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Meghan Markle has stepped out for her first solo engagement since returning to England from her Africa tour with Prince Harry.

On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex made an appearance at the One Young World Summit opening in London, wearing a vibrant purple Aritzia dress (which she's worn previously) paired with navy suede Manolo Blahnik pumps ($665, neimanmarcus.com). She wore her long hair down with loose waves.

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Meghan attended as part of her role as vice president of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust, which has partnered with One Young World to bring 53 youth leaders from across the Commonwealth to the event, which was held at Royal Albert Hall.

The global forum brings together 2,000 young people from over 190 countries to create positive change and tackle some of the world’s biggest problems.

The duchess has attended the event in previous years, even before she became a royal. She first attended as a counselor in Dublin in 2014, and again in Ottawa in 2016.

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The Duchess of Sussex will attend @OneYoungWorld opening ceremony this evening to continue her support for this amazing collective of global youth ambassadors. Her Royal Highness was a counsellor for OYW in Dublin in 2014 as well as in Ottawa in 2016. This evening she again joins world leaders and activists to celebrate the youth of today as they tackle some of the world’s greatest problems. She is proud to attend as Vice President of The Queens Commonwealth Trust and to continue her long-standing commitment to this very important summit. Later this week The Duchess will hold a round table discussion with several of the OYW young leaders to address the issue of gender equity worldwide, and how we can all play our part to reach equality for all. Ahead of the opening ceremony tonight, we take a look back at some photos and moments from HRH attending One Young World in the past. Stay tuned for highlights from tonight’s event! #OYW2019 Photo ©SussexRoyal Video: One Young World

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According to the Sussex Royal official Instagram account, she will also hold a round table discussion later this week with One Young World leaders to address the issue of gender equity worldwide.