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Meghan Markle: ‘Feminism Is About Fairness’

Meghan Markle ends the Royal Tour with the feminist speech we've all been waiting for.

By Angela Ledgerwood

Published 31 January, 2026

The Latest

Meghan Markle: ‘Feminism Is About Fairness’

Meghan Markle ends the Royal Tour with the feminist speech we've all been waiting for.

By Angela Ledgerwood

Published 31 January, 2026

The Duchess of Sussex delivered the kind of feminist speech we’ve all been waiting for. Her third and final speaking engagement of the Royal Tour, celebrated New Zealand’s 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage. At a reception at Government House in Wellington hosted by New Zealand Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy, Markle spoke about the importance of feminism as a women’s issue, but also as a force of equality for all people, including those marginalized by race, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation. “In the words of your suffragette Kate Shepherd, ‘All that separates whether race, creed, or sex, is inhuman, and must be overcome.’”

Royal commentator Omid Scobie, posted a clip and full transcript of the speech below.

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