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NEW Duchess of Sussex Los Angeles and started campaigning for gender equality Public Sector & Third Sector
2019 at a young age. At 11, she wrote a letter to the then US First
Campaigner, actress Lady, Hillary Clinton, lamenting a washing-up liquid’s TV
ad strapline: “Women all over America are fighting greasy
pots and pans.” Within a month, manufacturers Procter
The Duchess of Sussex’s fairytale wedding to Prince Harry and Gamble had changed the word “women” to “people”.
in 2018 has made her arguably the most recognisned “It was at that moment that I realised the magnitude of
woman on the planet. my actions,” she later said.
Living out a real-life Disney romance, the American She has long campaigned for causes close to her heart,
actress has captured the hearts not only of Harry but of including tackling the stigma around menstrual health,
fans worldwide with her refreshingly 21st century entry and acting as Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada,
into an ancient institution – the British Royal Family. which fights for better education, food and healthcare for
Arch-monarchist or fervent Republican, one can hardly children around the world.
fail to be caught up in the story of a Californian girl, of Commenting on how she combined acting with
mixed-race heritage, who made a name for herself as a campaigning, she said: “While my life shifts from refugee
passionate campaigner for equality before falling for a camps to red carpets, I choose them both because these
prince. Meghan Markle grew up in a prosperous part of worlds can, in fact, co-exist. And for me, they must.”

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