Meghan Markle visits women’s shelter, discusses community issues in post-‘Megxit’ appearance

In this Monday Nov. 27, 2017, file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for photographers during a photocall in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London.

Credit: AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File

Credit: AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File

In this Monday Nov. 27, 2017, file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for photographers during a photocall in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London.

Just days after Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, announced they’d be stepping back as “senior” members of the royal family, the former actress took a moment to visit workers at a Canadian women’s shelter.

According to the CBC, the duchess, formerly known as Meghan Markle, visited the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday to learn more "about issues faced by marginalized and vulnerable women."

"Look who we had tea with today!" the center wrote in a Facebook post. "The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, visited us today to discuss issues affecting women in the community."

The ex-"Suits" star and her husband stayed on nearby Vancouver Island over the holidays. Meghan briefly returned to the United Kingdom before going back to Canada last week, Reuters reported.

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