Meghan Markle and Prince Harry volunteer at LA school charity event

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were helping students in Los Angeles kick start their school year by handing out supplies and basic necessities to those in need.

The Duke and Duchess worked together with Baby2Baby in a drive through distribution event at Knox Elementary in South LA, handing out school supplies, food, hygiene items to students and families.

The LA based charity, which provides children between the ages of 0 to 12 years living in poverty with nappies, clothing and basic necessities, posted pictures of the couple to their Instagram, thanking them for their time.

"We are so grateful to be onsite during the most unique back-to-school week in history distributing school supplies, backpacks, hygiene, clothing and food directly to children and families who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and are struggling to afford the basic necessities they rely on school to provide," Baby2Baby Co-Presidents Norah Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof said in a press release.

"We are committed to supporting the students from our partners at LAUSD and around the country throughout distance learning as well as when they are back in the classroom."

Harry and Meghan announced earlier in the year they were stepping back from their duties as senior royals, becoming financially independent from the royal family and relocating with their son Archie to LA

They moved into a house in Santa Barbara in July, the couple had been staying at Tyler Perry's Beverly Hills mansion since late March, when they moved from Canada to LA just before lockdowns began due to the global pandemic.