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Meghan Markle paid a surprise visit to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday. The Duchess of Sussex stopped by in support of the hospital’s Make March Matter fundraising campaign. Now in its 11th year, the fundraiser strives to raise $1 million or more within the month of March alone each year through individual and corporate donations.
In an Instagram post sharing photos of Meghan’s visit with patients, the hospital noted funds go toward “lifesaving care, research, and innovation” at Children’s Hospital. “These special moments are a reminder of how powerful creativity can be in fostering joy, connection, and healing,” the caption read.
Meghan spent time with young patients in the hospital’s Creative Oasis area for a watercolor painting session before visiting bed-bound patients who were unable to leave their rooms. It was her second visit to the hospital, having read aloud to patients there in 2024. She also attended a gala supporting the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles that same year.
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The visit comes ahead of a planned trip to Australia in mid-April, where Meghan and Prince Harry, where the Sussexes will “take part in a number of private, business and philanthropic engagements.” It will be the couple’s first visit to the country in more than seven years. The Duke and Duchess last visited Australia in October 2018, as part of a longer royal tour of the Pacific. They also recently returned from a two-day trip to Jordan with the World Health Organization, where they visited the Za’atari Refugee Camp, for displaced Syrian refugees, among other stops.
Rachel King (she/her) is a news writer at Town & Country. Before joining T&C, she spent nearly a decade as an editor at Fortune. Her work covering travel and lifestyle has appeared in Forbes, Observer, Robb Report, Cruise Critic, and Cool Hunting, among others. Originally from San Francisco, she lives in New York with her wife, their daughter, and a precocious labradoodle. Follow her on Instagram at @rk.passport.