Meghan Markle said that 'George Floyd's life mattered' and called the current situation in the U.S. 'absolutely devastating.' More details about her video address to graduating L.A. high-school students:
"The only wrong thing to say is to say nothing," she told graduating L.A. high-school students in a video address."George Floyd's life mattered," she added, calling the situation in the U.S."absolutely devastating."
Meghan Markle talked, in a video address to graduating high-school students, about the death of George Floyd and said young people can help "rebuild" society. "When the foundation is broken, so are we," Markle said about the "absolutely devasting" recent events in the U.S. In her video message to students graduating from the Immaculate Heart High School, her former school in Los Angeles, Markle acknowledged that "I wasn't sure what I could say to you.
Markle, who recently moved to L.A. with husband Prince Harry and son Archie, also mentioned that one piece of advice from a teacher has been a life lesson for her: "Always remember to put others' needs above your own fears." Said Markle: "That has stuck with me throughout my entire life, and I have thought about it more in the last week than ever before."
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