Good practise for the public speaking career! Meghan Markle is announced as a keynote speaker at the Girl Up campaign’s online leadership summit alongside Michelle Obama and Priyanka Chopra
- Duchess, 38, will be keynote speaker at the online leadership summit next week
- The Girl Up campaign group’s motto is ‘uniting girls to change the world’
- Meghan has made a string of online appearances in recent weeks as she carves out a new role since the couple decamped to Los Angeles earlier this year
- It’s a stellar line-up, with Michelle Obama and Priyanka Chopra also speaking
The speaking opportunities appear to be coming in thick and fast for Meghan Markle, as it was announced today that the Duchess will appear as a special guest at a summit for the Girl Up campaign next week.
The campaign organisation, which has the motto ‘uniting girls to change the world’, revealed that the royal will appear at its virtual 2020 Global Leadership Summit, alongside other big-ticket names including Michelle Obama and Priyanka Chopra.
The 38-year-old royal is a keynote speaker at the online event, which is taking place from July 13th to 15th, the Girl Up campaign said in a post across its social media platforms.
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In demand! The flyer posted by the Girl Up campaign today on their social media platforms, which announced that the Duchess of Sussex will be a keynote speaker at their online leadership summit next week
Meghan, 38, is now more than used to speaking via meeting software having dialled into several events recently, including an address last month to her former high school, the Immaculate Heart in Los Angeles, where the royal spoke to leavers about the death of George Floyd
The post announcing the Duchess of Sussex’s appearance read: ‘The present is female! But don’t take our word for it.
‘Hear from our keynote speaker Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, as she takes the stage at our 2020 Leadership Summit, happening virtually July 13-15!’
The campaign group said this year’s summit promises to be: ‘unforgettable with interactive virtual workshops, panels with global leaders, and so much more.’
The colourful flyer saw the Duchess pictured centre against a shiny background, with the Girl Up campaign’s yellow logo across the top.
Earlier this week, the campaign group announced that actor, producer and activist Priyanka Chopra would be taking part in a Q&A at next week’s summit.
And a week ago, it was revealed that the former First Lady Michelle Obama would be offering a special message to delegates.
Girl Up shared: ‘We have some BIG news!! Former U.S. First Lady @michelleobama will share a special message on behalf of @girlsopportunityalliance at our 2020 @GirlUpCampaign Leadership Summit!’
In good company! Meghan Markle joins a stellar line-up at the event, which will include a message from former First Lady Michelle Obama
Speaking from his Los Angeles home, Harry said: ‘When you look across the Commonwealth, there is no way that we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past
Prince Harry risked upsetting the royal family by insisting the Commonwealth ‘must acknowledge the past’ in a video call with Meghan Markle and young leaders from across the Commonwealth. Pictured, Chrisann Jarrett (UK) (top left), Mike Omoniyi (UK), (top right), Alicia Wallace (Bahamas) (bottom left) and Abdullahi Alim (Australia) (bottom right
The Duke of Sussex, 35, made the comment as he joined wife Meghan Markle, 38, for a video call with young leaders from the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust last week
Earlier this week, Prince Harry faced criticism after he appeared to take a swipe at the British Empire by saying the history of the Commonwealth ‘must be acknowledged’, even if it’s ‘uncomfortable’.
The Duke of Sussex, 35, made the comment as he joined wife Meghan Markle, 38, for a video call with young leaders from the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust last week that was made public today.
As part of the discussion on ‘justice and equal rights’, Harry said the Commonwealth needs to follow others who have ‘acknowledged the past’ and are ‘trying to right their wrongs’, and also admitted to having his own ‘unconscious bias’.