PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have encouraged women to break gender stereotypes while celebrating International Women's Day.
The Royal couple visited a Birmingham secondary school earlier today, where they met with a group of young girls working towards their futures.
Today Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will be visiting Birmingham to meet members of the local community and learn more about projects in the area that support young people. pic.twitter.com/s89bg1cIzU
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 8, 2018
Prince Harry and his bride-to-be also attended a Stemettes event, which encourages women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths - fields typically dominated by men.
Today ninety girls were given the opportunity by @stemettes to learn HTML coding, as well as how to build apps and touchpads. pic.twitter.com/OUMrMgtHoi
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 8, 2018
During their visit, the couple worked alongside 90 youngsters aiming to learn HTML coding and app building.
Before moving on to meet members of the Coach Core team, which was created by The Royal Foundation to provide sports apprenticeships.
Coach Core was created by The Royal Foundation and provides unique sports apprenticeships that enable young people to learn employable skills and develop personally as well as professionally. 99% of apprentices go into full-time education or employment. pic.twitter.com/B9HRwFazj4
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 8, 2018
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