To kick off their 72-hour trip, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle delivered the welcome address at the inaugural mental health summit, put on by the GEANCO Foundation, at the Lightway Academy in Abuja. After Harry concluded his speech, Meghan showered him in praise. “You see why I’m married to him?” she said, per People, when she was handed the mic. “It’s so inspiring because he speaks the truth.”
Speaking to the children of the academy in her own speech, Meghan said, “Every single one of you has a story. We all have our story. And there’s no shame in any single one of your stories. Even on the hardest days or darkest days, everything is a pillar of your strength by each of you being there.”
She also shared a sweet anecdote about the couple’s daughter, Lilibet, who is almost three: “A few weeks ago, she looked at me and saw her reflection in my eyes. She said, ‘Mama, I see me in you.’ Now, she was talking literally, but I held onto those words in a different way. I thought, Yes, I do see me in you, and you see me in you. But as I look around this room, I see myself in all of you as well.”
Clearly the woman is a fan of metaphors, so maybe a message hidden in a dress isn’t so off base. Most importantly, though, Meghan is doing good and looking good. What more can the royal family want?
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