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The royal couple will attend the Your Commonwealth Youth Challenge reception today in London’s Marlborough House.
The engagement is one in a list of many this summer as the Duke and Duchess continue the role started by the Queen during her lifetime of service to the 53 Commonwealth nations.
Prince Harry was named the Commonwealth Youth Ambassador earlier this year by his beloved grandmother, the Queen, which will see him honour “exceptional” young people for their work in their respective Commonwealth nations.
And by his side will be his new wife Meghan, who appears to have created a special bond with her grandmother-in-law in her new role, which has been close to the Queen’s heart since it started five years ago.
It comes after Meghan Markle and her new husband Prince Harry were guests at the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards last month.
The annual awards celebrated exceptional leaders between the ages of 18 and 29 from across the Commonwealth.
Winners of the award receive training, mentoring and networking, including a week-long residential programme in the UK.
Harry, 33, previously revealed the former Suits actress is “hugely excited” to be joining him in his Commonwealth duties.
The programme, which started in 2013, honours those who have made changes to their communities, including mental health advocacy, tackling violence against women and saving lives.
Hosted by Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, today’s event will mark the culmination of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s youth leadership workshop.
The workshop will bring together the newly-elected Commonwealth Youth Council Executive and leaders of the Commonwealth youth networks.
It aims to encourage them to think about the future, and their role in shaping it.
The royal couple will meet those who have taken part to hear about their ideas, including individuals from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga ahead of their tour to the region this autumn.
Meghan has taken to her new life in the Royal Family naturally and has already thrown herself into a string of engagements with the Queen during their visit to Cheshire.
There, the pair were pictured in fits of giggles as the duchess continued to charm her grandmother-in-law.
The heartwarming moment came after the women enjoyed an evening together on the Royal Train – the monarch’s private train – to make their journey from London to Runcorn in the county.
The Duchess of Sussex was then spotted again alongside the Queen as the pair enjoyed a day out together on the first day of Royal Ascot.
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