“Being a mom is the most important thing in my entire life… outside of being a wife of course,” she said, when asked by Carson how much of a “priority” social media safety is to her. mother of two young children.
“But I will say, I feel lucky that our kids are at an age, again, young enough, so that’s not in our immediate future, but I also feel scared about how it’s continuing to change.
And this will be before us. As they say, “Being a parent, the days are long, but the years are short.” So it worries me, but it also gives me a lot of hope and a lot of energy from the progress we’ve made in the last year.’
Another video taken inside the event, which was posted on Twitter, shows Meghan hugging some of the speakers as they left the stage after addressing the gathered crowd.
Yesterday’s event, where the couple joined Today show host Carson and US surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy, marks their first appearance together in New York since the infamous ‘car chase’ they were caught in in May after attending the Women of Vision Awards.
Meanwhile, Harry thanked all the mums and dads who offered to talk about their losses
For the occasion, the pair appeared to have taken pretty strict steps to ensure their safety – with a marked NYPD escort escorting their fleet of SUVs to the venue at Hudson Yards.
Questions still remain over Harry and Meghan’s account of the car chase, which a statement from the couple’s spokesman described as “near catastrophic”.
The spokesman said the couple, as well as Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland, were the victims of a ‘relentless pursuit lasting over two hours’ at the hands of ‘very aggressive paparazzi’.
It has been suggested that they were trying not to be followed where they were standing on the upper east side of the city.
However, the New York police later told NBC that they did not believe the chase was ‘close to catastrophic’, instead describing it as ‘a bit of a chaotic scene.’
Julian Phillips, New York’s deputy public information commissioner, also revealed that the NYPD ‘assisted’ the couple’s private security team.
Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed sympathy – describing the paparazzi’s actions as ‘reckless’ and ‘irresponsible’ – but said he would find it ‘hard to believe’ there was a two-hour high-speed chase high.
For the event, Harry and Meghan apparently took every precaution, arriving at Hudson Yards in a fleet of locked vehicles, which were pulled directly into an underground garage, where they were quickly surrounded by several security guards.
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