Meghan Markle is spotted hand-in-hand with Gloria Steinem at Soho’s Crosby Hotel

Meghan Markle was all smiles as she walked out of Soho’s Crosby Hotel with political activist Gloria Steinem on Monday.

The Duchess of Sussex, 40, grinned on Monday as she held hands with famous feminist Steinem, just two weeks after they both appeared in Vogue in wake of the Supreme Court‘s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. 

Meghan, who had attended a UN event with her husband, Prince Harry, earlier in the day, kept it cool in a pair of smart, navy shorts with she paired with a simple white blouse, a tan leather belt, brown Manolo Blahnik heels and a perfectly coordinated $428 Nia wooden beaded clutch.

She sported a $6,900 Cartier Love bracelet, Princess Diana’s Cartier Tank Watch – which costs $23,000 –  rings; her $350,000 Triology engagement ring, her wedding ring, and two Shiffon Duet Pinky Rings, which retail for $525 each.

Steinem kept it simple in an all-black ensemble except for a statement gold and shell belt. 

The political activist has recruited Meghan in her fight to get Congress to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment – a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. 

Meghan, 40, clutched the hand of her friend and fellow activist Gloria Steinem as they left Crosby Hotel after having lunch

Meghan was all smiles on Monday as she held hands with Steinem, switching her outfit from the earlier event held in honor of Nelson Mandela

Meghan and Steinem are seen embracing each other Monday as the feminist icon appears to get into a NYC taxi cab

Meghan and Gloria are seen hugging outside a New York City cab on Monday

Meghan and Steinem, 88, spoke to Vogue magazine in conversation with journalist Jessica Yellin just days after the SCOTUS ruling.

The Royal had urged men to be ‘more vocal’ with their anger and revealed her husband’s response to the ruling was ‘guttural.’ Steinem declared the day after the ruling that she would welcome women traveling to New York for an abortion into her own Manhattan home.

‘Men need to be vocal in this moment and beyond because these are decisions that affect relationships, families, and communities at large,’ Meghan said. ‘They may target women, but the consequences impact all of us.’

‘My husband and I talked about that a lot over the past few days. He’s a feminist to. We have to channel that fear into action. We can start this November in the midterms. We have to vote, every time’. 

Steinem, who was approached by Meghan in 2020, when the Duchess realized that she was sheltering during the pandemic near their California home, said she could confirm that Harry was deeply interested in women’s rights.

She called the pair ‘chosen family’. 

‘His reaction last week was guttural, like mine,’ Meghan said. ‘I know that for so many women right now, there is a sentiment of despair. But again, we have to band together and not wallow. We have to do the work.’ 

Meghan argued it was important to ‘normalize conversation about the things that affect our lives and bodies’, referencing her own decision to speak out in November 2020 about her own miscarriage.

‘This is about women’s physical safety,’ she said. ‘It’s also about economic justice, individual autonomy, and who we are as a society. Nobody should be forced to make a decision they do not want to make, or is unsafe, or puts their own life in jeopardy.’

The Duchess of Sussex and Gloria Steinem are seen in 2020, speaking in a California garden

She waved at fans who spotted her, and changed her outfit after attending the UN General Assembly this morning 

Meghan and Steinem (pictured Monday) spoke to Vogue magazine in conversation with journalist Jessica Yellin just days after the SCOTUS ruling

During their Vogue interview, Meghan argued it was important to ‘normalize conversation about the things that affect our lives and bodies’ and Steinem told the story of her own abortion, performed in London, which she said allowed her to live the life she chose. The pair are pictured in NYC on Monday

Steinem told the story of her own abortion, performed in London, which she said allowed her to live the life she chose.

‘Here you’re talking to two women: one who chose to give birth happily, and one who chose not to give birth happily,’ the Duchess said. ‘And we’re both prospering because we were able to make our own choices.’

Steinem, born in Ohio, moved to New York in 1960, and in 1971 famously launched Ms. Magazine – the first publication to be owned and operated by women. 

She has been at the forefront of women’s rights for over 50 years, and, asked what she would do to help, told The New York Post last month: ‘Everything from the small effort to say: “I have a guest room if you need to come to New York state, you can stay here.” Which of course is limited since it’s only one room. But at least it’s something that I can offer.’

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