--- title: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Inspire This Little Girl description: During a visit to Birmingham, England, Prince Harry took the time to introduce a young aspiring actress to none other than Meghan Markle. canonical: https://time.com/5191448/prince-harry-little-girl/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-08T16:55:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:18.732Z og:title: Meghan Markle Knew Exactly What to Say to This Little Girl og:description: She wanted to be an actress so Prince Harry took her to the right person og:url: https://time.com/5191448/prince-harry-little-girl/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48674240ead4af22/69892a2a929fadb7f4befe15/markle-harry-actress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3240 og:image:height: 1823 og:image:alt: Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Visit Birmingham og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle Knew Exactly What to Say to This Little Girl twitter:description: She wanted to be an actress so Prince Harry took her to the right person twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48674240ead4af22/69892a2a929fadb7f4befe15/markle-harry-actress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Little Girl Told Prince Harry She Wanted to Be an Actress. 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Karwai Tang—WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 8, 2018 4:55 PM UTC Prince Harry is celebrating [International Women’s Day](http://time.com/5187268/international-womens-day-history/) with fiancée [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5182543/prince-harry-meghan-markle-invite-public-wedding/) in the sweetest way: by inspiring girls to follow their dreams. During a visit to Birmingham in England on Thursday, the prince and his [soon-to-be bride](http://time.com/5143795/prince-harry-wedding-carriage-ride/) spent time meeting and greeting a crowd outside the Millennium Point building At one point, Harry was apparently drawn into conversation with a young schoolgirl, 10-year-old Sophia Richards, who expressed her desire to one day become an actress. And Prince Harry knew exactly what to do: he brought her over to Markle, herself an actress who recently completed [seven seasons](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1620783/) on the [TV drama _Suits_](http://time.com/5135318/meghan-markle-suits-cast-on-prince-harry/), and introduced the two women. “Meghan told me that I can achieve whatever I want to achieve. And Meghan said she would like to see me on TV when I become an actress,” Richards said, [PEOPLE reports](http://people.com/royals/prince-harry-meghan-markle-international-womens-day/). “It was a dream come true. I will never forget this day.” Markle has been [vocal about her support](http://time.com/5178875/meghan-markle-times-up-me-too-royal-foundation/) of women’s initiatives including the Time’s Up and Me Too movements, and has jumped right in to joining Harry and her future royal family [in charity appearances](http://time.com/5179035/meghan-markle-prince-harry-prince-william-kate-middleton-royal-foundation-forum/) around the U.K. They followed up the day’s meet-and-greet with a visit to a program that enables young women to pursue careers in STEM fields, too. The couple will [wed on May 19](http://time.com/5039393/royal-wedding-2018-details/) in Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Chapel. > [](https://twitter.com/SPerryPeoplemag/status/971722893989220355) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/971779216525193217) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/971740163788427264) ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Sorry man. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ NOISE ] [ NOISE ] Harry, give us a wave. Give us a wave. [ APPLAUSE ] You go to university here ? >> We all do >> [ LAUGH ] [ INAUDIBLE ] Really? Shouldn't you be at work then? [ LAUGH ] Shhh Which means I'll tell you what someone is going to see you here >> [ INAUDIBLE ] Been here awhile >> See all the people here [ INAUDIBLE ] I know ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5191448/prince-harry-little-girl/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5191448/prince-harry-little-girl/"},"headline":"A Little Girl Told Prince Harry She Wanted to Be an Actress. 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