Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan recently announced they’d be taking time out of the spotlight to focus on their newly expanded family. But as they both indicated on Tuesday, Nov. 26, that downtime won’t keep them from continuing to bring attention to the good causes they support. Tuesday marked World Access to Higher Education Day, which the Duchess of Sussex marked by sharing a statement with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, one of her royal patronages. “Today, on World Access to Higher Education Day, we are able to celebrate the vital role that colleges and universities play in society and how important it is for all people, regardless of gender or socioeconomic background, to have the opportunity to access this higher education. The value of this cannot be understated,” the Northwestern University grad said in the release, according to People. “Because education expands mindsets, and those minds can then expand the scope of the world at large. From a micro to a macro level, it is with education that we see great change,” she added. harry, meanwhile, spoke via video message at the Oslo Review Conference in Norway, where diplomats from around the world were meeting as part of the 164 States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, according to Hello magazine. Harry’s long been active in continuing the work his mother, Princess Diana, began during her lifetime to rid the world of dangerous landmines. Referring to Diana’s famous walk through an active landmine field in Angola, Harry told the diplomats: “I truly wish that she could have seen the impact. Today, nearly 4,000 landmines have been cleared from within a mile of where she walked. Where she saw danger and desolation, I saw a thriving community. Where she witnessed pain and suffering, I met hundreds of schoolchildren who had no idea that the pavement they stood on was once a minefield.” He went on to stress the importance of achieving the group’s goal of getting rid of the world’s landmines by 2025. Harry and Meghan are reportedly planning to spend the holidays, including Christmas, with Meghan’s mom.
