Meghan Markle was spotted out on a dinner date with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai at Claridge's, the famed hotel in Mayfair, London.
The Duchess of Sussex was seen by a group of friends, who shared a video of themselves cheering with glasses of wine on TikTok.
© TikTokIn the background, Meghan could be seen sitting in a corner booth across from a woman whom the social media user claimed was Malala, as they engaged in deep conversation.
The mother of two looked chic in a white turtleneck shirt, while the Pakistani activist wore a beige coat for the outing. "POV: Claridge's decided to seat Meghan Markle and Malala in front of you," read the caption of the video, posted by user @losrodríguez.mx.
Meghan and Malala's bond
© TikTokMeghan, who recently moved back to the UK after living in California with her family, has known Malala for several years and teamed up with the author in October 2020 to celebrate the International Day of the Girl.
During the virtual chat, which Meghan's husband Prince Harry joined in on, the trio discussed the barriers to education for young women, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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"When young girls have access to education, everyone wins, and everyone succeeds. It just opens the door for societal success at the highest level," Meghan said on the call.
"What I had realised very early on was that when women have a seat at the table, conversations in terms of policy change, conversations in terms of legislation and the dynamics of the community are all shifted."
"And when you have to see how you get a woman to embrace her voice, you have to start with where she is a young girl," she added.
Harry shared that he had long taken his access to education for granted. "We do take it for granted, and it is a privilege, but every single person, every single child, every single young person needs an education," he said.
© YouTube"To know there's over 130 million girls out of education right now, before the pandemic, and the numbers are only going to go up, it worries me, and it probably worries all of us, the effect that is going to have not just on the individual, but on the family, and community, for the country and the world at large."
"I'm hugely grateful for the education I was lucky enough to have; at the time I certainly probably wasn't as grateful, but looking back at it now, I'm very, very blessed with having such amazing options," he concluded.
Back in the UK
© InstagramMeanwhile, Meghan and Harry have been settling back into life in the UK after relocating with their kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in late August.
The couple were seen enjoying a cosy pub date on October 2 at The Falkland Arms in the Cotswolds, and Meghan reunited with TV personality Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, on September 21 at The Three Horseshoes pub in Oxfordshire.
Despite their return, Harry and Meghan will remain non-working royals, as King Charles confirmed, and they have chosen to reside outside of London.
