Watch Meghan Markle Deliver an Incredible Speech at Her Middle School Graduation

Ariana Yaptangco
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Photo credit: Mark Cuthbert - Getty Images
Photo credit: Mark Cuthbert - Getty Images

From ELLE

Meghan Markle is no stranger to public speaking, and it looks like she's been a natural from the beginning. Before breaking royal tradition and giving a speech at her wedding reception and launching her first project cookbook, Meghan spoke at her middle school graduation as a poised and polished 13-year-old.

In this amazing throwback clip, a young Markle addresses the Class of 1995 and rocks a white cap and gown. She maintains eye contact and speaks clearly, while delivering a heartfelt speech on growing up and moving on to high school.

So posting this because people will not stop sending it to me❤️ // Here you can see how only actress can speak... *sarcasm* #14

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After watching this clip, there's no denying that Meghan was always a pro at public speaking. Fast forward to Markle's speech this past week, celebrating the launch of her first project, 'Together: Our Community Cookbook," and you'll see more of the same eloquence.

MEGHAN'S SPEECH IN FULL I'm so privileged to know you. Working on this project for the past nine months has been a tremendous labour of love. I have just recently moved to London and I felt so immediately embraced by the women in the kitchen, by your kindness and to be in this city and be in this room and see how multi-cultural it was. On a personal level I feel so proud to live in a city with so much diversity. This whole country is represented by the people in the kitchen. It's pretty outstanding. There's so many people to thank - I'm extremely grateful because this is my first project and I appreciate your support. It truly took a village to see this through. Everyone has embraced this so fully because it has been a passion project for us all. As I said this is more than a cook book and what I mean by that is the power of food is more than just the meal itself it is the story behind it. And when you get to know the story behind the recipe, you get to know the person behind it and help us celebrate what connects us rather than divides us. That is the ethos of Together. Thank you so much for letting me be part of this and letting me be on this adventure with you and I’m so excited to see the projects we will continue to do in your community and also how you will inspire people globally by sharing your stories and your recipes. It's so impactful. You can see that in just a few days alone what's happened and the book's not out yet. What you have been able to do is a testament to what that means to people. I'm so proud of you. So on that note I know that some of you have started eating, as you should. I'd be the last one to want to let the food get cold so please enjoy your beautiful lunch and give another round of applause for the Hubb Community Kitchen. Thank you.

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