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ueen Elizabeth, 92, has passed on her
patronages of the National Theater and the Association of
Commonwealth Universities, which she has held for decades, to
Meghan, who married the queen's grandson last year.
Known as the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan will also become the
patron of Smart Works, a charity helping long-term unemployed
women, and animal welfare charity Mayhew.
"The Duchess is delighted to become Patron of both national and
grassroots organizations that are part of the fabric of the UK,
and is very much looking forward to working with them to bring
wider public attention to their causes," Kensington Palace said
in a statement.
The National Theater said it was a privilege to welcome Meghan,
an American former actress who starred in television drama Suits
before she married Harry.
"The Duchess shares our deeply-held conviction that theater has
the power to bring together people from all communities and
walks of life. I very much look forward to working closely with
Her Royal Highness in the years to come," Rufus Norris, the
director of the National Theater, said.
Meghan, who is pregnant with her first child, will visit Smart
Works on Thursday.
(Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
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