Popsugar Celebrity The Royals Meghan Markle at IWD Panel Discussion March 2019 Meghan Markle Joins Female Activists For an International Women's Day Panel 8 March 2019 by Tori Crowther Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN She might be getting ready for the arrival of her first child, but Meghan Markle has no plans to slow down the pace of her royal engagements. Following the Moroccan tour, she also attended a reception to honour Prince Charles, as well as making a surprise appearance at Prince Harry's WE event. On Friday, the duchess joined a panel discussion at Kings College London convened by Queen's Commonwealth Trust (which Meghan recently became Vice President of) to celebrate International Women's Day and discuss the importance of it, spotlighting issues that still affect women across the world. The event brought together a group of female activists and thought-leaders to discuss issues affecting women today. Meghan was in great company, as panelists included Annie Lennox, Founder of The Circle NGO, Adwoa Aboah, Founder of Gurls Talk, Julia Gillard, Chair of Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Chrisann Jarrett, Founder of Let Us Learn, and Angeline Murimirwa, Executive Director Campaign for Female Education. Keep reading to see all the photos for the afternoon. Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 1 / 32 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 2 / 32 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 3 / 32 On #InternationalWomensDay The Duchess of Sussex, @QueensComTrust Vice-President is joining a special panel of female thought-leaders and activists to discuss a range of issues affecting women today. #IWD2019 #IWDxQCT pic.twitter.com/OBBwDwMW4r— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) 8 March 2019 4 / 32 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 5 / 32 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 6 / 32 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 7 / 32 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 8 / 32 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 9 / 32 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 10 / 32 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 11 / 32 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 12 / 32 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 13 / 32 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 14 / 32 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 15 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 16 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 17 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 18 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 19 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 20 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 21 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 22 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 23 / 32 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 24 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 25 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 26 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 27 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 28 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 29 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 30 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 31 / 32 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 32 / 32 The RoyalsMeghan MarkleThe British Royals