--- title: Meghan Markle Shines at First Annual Royal Foundation Forum description: Meghan Markle clearly isn't having any trouble fitting in with Prince William and Kate Middleton, her soon-to-be brother and sister-in-law, canonical: https://time.com/5179035/meghan-markle-prince-harry-prince-william-kate-middleton-royal-foundation-forum/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-28T16:36:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:19.461Z og:title: Meghan Markle Shines at First Royal Family Engagement og:description: "Togetherness at its finest" og:url: https://time.com/5179035/meghan-markle-prince-harry-prince-william-kate-middleton-royal-foundation-forum/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9afd74d18804deef/69892915096a94989b6a1a6d/prince-harry-meghan-markle-kate-middleton.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: First Annual Royal Foundation Forum og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle Shines at First Royal Family Engagement twitter:description: "Togetherness at its finest" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9afd74d18804deef/69892915096a94989b6a1a6d/prince-harry-meghan-markle-kate-middleton.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meghan Markle Shines at First Royal Engagement With Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton > Sponsored content. 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Royal Family on Working Together and Disagreements_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 28, 2018 4:36 PM UTC  Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the first annual Royal Foundation Forum on February 28, 2018 in London, England. Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the first annual Royal Foundation Forum on February 28, 2018 in London, England. Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 28, 2018 4:36 PM UTC [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5143795/prince-harry-wedding-carriage-ride/) clearly isn’t having any trouble fitting in with in her soon-to-be brother and sister-in-law. During her first official appearance alongside [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5170283/london-police-white-powder-meghan-markle/), Prince William and a [pregnant Kate Middleton](http://time.com/5156818/kate-middleton-royal-baby-due-date/) at Wednesday’s inaugural Royal Foundation Forum, the former _Suits_ star appeared to perfectly complement the royal trio. Markle spoke about a variety of topics at the “Making a Difference Together” event—including her [support for women’s empowerment movements](http://time.com/5178875/meghan-markle-times-up-me-too-royal-foundation/) like Time’s Up and #MeToo—while also demonstrating the bond she has formed with her future family. “Togetherness at its finest,” she said of the two couples’ relationship with each other, according to [_People_](http://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-just-called-her-bond-with-william-kate-and-harry-togetherness-at-its-finest/). Harry also lauded the foursome’s ability to work together. “We have different opinions and they work really well \[together\]. Working as family does have its challenges; of course it does,” he explained, drawing laughter from the audience. “\[I think\] the fact that everybody is laughing shows they know _exactly_ what’s it like. But we are stuck together for the rest of our lives.” > [](https://twitter.com/SPerryPeoplemag/status/968810635122356224) ## Transcript When working together as family, do you ever have disagreements about things? Yes. [ LAUGHTER ] Healthy disagreements. Okay. The last thing you disagreed on, how did you resolve it? They come so fast. [ LAUGHTER ] But is it resolved? We don't know. Well you're putting on a great show. It's really, I think it's really good that we've got, you know, 4 different personalities and we all got that same passion to want to make a difference but you know, different opinions and I think Those opinions work really, really well. Working as family does have its challenges. Of course, it does. Everybody here, the fact that everyone is laughing means that everybody knows exactly what it's like. But look, we're stuck together for the rest of our lives, so. This is true. Togetherness at its finest. Togetherness. 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