Meghan Markle Makes Quiet Visit to Children’s Hospital — And One Emotional Moment With a Young Patient Is Melting Hearts In a touching and unexpected moment, Meghan Markle quietly arrived at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles wearing a protective mask — not for publicity, but to spend time with children undergoing treatment. Inside the hospital’s Creative Oasis space, Meghan sat down with young patients for painting and arts-and-crafts activities, chatting with them, helping them decorate their projects, and visiting several children in their rooms. Photos shared by the hospital show the Duchess laughing with the kids, holding paintbrushes, and kneeling beside hospital beds as she listened to their stories. The visit was part of the hospital’s Make March Matter campaign, a fundraising initiative that supports lifesaving care and research for thousands of children every year. But according to staff, one small moment during the visit stood out the most. At one point, Meghan reportedly spent several extra minutes talking with a young patient who had been feeling especially nervous about treatment — a quiet exchange that hospital workers say deeply moved everyone in the room. Moments like that are why the visit is now spreading across social media.
Meghan Markle put on a mask to surprise young patients at a Los Angeles hospital as her latest documentary has been purchased by an independent production firm.
The Duchess of Sussex, 44, joined children at the hospital for painting and craft activities and met with patients in their rooms.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles took to their Instagram to share images of the former Suits actress participating in arts and crafts sessions with young patients.
‘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.
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 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)
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.
