Meghan Markle Continuing To Work With UK Animal Charity Post-Megxit

Meghan Markle is continuing to give back during the coronavirus pandemic, this time to four-legged friends!

As we’ve already seen, Meg and Prince Harry have been focused on their charity work since relocating to Los Angeles, and are continuing to do work developing their new project, Archewell.

But she’s not entirely forgetting about the charitable endeavors she had been involved with while living in the UK. Per a report by Newsweek, the Duchess of Sussex has been working to support Mayhew, which she is a patron of (above), as they have been hit hard financially due to the coronavirus.

Mayhew provides services to vulnerable and homeless individuals with pets, and Meg has been making calls and lending support on their behalf. The organization’s PR and media officer Sarah Hastelow shared with the outlet:

“We receive no government support or anything so we rely completely on public donations, which are for the most part gathered from fundraising events. It’s been a steady decline of operations and funds. We are trying to be as adaptive and reactive as possible.”

She added:

“The duchess has been in touch, I can’t say much more than that. She originally got involved with us back in 2018 because she’s been such a champion of animals and animal welfare. It’s always been a passion of hers. When she was looking at patronages she got in touch. She really liked the fact we are a bit different and work with the vulnerable pet owners.”

A second spokesperson explained that the 38-year-old has been “in touch and working with Mayhew at this time.” They added:

“Other charities don’t have that side so that’s what really drew her to us. It means absolutely everything to people to be able to keep their animals. A pet is often someone’s only companion, their only source of comfort. To have their pet taken away at a time when everything else has been taken away as well would be the final straw for them. It would be devastating for them.”

This comes after Smart Works — which helps women find employment through coaching tips and by providing professional clothing, and Meg has been heavily involved with for quite some time — released a motivational pep talk last month given by Archie’s momma to a young woman prior to her internship interview. It’s clear she still has a soft spot for them!

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