Meghan Markle masks as much as cheer younger sufferers at Los Angeles youngsters’s hospital as she agrees deal to signal her newest documentary
Meghan Markle has popped up to surprise young patients at a Los Angeles hospital.
The Duchess of Sussex, 44, put on a mask as she joined children for painting and craft activities.
Meghan, who also spent time with young patients in their rooms, had not promoted the event herself – it was Children’s Hospital Los Angeles who took to their Instagram to share images of Meghan on the wards.
It came as her Harry and Meghan’s documentary about girl scouts selling cookies has been purchased by an independent production firm.
Netflix has first refusal on Archewell Productions projects but appears to have passed on Cookie Queens
‘Today we were honored to welcome LA’s own @meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to CHLA’s Creative Oasis, where she spent time painting alongside our incredible patients,’ the hospital captioned the photos.
‘These special moments are a reminder of how powerful creativity can be in fostering joy, connection, and healing.’
Her visit to the hospital is part of an annual fundraiser set up by the organisation called Make March Matter – a campaign supporting lifesaving care and research that happens daily at the hospital.
Meghan Markle, 44, (pictured) met with patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as part of their Make March Matter initiative
The annual fundraiser is set up by the organisation to support lifesaving care and research that happens daily at the hospital. (Pictured the Duchess of Sussex with a young patient)
It comes after a documentary produced by Harry and Meghan’s Archwell Productions was purchased by an independent production company.
The US rights to Cookie Queens – a story about the tradition of Girl Scouts cookies – have been bought by Roadside Attractions, according to Variety magazine.
The Sussexes had previously offered Netflix the documentary, which was shown at Sundance Film Festival.
The film was described as ‘a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and pain points woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season’.
Last year, Harry and Meghan signed a watered-down first-look deal with Netflix, which gave the streaming giant first option on projects by Archewell Productions.
Meanwhile, Meghan’s lifestyle firm As Ever, which sells jams, herbal teas and chocolates, was revealed to have ended its partnership with Netflix this month.
A source close to her claimed she felt Netflix was too ‘cautious’ and she was happy to take ‘complete control’ of her jam empire.
The Duchess of Sussex apparently felt that ending their partnership after less than a year would allow her jams and candles to ‘go global’.
Of her documentary, Cookie Queens, Meghan previously said: ‘As a former Girl Scout myself, with my mom as my troop leader, I have a personal affinity for this film.’
She described it as ‘one of the most powerful and meaningful depictions of something that is an American tradition and rooted in nostalgia’.
Archewell Productions partnered with Beautiful Stories and AJNA Films on the documentary and Harry and Meghan were its executive producers.
It was directed by Alysa Nahmias, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and is set to appear at the SXSW (South by South West) music and film festival and then open in cinemas over the summer.
