Meghan’s Most Inspiring Quotes From Her International Women’s Day Panel
“Hashtags are not enough”
On 8 March, the Duchess of Sussex participated in an International Women’s Day panel discussion with various women leaders and activists hosted by the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. Meghan has long been a vocal advocate for women’s issues, and the event showed how she’s embracing her passion as a member of the royal family.
Meghan was joined by Model and Gurls Talk founder Adwoa Aboah, musician and founder of The Circle NGO Annie Lennox, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership Chair Julia Gillard, Let Us Learn founder Chrisann Jarrett, and CAMFED Executive Director Angeline Murimirwa.
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The Duchess of Sussex has made statements or brief speeches about the importance of empowering and educating women during past royal engagements, but here, she was really able to make her voice heard alongside fellow change-makers.
The group spoke at a private discussion at King’s College London, and some attendees and royal reporters did share nuggets of wisdom from the Duchess. Watch the full panel below, and read on for some of her standout quotes.
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