{"id":2326450,"date":"2026-03-13T13:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2326450"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:42:13","slug":"meghan-markle-visits-patients-at-la-childrens-hospital-after-netflix-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-visits-patients-at-la-childrens-hospital-after-netflix-debacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle visits patients at LA children&#8217;s hospital after Netflix debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday, one week after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/06\/royal-family\/netflix-ends-partnership-with-meghan-markle\/\">Netflix cut ties <\/a>with her lifestyle brand, As Ever.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVzUq1RAUah\/?img_index=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documented Markle\u2019s visit on Instagram<\/a>, sharing photos of the Duchess of Sussex spending time with multiple young patients at the facility. <\/p>\n<p>Markle, who wore a black face mask in all the pictures, sat next to one of the kids in a snapshot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle (pictured above) visited patients at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday, March 12. <span class=\"credit\">Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She posed in pictures with the children while wearing a black face mask, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In another, she showed a Hello Kitty drawing to a patient.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/08\/royal-family\/meghan-markle-shares-rare-photo-of-lilibet-taken-by-her-dad-harry-in-honor-of-international-womens-day\/\">The mother of two <\/a>also joined patients and staff for a painting session. <\/p>\n<p>Markle, 44, wore a white shirt and white pants with a beige sweater for the outing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we were honored to welcome LA\u2019s own @meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to CHLA\u2019s Creative Oasis, where she spent time painting alongside our incredible patients,\u201d the hospital captioned its Instagram post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Markle showed off a Hello Kitty drawing to one of the patients.  <span class=\"credit\">Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Duchess of Sussex also participated in a painting session at the hospital, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThese special moments are a reminder of how powerful creativity can be in fostering\u00a0joy, connection, and healing,\u201d the post continued.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital explained that Markle\u2019s visit was part of Make March Matter, their \u201cmonth-long fundraising campaign supporting the lifesaving care, research, and innovation that happens at CHLA every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Markle <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/02\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-shows-off-acting-skills-as-she-reads-at-childrens-hospital-in-los-angeles\/\">visited the same hospital<\/a> in 2024 and participated in a Literally Healing\u00a0session, a reading program that gifts families at CHLA more than 65,000 books annually.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren were laughing and singing as The Duchess turned into character with every page as she read patient favorite books like\u00a0\u2018Rosie the Riveter,\u2019 \u2018Pete the Cat\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018I Saw a Cat,\u2019<em>\u201d\u00a0<\/em>CHLA said in a statement at the time. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Markle (seen above with a patient) went to the hospital for an annual fundraising campaign called Make March Matter. <span class=\"credit\">Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Markle (seen above at a patient\u2019s bedside) visited the same hospital in 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last Friday, Page Six exclusively revealed that Netflix\u00a0ended its partnership with As Ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer show did not go on so it did not make sense to continue the partnership,\u201d an industry source exclusively told Page Six, referring to her series,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/19\/royal-family\/meghan-markles-netflix-show-wont-have-third-season-sources\/\">\u201cWith Love, Meghan.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Netflix spokesperson told us, \u201cMeghan\u2019s passion for elevating everyday moments in beautiful yet simple ways inspired the creation of the As Ever brand, and we are glad to have played a role in bringing that vision to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An As Ever rep told Page Six that the company \u201cis now ready to stand on its own\u201d and has \u201can exciting year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption>Markle (pictured above in a scene from \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d) visited CHLA one week after Netflix cut ties with her company, As Ever. <span class=\"credit\">JAKE ROSENBERG\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>An industry source told Page Six that \u201cit did not make sense to continue the partnership.\u201d (Markle is seen above in her series \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d) <span class=\"credit\">JAKE ROSENBERG\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the Netflix fiasco, Markle is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/12\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-slammed-for-sky-high-price-of-luxury-retreat-in-australia\/\">headlining a luxury women\u2019s retreat in Australia<\/a> in April that has been criticized for its sky-high price.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees who want the VIP experience have to pay $2,288, while Early Bird tickets cost $1,930.<\/p>\n<p>The retreat will take place during <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/08\/royal-family\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-to-rebound-from-netflix-fiasco-with-tour-of-australia\/\">Markle and Prince Harry\u2019s upcoming Aussie tour<\/a>, where they\u2019ll take part in several private, business and philanthropic engagements.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday, one week after Netflix cut ties with her lifestyle brand, As Ever. 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