During her four-day trip to Colombia with Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex gave a speech in impeccable Spanish on Sunday, August 18.
After dancing salsa with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle wowed netizens with her speech about Colombian culture. The Sussexes were actually in Colombia for a four-day stay to support campaigns against discrimination and cyberbullying. During this trip, Archie and Lilibeth’s mother was invited by the Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Francia Marquez, to a congress designed to highlight Afro-Colombian women, called “Afro Women and Power”, at a theater in the city. Cali:
Next to the vice president, Meghan Markle began her speech in impeccable Spanish. Prince Harry, for his part, was equipped with a headset that allowed him to follow the conference. The Duchess of Sussex announced in her most beautiful accent. “I would like to start Spanish because we are in your country, me and my husband, and I can feel this warm welcome from Colombia. It’s amazing, thank you so much because the culture, the history, everything was like a dream on this trip.”
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An unexpected skill
After thanking the residents of the South American country for the reception, the American actress explained her mastery of the Latin language. “I’m sorry if my Spanish is not perfect, because I learned it twenty years ago in Argentina, but I try to speak here because I feel the goodwill of this community, and this feeling is the best in the world,” he assured. Her language skills also come from studying abroad in Madrid in 2002, during which she stayed with a host family. Prior to that, he interned at the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires. Meghan Markle was so comfortable during her speech that she even made a few jokes that made the audience laugh.
Being close to children
After her successful intervention, Archie’s mother continued her speech in English. The Duchess of Sussex also took advantage of this conference on women and power to talk about her mother, Doria Ragland, who was a real source of inspiration for her. “I think I find inspiration in a lot of strong women around me. Of course, my mother is one of them,” he said. Then he spoke about his relationship with his daughter, 3-year-old Lilibet. He mentioned that he wants to help him “find his voice”. “If we encourage more young girls and young women to use their voices and be heard, that’s what they will do.»
In addition to her speech, Prince Harry’s wife also spoke in Spanish at a school in Bogota. An emotional moment for the prince, who spoke directly to the schoolboy in Spanish, reminding him of 5-year-old Archie.
Source: Le Figaro
