Meghan Markle Quietly Reunites with New Zealand's Groundbreaking Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern

Monday is a holiday for Americans, but Meghan Markle was busy with royal duties.

The mom-to-be, whose first first child with Prince Harry is due in late April, had a private meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Kensington Palace on Monday. According to TVNZ reporter Joy Reid, the visit was to “recognize their recent successful visit to [New Zealand]” during the couple’s royal tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand in October.

While in New Zealand, Meghan and Ardern teamed up for a number of events. The prime minister was on hand to greet the couple when they arrived at the Wellington International Airport Military Terminal, then spent time with them later that night during a welcome reception at the Government House in Wellington.

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Ardern also joined the newlyweds for a reception at the Auckland War Memorial Museum and a visit to Pillars, a charity that supports children who have a parent in prison by providing special mentoring programs, during their trip.

Her meeting with Meghan won’t be the only royal engagement of the week for Ardern. On Wednesday, Prince William will join a panel discussion on mental health at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Ardern will be among the other participants.

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At 38 years old, Ardern is the world’s youngest female head of government. She also became the second elected head of government to give birth while in office when she welcomed a daughter, Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford, in June 2018. The woman who preceded her was Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto in 1990.

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In September, Ardern made history when she brought her 3-month-old daughter to the United Nations Assembly Hall in New York City. She was photographed kissing and holding her baby next to her partner, Clarke Gayford, at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit and explained that because she was still breastfeeding, she needed to make the long journey with her daughter in tow.

Ardern, who took six weeks of maternity leave after giving birth, said after returning to work in August that she hopes “one day it will be normal” for a woman to be both a world leader and a new mom.