LISTEN: Meghan Markle wants young leaders to "create a better future"
Meghan Markle gives first speech in the United Kingdom since quitting her royal duties two years ago.
In her first public speech in the United Kingdom in two years, Meghan Markle stated that it was "very nice to be back in the UK".
The Duchess of Sussex gave a speech at the One Young World summit in Manchester, where she addressed a group of young leaders.
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Her speech was focused on motivating these young leaders to come together and "create a better future".
"You are the ones driving the positive and necessary change needed across the globe now in this very moment," she said. “You are the future... you are also the present."
Markle also recalled her first summit in 2014, where she was asked to be a counsellor. The Duchess expressed her "nervousness" and self-doubt at the time.
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Markle also turned heads in a red Valentino ensemble during the summit.
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