Double Duchess! Every Photo of Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton's Solo Outings for Close Causes

01of 24Karwai Tang/WireImage; Neil Mockford/GC ImagesBothMeghan MarkleandKate Middletonstepped out Wednesday forsolo engagements close to their hearts.

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BothMeghan MarkleandKate Middletonstepped out Wednesday forsolo engagements close to their hearts.

02of 24Neil Mockford/GC ImagesMeghanreunited with the womenof theHubb Community Kitchen, which aids survivors of theGrenfell Tower tragedy in London, where she helped prepare a meal with the women with whom she created a cookbook to support their cause.

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Meghanreunited with the womenof theHubb Community Kitchen, which aids survivors of theGrenfell Tower tragedy in London, where she helped prepare a meal with the women with whom she created a cookbook to support their cause.

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05of 24Meghan Markle.Tim Rooke/REX/ShutterstockThe two greeted each other as old friends with a warm embrace.

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Meghan Markle.Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock

The two greeted each other as old friends with a warm embrace.

06of 24Samir Hussein/WireImage"She’s down to earth and she’s come and supported the project. She’s part of the group," Sufyaan says of the Duchess of Sussex.

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“She’s down to earth and she’s come and supported the project. She’s part of the group,” Sufyaan says of the Duchess of Sussex.

07of 24Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesSufyaan told reporters that Meghan has visited the kitchen privately on several occasions and bonded with the women “really well.”

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Sufyaan told reporters that Meghan has visited the kitchen privately on several occasions and bonded with the women “really well.”

08of 24Meghan Markle.Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesMeghan, whose first Thanksgiving as a royal falls this week, felt right at home in the kitchen.

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Meghan Markle.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Meghan, whose first Thanksgiving as a royal falls this week, felt right at home in the kitchen.

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Grandmother Intlak Alsaiegh, 62, described Meghan as “so simple and so welcoming” — and a natural with children.

11of 24Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesShe then helped the women pack 300 meals for the local community.

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She then helped the women pack 300 meals for the local community.

12of 24Meghan Markle.Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesThose involved in the kitchen are “very grateful” to Meghan for the spotlight she’s put on them.“The women are very inspired, they have their own cuisines and recipes and everything’s brought together and made this project,” says Sufyaan.

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Those involved in the kitchen are “very grateful” to Meghan for the spotlight she’s put on them.

“The women are very inspired, they have their own cuisines and recipes and everything’s brought together and made this project,” says Sufyaan.

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14of 24Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesMeghan, 37, wanted to see how the funds from the cookbook are being put to good use — the kitchen has already been completely redesigned and re-fitted.

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Meghan, 37, wanted to see how the funds from the cookbook are being put to good use — the kitchen has already been completely redesigned and re-fitted.

15of 24Meghan Markle.Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesThe new facilities provide “a safe and professional space for the women to cook, gather and run activities within their community,” Meghan’s office at Kensington Palace says.

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The new facilities provide “a safe and professional space for the women to cook, gather and run activities within their community,” Meghan’s office at Kensington Palace says.

16of 24Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesGroup photo!

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Group photo!

17of 24Meghan Markle at Hubb Community Kitchen.TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty ImagesNow, instead of just two days a week, the Hubb Community Kitchen is open for seven. The kitchen is also now preparing 200 meals a day, which are delivered to local groups, including elderly people’s homes, homeless shelters and refuges.

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Meghan Markle at Hubb Community Kitchen.TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images

Now, instead of just two days a week, the Hubb Community Kitchen is open for seven. The kitchen is also now preparing 200 meals a day, which are delivered to local groups, including elderly people’s homes, homeless shelters and refuges.

18of 24Kate Middleton.Neil Mockford/GC ImagesJust a few hours later, Kateheaded to the University College Londonin arecycledburgundy Paule Ka skirt and watching blazer.

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Kate Middleton.Neil Mockford/GC Images

Just a few hours later, Kateheaded to the University College Londonin arecycledburgundy Paule Ka skirt and watching blazer.

19of 24Neil Mockford/GC ImagesHer visit to see a professor and his neuroscience research unit was, on the face of it, one of her less glamorous, more serious duties. But behind it was a desire to learn more – and take the public with her via the media – about the next stage in her plan to help tackle challenges facing young people.

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Her visit to see a professor and his neuroscience research unit was, on the face of it, one of her less glamorous, more serious duties. But behind it was a desire to learn more – and take the public with her via the media – about the next stage in her plan to help tackle challenges facing young people.

20of 24Neil Mockford/GC ImagesThe mother of three wants to champion the importance of providing solid social and emotional foundations for children in order that their development and emotional resilience as infants can be supported and they can be set on the best pathway for a happy and healthy adulthood, her office says.

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The mother of three wants to champion the importance of providing solid social and emotional foundations for children in order that their development and emotional resilience as infants can be supported and they can be set on the best pathway for a happy and healthy adulthood, her office says.

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22of 24Kate Middleton.Neil Mockford/GC ImagesThis desire for early intervention to help youngsters has been at the heart of Kate’s work on addiction, mental health and young peoples' well-being.

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This desire for early intervention to help youngsters has been at the heart of Kate’s work on addiction, mental health and young peoples' well-being.

23of 24The mother of three’s outing was to see Professor Eamon McCrory, Co-Director of the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit in the Psychology & Language Sciences Division, to hear how research into how environment and biology interact to shape the way in which children develop both socially and emotionally.

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The mother of three’s outing was to see Professor Eamon McCrory, Co-Director of the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit in the Psychology & Language Sciences Division, to hear how research into how environment and biology interact to shape the way in which children develop both socially and emotionally.

24of 24In the Unit’s MRI Scanning Facility, she was shown how the scanner is used to study the brain, and she heard from some of Professor McCrory’s neuroscience research team about how they work closely with children and families to shed new light on resilience following early adversity.

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In the Unit’s MRI Scanning Facility, she was shown how the scanner is used to study the brain, and she heard from some of Professor McCrory’s neuroscience research team about how they work closely with children and families to shed new light on resilience following early adversity.

source: people.com