LOS ANGELES, June 5 ― Meghan Markle has paid a moving tribute to George Floyd, the unarmed black man whose death in police custody sparked nationwide protests, as she reflected on her own memories of racism when growing up in Los Angeles. The wife of Prince Harry admitted she had been nervous to...
The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle comments on protests against racism after the death of George Floyd, in this undated still image from a video in an undisclosed location. ― Reuters pic
“George Floyd’s life mattered,” said Markle, whose mother is black, before listing the names of other African Americans killed by police, and expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. “I remember the curfew and I remember rushing back home and on that drive home, seeing ash fall from the sky and smelling the smoke and seeing the smoke billow out of buildings,” said Markle.
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