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Duchess of Sussex tells girls 'Don't be afraid to do what's right' at summit

Published 15 July 2020, 1:57 am
Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, urged girls to 'own the conversation,' in a prerecorded message at the 2020 Virtual Girl Up Leadership Summit, sponsored by the United Nations Foundation. The duchess pushed for girls to work for true equality, "every day, even when it's hard, even when it makes others feel uneasy."
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