After a whirlwind tour of Colombia, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wrapped up their trip with the Duchess of Sussex speaking at the Afro-Descendant Women and Power: Voices of Equity summit.
The event highlighted the challenges faced by Afro-Colombian women leaders fighting against racism and gender discrimination. Taking the stage, Meghan shared her insights, dubbing this time in her life a "chapter of joy" as she made a rare comment about life with her husband.
She told the audience: "The more that you are able to look at your life and really, truly recognize that if you're going to be grateful for your life, you have to be grateful for all aspects of it - the parts that were opportunities for growth and may have felt really difficult, as well as the parts that feel inspiring, joyful and full."
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Further revealing her personal ambitions, Meghan declared: "My intentionality is to enjoy this chapter and to be able to move through every piece of that as best as I can." The event took place at Cali's Teatro Municipal Enrique Buenaventura and saw Meghan appear alongside Binaifer Nowrojee and Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez.
They discussed the impact women's voices have had in significantly shaping their lives. During her visit to Colombia, the Duchess of Sussex showed appreciation for the warm reception by addressing the audience in Spanish: "Because we are in your country, my husband and I can feel this embrace from Colombia - it's incredible," Meghan said.
Continuing her speech in English, she expressed enchantment with the country's culture and history, remarking that the trip felt like a dream. Reflecting on her own life, Meghan spoke about her privilege of having her voice heard early on and how that shaped her advocacy for women through the Archewell Foundation: "I was very, very fortunate [that] at a young age to feel as though my voice was being heard, and I think that's a luxury that a lot of young girls and women aren't often afforded."
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Meghan underscored the significance of listening to young girls' voices and teaching boys to be attentive: "For us and the work that we do with the Archewell Foundation and certainly the work we do as parents, as I do as a mother, is ensuring that young girls feel as though their voices are being heard, and also that young boys are being raised to listen and to hear those young women, as well."
Meghan also praised Harry's commitment to female empowerment: "The role of men in this - of empowering women, of allowing them to know that their voices are heard starting at a young age all the way through adulthood - is key." The Duchess of Sussex opened up about the powerful women who shape her life, including her mother Doria Ragland and her young daughter Princess Lilibet.
"I find inspiration in the strong women around me, of course, my mother being one of them," she shared. "So much of how I approach things is through the lens of less about the fight - that's not interesting to me - and more about how do we show up in a space and wash things over with love and kindness and generosity? ".
She emphasized the importance of instilling this philosophy in her daughter, who, despite being only three years old, has already begun to find her own voice, according to the Duchess.
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