Meghanwearsa pairofbutterflyearringsthatoncebelongedtoDiana,PrincessofWales– whowor
themona visittoVancouverin 1986 (right)– togetherwiththePrincess’sgoldbraceletfeaturingbl
stones at each end (below right) alongside bangles by Shaun Leane, Zofia Day and Pippa Small
kindofworkthatI’vebeendoingfor
a reallylongtimeandtobeableto
doit here,inmynewhomeofthe
UK,meansquitea bittome.
“It’salsothesameveinofwork
thatmyhusbandandI willcontinue
doing– reallystrongcommunity-
basedprojects.Andthisis something
thatwewillbeexcitedtosharemore
aboutnextyearwhenwelaunchour
foundation– SussexRoyal– in2020.”
Meghanwasalsodelightedthat
the£109handbaghadalreadysold
outandurgedthebrandstorestock
items“sothateveryonecanplaya
partinthissharedsuccessstory”.
TheDuchesswasequallythrilled
whenshewastoldhowmuchpeople
likedhercollection.
“It’severyonecomingtogether,
putting purpose before profit,right?”shesaid.“Ihopeeveryone
enjoysit.”
Afterlisteningtowomenwhohad
usedSmart Worksdescribe the
transformationit hadmadetotheir
lives,Meghantoureda demonstration
ofhowthecharityworks– fromthe
“wardrobeexperience”,whereclients
aredressedforjobinterviewsand
theirfirstweekatwork, to their
interviewcoaching.TIPSFROMTHETOP
Inaddition,Meghansharedherown
coachingtips,havinggivenprivate
sessionstoclientsduringsecretvisits
toSmartWorks.
“Whentheyget nervousand
laugh,youcansay:‘Yes,beyourself,’”
shesaid.“Remindingthemthatthey
are enough exactly the way they are;thattheydon’tneedto
performance,justbethems
“What’sthephrase?‘Be
everyoneelseis taken.’”
TheDuchess’slovingn
wastotheforeasshegreet
Misha with a big hu
revealing herfriendha
been“sohandson”with
theproject,beforeposing
forphotoswithsixSmart
Worksclients.
“I’m soproudofyou
all,”shesaid.“Shallweall
takea picture?”
Sheleftwitha waveanda
smile:“I’vegottogetbackt
thebaby.It’sfeedtime,”s
toldthem.
Speaking afterwards,
Misha said she had not57