Meghan Markle is back on royal duty four months after giving birth to baby Archie.
The Duchess of Sussex made her first official post-maternity leave outing with the launch of her Smart Works Capsule collection.
In the video shared by Sun UK, Meghan could be seen making her way to the podium to deliver a short speech. After her speech, she soaked in panel discussions with Smart Works reps and met with brand ambassadors who talked to her the journey some of the woman have experienced.
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 12: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex delivers a speech as she launches the Smart Works capsule collection on September 12, 2019 in London, England. Created in September 2013 Smart Works exists to help unemployed women regain the confidence they need to succeed at job interviews and return to employment. (Photo by Mark Large – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – SEPTEMBER 12: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex launches the Smart Works capsule collection on September 12, 2019 in London, England. Created in September 2013 Smart Works exists to help unemployed women regain the confidence they need to succeed at job interviews and return to employment. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – SEPTEMBER 12: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex launches the Smart Works capsule collection on September 12, 2019 in London, England. Created in September 2013 Smart Works exists to help unemployed women regain the confidence they need to succeed at job interviews and return to employment. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 12: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex poses for a photograph with women dressed in clothes from the Smart Works capsule collection during the collection’s launch on September 12, 2019 in London, England. Created in September 2013 Smart Works exists to help unemployed women regain the confidence they need to succeed at job interviews and return to employment. (Photo by Mark Large – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 12: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walks with Kate Stephens, CEO of Smart Works, as she launches the Smart Works capsule collection on September 12, 2019 in London, England. Created in September 2013 Smart Works exists to help unemployed women regain the confidence they need to succeed at job interviews and return to employment. (Photo by Mark Large – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 12: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex with Kate Stephens, CEO of Smart Works, as she launches the Smart Works capsule collection on September 12, 2019 in London, England. Created in September 2013 Smart Works exists to help unemployed women regain the confidence they need to succeed at job interviews and return to employment. (Photo by Mark Large – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Giving an unscripted speech, she said:
I think it’s really key in this day and age that we remember it’s not just about the people you know you’re supporting, it’s about the people you don’t know — that you may never know, may never meet.
As women, it is 100 per cent our responsibility, I think, to support and up-lift each other.
To champion each other so we aim to succeed, to not set each other up for failure but instead to really be there rallying round each other and say ‘I want to help you.
And you may not ever meet that person but you know when you put on that blazer or that shirt or you carry that tote or put on those trousers and that dress that some other woman on the other side of this country is wearing that piece because you made that purchase.