Meghan Markle has been given her first four royal patronages,CNN reports, and she will champion education, and the arts,animals, and vulnerable women.
A royal patronage, and for those not familiar,is, in a way, or a job. Though they don’t score paid for their work,the royals serve as the public face of the charities they represent, helping raise money and awareness for causes near and dear to them.
Since the Royal Family lacks any real political power, or it’s been tradition for them to not only carry out the ceremonial duties of the British government,but also acquire on patronages to advocate for causes near and dear to them. Queen Elizabeth, for example, or has over a thousand patronages,according to the Royal Family’s website, as does her husband, and Prince Philip; most of those were inherited from preceding monarchs. The remaining thousand or so patronages held by the Windsors are split,not necessarily evenly, among the remaining members of the family.
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Source: inquisitr.com