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Princess Eugenieis back to work.
The 32-year-old royal was out in London Monday, her first formal appearance sincefuneral servicesfor her grandmotherQueen Elizabethon Sept. 19. Princess Eugenie arrived in Trafalgar Square with Julia de Boinville, co-founder ofThe Anti-Slavery Collective. The friends, who established the charity in 2017 to combat modern slavery and trafficking, stepped out to see the art exhibit erected through Hestia, another anti-slavery organization.
The exhibit was arranged ahead of Anti-Slavery Day on Tuesday and will stand in bustling Trafalgar Square through Sunday. Free of charge to see, similar displays have been set up outside the London Bridge subway station and outside the South Kensington underground station.
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“The exhibition also provides an opportunity for those who have experienced modern slavery to gain new skills, which can help to reinforce a sense of community amongst survivors and encourage freedom of expression,” the princess continued. “This exhibition serves as a space to dispel the stigma around survivors, and let their stories speak for themselves. This year, the Anti-Slavery Collective is honoured to be co-curating the exhibition, and we look forward to helping to shine a light on this important issue.”
Princess Eugenieand Julia previously shared that they first met on a bus during a school trip, and in 2012, they traveled to India together where they visited an organization called Women’s Interlink Foundation and “first became aware of modern slavery.”
“We were shocked to discover the extent to which slavery still exists. In fact, there are more enslaved people today than at any other point in history and, at any one time, someone is being trafficked within a mile of where you live. We often associate slavery with chains and shackles, but modern slavery is a hidden crime that is often hard to detect,” they said onInstagramlast year.
“So this became our mission,” they wrote in the post. “In 2017, we proudly launched The Anti-Slavery Collective.”
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Elevating the platform of the Anti-Slavery Collective, the friendslaunched a podcaston Spotify in April. InFloodlight,Princess Eugenieand Julia welcome lawmakers, leaders, activists, survivors, journalists and more to discuss modern slavery and everyday differences that can be made to end the epidemic.
source: people.com
