Meghan Markle Wears a Chic Cream Coat for a Surprise Visit to Celebrate International Women's Day
Fostering women's empowerment has been a key cause for Meghan Markle since long before she joined the royal family, so it should come as no surprise that the Duchess is celebrating International Women's Day this year by inspiring young people to use their voices and speak up for what is right.
On Friday, the Duchess gave a speech at Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham, the details of which were shared publicly last evening. Her words focused on gender equality, and touched on the importance of young men in the fight for women's rights.
"When we thought about what I wanted to do for International Women's Day this year, for me it was incredibly important to be with the women of our future. And that is all of you young women here as well as you young men who play a very large part in this," she said.
"Let's all just rally together to make International Women’s Day something that's not just on Sunday but frankly feels like every day of the year."
In addition to her address, Meghan also met with students in the library, who were studying poetry by female authors, and she spent time with a group practicing debate for Model UN.
For the occasion, she wore a a cream-colored jacket over a white top and slim black trousers.
Back in 2015, Meghan gave a speech at UN Women conference on International Women's Day in which she said, "I am proud to be a woman and a feminist."
Watch it in full below:
Over the past few years, Meghan has spent the holiday which "celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women," by visiting a group focused on inspiring young women to pursue careers in STEM fields, and speaking on a panel about feminism which was organized by the Queen's Commonwealth Trust.
Meghan recently returned to the UK for the first time since announcing her plans to step back from her senior position in the family, and has been keeping a busy schedule of engagements.
Last Thursday, she and Prince Harry attended the Endeavour Fund Awards ceremony, where they each presented one of the honors, and yesterday the royal couple made an appearance at the Mountbatten Music Festival. Meghan also made a private visit to her patronage the National Theatre this week.
Tomorrow is presumed to be the Sussexes final royal engagement before they official transition out of their working roles on March 31. Buckingham Palace has confirmed they will reunite with the Queen, Prince Charles, and the Cambridges at the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey.
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