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Duchess Meghan’s address book must read like the guest list for a fundraising gala. She spends time with the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. Her longtime friends are non-profit founders and TV producers/authors. She’s spent years brushing shoulders with international royals and political leaders. Now, you can add activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai to that inner circle.

Earlier this week, the Duchess of Sussex made a rare public outing as she grabbed lunch with the Pakistani human rights advocate at Claridge’s in London.

For the occasion, Meghan pulled out a top-notch fall look that consisted of her usual mix of chic, quiet-luxury neutrals, but in a more oversize presentation than she tends to favor.

premium exclusive london, united kingdom strictly no subscriptions and no social media use meghan’s charity comeback duchess returns to her philanthropic roots following move back to britain as she enjoys glamorous claridge’s lunch with taliban shooting survivor malala yousafzai amid ongoing royal security row meghan markle appeared to be rekindling her british charity connections as she enjoyed a glamorous lunch with nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai at londons exclusive claridge’s hotel the duchess of sussex, who recently returned to britain after six years in california, was all smiles as she warmly hugged malala goodbye outside the luxury mayfair hotel meghan looked chic in a tove studio coat, saint laurent shoes and a chanel handbag, accessorising with an emerald necklace by logan hollowell she also appeared to be carrying a gift bag featuring a striking design depicting women wearing hijabs but the meeting comes amid harry and meghan’s ongoing battle over taxpayerfunded police protection in britain — an issue malala has experienced in the most terrifying circumstances for malala, the danger became a horrifying reality when taliban gunmen shot her in the head aged just 15 for campaigning for girls’ education the nobel peace prize winner has previously received british police protection, with police vehicles spotted outside claridge’s during the lunch, clearly identifiable by their distinctive number plate lights malala was later seen leaving in one of the vehicles, as the sussexes’ own security arrangements face a fresh review following their return to britain the two women previously joined forces in 2020 for a video discussion marking international day of the girl, with their latest reunion coming amid reports that meghan is looking to reconnect with british charities strictly no subscriptions and no social media use pictured meghan markle malala yousafzai backgrid usa 8 october 2026 usa 1 310 798 9111 usasalesbackgridcom uk 44 208 344 2007 uksalesbackgridcom uk clients pictures containing children please pixelate face prior to publicationXPOS//BACKGRID

Duchess Meghan is seen with Malala Yousafzai in London.

As her base, Meghan tucked an ivory cashmere sweater from Co into a pair of icy-white high-waisted pants. The relaxed palazzo trousers took the concept of “wide-leg” to the next level, and featured pleats all the way around for an added element of drama.

Meghan added more volume to the look with her toffee-brown shawl from Tove Studio, with its heavy ruffles that swirled around her like drapes.

For accessories, she turned to some of her favorite jewelry from Logan Hollowell, including her diamond-and-emerald chain necklace and her Aura Sleeve ring, as well as her go-to Cartier Love bracelet and Tank watch. Meanwhile, she added to her cocoa color palette with a set of camel loafers from Saint Laurent, while giving everything a subtle contrast with a black quilted camera bag from Chanel.

For her part, Yousafzai wore a sandy blazer over a chocolate blouse and pinstripe pants, while rounding things out with brown leather heels and an ecru-colored headscarf.

Since Meghan and Prince Harry moved back to the U.K. in August, the duchess has been seen meeting up with a few different stars, including Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi.

But the last time that Meghan connected with Yousafzai publicly was back in October 2020, when the pair did a joint video chat (along with Harry) for the International Day of the Girl. Following the event, Yousafzai turned to social media to write: “Meghan and I are on the same page: we both believe that when girls have access to education, everyone wins.”