Princess Eugenie Reveals What Inspired her to Set Up her Own Charity

Princess Eugenie has revealed what inspired her to set up her own charity to combat modern slavery in a new video interview.

The Anti-Slavery Collective is an initiative Eugenie founded with best friend, Julia de Boinville, in 2017.

The pair joined forces to interview Pulitzer Prize-winning writers Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, who published their best-selling book Half The Sky in 2009. It details stories about the oppression of women across the globe.

Kicking off the interview, Eugenie said: "Everyone welcome today, this is such an exciting day because we are talking to Nick and Sheryl, who are a powerhouse couple that Jules and I have been inspired by from the beginning of our talks in modern slavery and wanting to fight this cause. And you two wrote this book, Half The Sky, which honestly-- Jules, you seem to think my mum gave it to us…"

Jules adds: "I think your mum gave us both a copy when we were about 21 years old and it was after we'd been to India to visit a safe house, and the first time we'd learned about human trafficking, and this book really spurred us on and inspired us to set up The Anti-Slavery Collective, so this is a big fangirl moment for Eugenie and I."

Eugenie and Julia asked the authors about their own inspirations for writing the book and their future work plans.

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On Monday, it was announced on their charity's social media pages that Eugenie and Julia would be hosting interviews, sharing research and answering questions about modern slavery throughout the week in the lead-up to World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on Friday 30 July.

Princess Eugenie, who gave birth to her first child August Philip Hawke Brooksbank in February 2021, also holds a full-time role as a director for art gallery Hauser & Wirth.