The Duchess of Sussex was brought to tears as she attended an emotional event in honour of her friend’s late son.
Meghan was joined by Prince Harry at the George Zajfen Tennis Tournament in Los Angeles over the weekend.
The event was held in memory of the late George Zajfen to raise funds for the Alliance for Children’s Rights – a non-profit organisation that provides legal services and resources for children in or facing foster care.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex with her friend Kelly McKee Zajfen and Kelly’s daughter Lily at the George Zajfen Tennis Tournament. (Instagram/ @meghan)
George’s mum and Meghan’s close friend Kelly McKee Zajfen, who is the cofounder of Alliance of Moms, spoke at the event.
Standing on the tennis court with her husband Julian and eldest daughter Lily, she thanked the alliance for holding the event in her late son’s honour.
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Kelly addressed the crowd at the event, a speech which left Meghan emotional. (Instagram/ @meghan)
“It’s the greatest honour that you chose to celebrate the Alliance For Children’s Rights in Georgie’s name,” she said.
“Thank you for helping to keep his light shining in the hearts of so many.
Kelly lost George when he died suddenly after a short illness. He was nine.
“It happened very quickly. We had no idea when we took him into the hospital that 12 hours later, he would not make it,” Zajfen wrote in a personal essay published by People about her family’s tragedy.
In a fan video of the event, Meghan appeared visibly emotional as Kelly addressed the crowd, wiping away tears as she listened to her friend speak.
Meghan wore a buttoned white sun dress for the event. She leaned against Prince Harry, who wore a white polo shirt and black pants, as the speeches took place.
The duchess later shared a compilation of videos and photos from the event to her Instagram.
It included a video of Kelly, Lily and Julian on the tennis court and snaps of Meghan and Kelly hugging.
“Proudly supporting the George Zajfen Tennis Tournament,” she wrote of the event.
Meghan attended the event in support of her friend and the fundraising effort. (Getty)
In another post, Meghan shared a photo of Harry hugging Kelly’s daughter Lily.
“Our other favourite Lily,” she captioned the photo, seemingly referring to her daughter Princess Lilibet.
In a post to her Instagram, Kelly shared her gratitude to Meghan and Harry for their support of the event which she said raised “a record-breaking US$200,000”.
Meghan posted a snap of Prince Harry hugging Lily. (Instagram/ @meghan)
“Meg & H, you continue to amaze me with your commitment to community and your fierce loyalty and love in friendship,” she wrote.
“We are so grateful you chose to support The Alliance again this year.
“I’m always in awe of your ability to show up for others, for this cause, and for our family.
“Thank you for holding Georgie in your hearts and helping us carry his light forward.”
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