Kensington Palace have confirmed that Meghan Markle will take part in a panel discussion to mark International Women’s Day next week.
The Duchess of Sussex will be joined by musician and humanitarian Annie Lennox, Gurls Talk founder Adwoa Aboa, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Let Us Learn founder Chrisann Jarrett, and Angeline Murimirwa, who is the Executive Director at CAMFED.
The panel discussion, which will be hosted at King’s College London, will be led by Anne McElvoy, the senior editor for The Economist.
In a statement, the Palace said, “Her Royal Highness will join the panel to discuss the importance of International Women’s Day, and the spotlight it can bring to obstacles which still affect female empowerment across the world, including access to education and limitations within employment.”
“The discussion will also cover the positive opportunities that come when women are given wider access and equal opportunity, whether that be in the UK or elsewhere in the world.”
The panel will be hosted by The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, an organisation which exists to champion, fund and connect young leaders around the world who are serving their communities, providing solutions to problems, and hope, employment and self-employment opportunities for others.
Back in 2015, the former actress gave a speech at the United Nations Women’s Conference in New York for International Women’s Day.
In her speech, Meghan said, “I am proud to be a woman and a feminist,” as she spoke about the importance of gender equality.
