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Meghan Markle gets emotional

"You guys remind me so much of myself."

At a visit to Macarthur Girls High School, Meghan Markle told how her upbringing at an all-girls school had made her the person she is today.

The royal couple spoke to teenagers about equality, and the duchess said she felt “emotional” hearing their passionate views.

“You guys all remind me so much of myself when I was growing up,” she told the 14-year-old students. “I went to an all-girls school which was incredibly diverse as well.

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“I think being around such empowered young women, it becomes something that you all just grasp onto to understand your world.

“It’s made you confident, well-spoken. You have an intention set to really do something to change the world, and you have to keep it up.

“It makes me so emotional. You’re doing really, really good work and I’m so happy that we’re here. We give you our full support.”

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