Harry and Meghan reunite with Grenfell community cooks in Nottingham

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 16 Oct, 12:02 · Archive

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reunited with four women from the Grenfell community during a visit to a food poverty charity in Nottingham.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Himmah Hub in Nottingham, reuniting with four women from the Grenfell Tower community they have maintained contact with since the 2017 tower block fire. Dayo Gilmour, Intlak Alsaiegh, Faiza Hayani Bellili and Leila Hedjem were contributors to the Together cookbook, which Meghan supported and for which she wrote the foreword. The book, published in 2018, raised nearly £800,000 to support the women's work at the Al-Manaar mosque in north Kensington.

Meghan individually hugged each woman in the charity's kitchen before they shared a group embrace. One woman said 'it's been too long', and Meghan replied 'at least five years'. Harry later joined the group, and one of the women told him 'we've missed you so much'. The duchess described the reunion as 'really, really meaningful'.

During their visit, the couple donned aprons and helped prepare a chicken tagine lunch with the charity's kitchen team. They also packed food parcels for the food bank, which distributes up to 1,500 bags of groceries each month to families in need across Nottingham. Harry joked with volunteers about the system after noticing that biscuits were placed at the bottom of bags before being covered with tins. The couple received a warm welcome from about 50 well-wishers outside the charity.

How it is being reported

• 'My ladies' - Meghan Markle's emotional reunion with Grenfell womenMeghan Markle has reunited with four women connected to the Grenfell Tower community during a charity visit to Nottingham with Prince Harry.This Is Local London · 16 Oct, 10:20
• Meghan reunited with Grenfell ‘ladies’ on first engagement since return to UKThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex set up home back in England in August.Evening Standard · 15 Oct, 18:07
• Harry and Meghan have emotional reunion with their Grenfell ‘ladies’The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited a Nottingham-based food poverty action group.Evening Standard · 15 Oct, 15:07

In this story: Harry · Meghan · Dayo Gilmour · Intlak Alsaiegh · Faiza Hayani Bellili · Leila Hedjem · Himmah Hub · Nottingham

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