Meghan Markle releases 40×40 birthday message on Archewell

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Meghan has unveiled a new initiative called 40×40 to mark her 40th birthday. To promote this new project, she published on Archewell.com a light-hearted video in which she shares the limelight with actress Melissa McCarthy. 

In the clip, Meghan is wearing a light-coloured ensemble and beige heels.  

Sitting at a long desk next to which there is also a second chair bearing an ‘H’, the Duchess of Sussex is looking at a laptop positioned on a stack of her first children’s book The Bench. 

A second stack of books, published on June 8, can be seen near the laptop in front of Meghan. 

On the table, Meghan has also positioned a tray with biscuits and a cup of black tea, which she uses at the end of the video to bid goodbye to her friend. 

Meghan is not alone in the room, as her trusted beagle Guy is resting near the stone fireplace behind her. 

At the end of the video, Prince Harry also pops up and can be seen outside of the window attempting to juggle with three balls. 

After a few jokes shared with Ms McCarthy, the Duchess of Sussex explains in the two-minute clip she wants to make her milestone birthday even more special by encouraging 40 of her friends around the world to spare 40 minutes of their time to mentor or support women in need who are trying to join again the workforce.  

Speaking about this initiative, Meghan told the actress she believes if all her 40 friends join her in this initiative and commit to it they could create a “ripple effect”.  

Explaining how she came to create this initiative, the Duchess said: “In reflecting on my 40th birthday and the many things I am grateful for, I’m struck that TIME IS AMONG OUR GREATEST AND MOST ESSENTIAL GIFTS: Time with our loved ones, time doing the things we love, time spent learning, laughing, growing, and the sacred time we have on this earth.

“Amongst the most valuable gifts of time is also time spent in service to others knowing that it can contribute to incredible change.

“To that last point, and with my 40th lap around the sun in mind, it made me wonder: what would happen if we all committed 40 minutes to helping someone else or to mentoring someone in need?

“And then what would happen if we asked our friends to do the same?”  

The Duchess went on explaining the past two years of Covid crisis have had a devastating impact on women, with as many as 10 million around the world being forced to leave the workforce.

Many of these women, Meghan noted, are “shouldering the brunt of the crisis” by carrying out a series of unpaid activities including childcare, homeschooling and caring for family members.

Declaring she strongly believes mentorship can be pivotal in helping women in “regaining confidence and rebuilding their economic strength”, the Duchess added went on revealing she asked “40 friends, activists, athletes, artists, and world leaders to help kickoff a global effort” focused on reintroducing women in the workforce.

She added: “With this time, I hope they each help someone advance a professional life on her own terms, and, I hope that they inspire countless others to give 40 minutes of their time as well.” 

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