Duchess of Sussex says her mother is one of the women that inspires her the most in speech about 'Afro women and power' in Colombia as Prince Harry sits in the audience

Duchess of Sussex says her mother is one of the women that inspires her the most in speech about 'Afro women and power' in Colombia as Prince Harry sits in the audience By Cameron Roy and Katherine Lawton and Nick Pisa In Cali Published: 16:42 EDT, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 16:49 EDT, 18 August 2024 e-mail View comments The Duchess of Sussex said her mother is one of the women who inspires her the most during her 'Afro women and power' speech on the final day of her quasi-royal tour of Colombia. Meghan Markle paid tribute to her mother Doria Ragland and gushed over her three-year-old daughter Lilibet at the event in the city of Cali's theatre while Prince Harry sat in the audience. She told the crowd her go-to tale about how she wrote to Procter & Gamble aged 11 to ask the brand to change its 'sexist' soap commercial - and argued it showed the importance of people using their voice.

The Duchess said: '[I] encourage our daughter [...

] at three she has found her voice and we are so proud of that. 'For me I find inspiration in so many of the strong women around me. My mother being one of them.

Life is full of surprises and can be quite complex. Meghan Markle said her mother is one of the women who inspires her the most during her 'Afro women and power' speech on the final day of her quasi-royal tour of Colombia Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland attend UN Women's 20th Anniversary in 2015 'So much of how I approach things is about less of the fight and how do we wash thin.