Meghan Markle reveals how her three-year-old daughter, Lilibet, “found her voice”

Meghan Markle has revealed how her three-year-old daughter Lilibet, whom she shares with husband Prince Harry, has “found her voice”.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, made the sweet comment about her youngest daughter while on stage at a Black Women and Power event in Cali, Colombia, as part of her and Harry's four-day tour of the country. While speaking on the panel, she opened up about the female role models in her life, including her mother, Doria Ragland.

“For me, I find inspiration in the strong women around me, of course, my mother being one of them,” she said. “A lot of my approach to things is less about fighting and more about how we show up in a space and infuse it with love, kindness and generosity.”

Meghan then expressed how she wants to inspire and support her little daughter, who already has quite a sharp mind.

“As a mother, I try to set an example and encourage our daughter, who has already found her voice at the age of three,” she said, laughing. “And we are very proud of that.”

Meghan then described how important it is for her daughter to have her own voice, as the now three-year-old continues to grow up with influential and supportive adults in her life.

“As I was saying, we need to create the conditions for there to be a domino effect among girls and young women, so that they know that if someone encourages them to use their voice and make themselves heard, that is what they are going to do,” the monarch added. “And they are going to create a different environment than the one many of us grew up in, where our voices had to be smaller.”

The Duchess stressed her hope that young women and girls around the world will be heard and acknowledged how grateful she was to have had that opportunity when she was younger. She also noted that her message is one of the goals of her Archewell Foundation alongside Harry, which they started in 2020, a few months after stepping back from being senior working members of the royal family.

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“I was incredibly lucky at a young age to feel like my voice was being heard, and I think that’s a luxury that a lot of girls and young women don’t often have,” Meghan’s speech at the panel continued, as reported by The Associated Press. People. “For us and the work we do with the Archewell Foundation, certainly the work that we do as parents and that I do as a mother is to ensure that girls feel that their voices are heard and also that boys are educated to listen and hear these young women as well.”

Meghan has previously spoken about her family, as she and her husband also share a five-year-old son, Archie. Meghan, during an appearance at a school in Abuja, Nigeria, in May, spoke to young students about a remarkable conversation she had with her daughter.

“Our daughter, Lili, is much, much younger than you. She is about to turn three. And a few weeks ago she looked at me and only saw the reflection in my eyes. [goes]“Mom, I see myself in you,” Meghan recalled. “Oh, now he meant it literally, but I held on to those words in a very different way. And I thought, yes, I see myself in you, and you see myself in you.”

Meghan and Harry began their four-day quasi-royal tour in Colombia on August 15, which included visits to three cities. When they first arrived in the country, they were greeted by Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez, the first Black woman to hold the vice presidency.

Prior to their arrival at 9:00 a.m. Bogotá time on August 15, Marquez said: “They will have the exceptional opportunity to interact with leaders, youth and women who embody the aspirations and voices of Colombians committed to progress. In addition to these meaningful interactions, the Duke and Duchess will experience Colombia’s rich heritage.”

The tour, which ended in Cali on August 19, also served as an opportunity for the couple to delve deeper into their work with the Archewell Foundation, particularly its efforts to combat the dangers that young people can encounter on the Internet.

Harry and Meghan also spoke about these dangers when they visited several Colombian schools along with the importance of raising awareness about mental health.