The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s tour of Africa has already gotten off to an impressive start. As BBC reported, while on their stop in Nyanga, Cape Town, South Africa, Meghan Markle gave a speech calling for an end to sexual violence against women, particularly women of color. And it wasn’t the only major moment from the royal family’s first stop on their grand tour of the continent. On Monday, Sept. 23, the Sussex family arrived in South Africa and promptly visited a the Justice Desk center in Nyanga (which is an NGO supported by the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust), an organization that serves as a support to children and female empowerment. According to BBC, Markle took some time to honor the center by highlighting all of the important work they’ve done. She started off her speech by displaying her solidarity with the women of South Africa, “I am here with you as a mother, as a wife, as a woman, as a woman of color, and as your sister.” In her speech, Markle also stressed that she is there to support the community and is thrilled to be able to tour around the country alongside her husband (and baby […]

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