Meghan Markle meets one of the founding members of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement
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Meghan Markle meets one of the founding members of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement

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Also present were politicians Lindiwe Mazibuko,the first non-white leader of the Democratic Alliance party, and Nompendulo Mkhatshwa of the ANC, one of the youngest women ever to serve in Parliament At 81, she is last surviving of the four leaders of 1956 march at Union Buildings to protest against segregation The Duchess of Sussex has met with one of the founding members of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement in Cape Town. Meghan Markle revealed that the 'countless violations' against women 'weighed heavy on her heart' and she declared 'hope in action' as the only way forward The duchess said: 'We can learn a certain amount from the outside, by tracking it through the news, but it's not the same as being able to truly understand what it's like on the ground' At 81, she is the last surviving of the four leaders of the march Sophia Williams-De Bruyn is pictured left in March 2012 in the gardens of The Union Buildings, Pretoria, while right she is shown in the 50s 'The leadership and strength shown by these women is remarkable, and at a time when the issue of gender and gender-based violence is at the forefront of people's minds, I hope their voices will resonate and not only give comfort but also create change. The Duchess of Sussex and baby Archie, pictured together at Cape Town International Airport today before their scheduled British Airways flight, have travelled to Johannesburg for the next part of the 10-day royal tour Prince Harry, pictured arriving at Luanda airport before his departure from Angola on Saturday, is set to travel to Malawi, the next stop on his 10-day tour of Africa and the final destination before rejoining his wife and son in South Africa New mother Meghan wore her hair tied back as she travelled with her son, who was last seen meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town on Wednesday. Sandra Thijika, who was pictured sitting on Diana's knee, described meeting Prince Harry as a continuation of a long and beautiful story Ms Thijika described the experience of meeting Princess Diana in 1997 as making her feel 'complete' The princess had not only walked through a partially cleared minefield in Angola to raise awareness about the issue of the weapons, but spent time with people maimed by the munitions laid during a bloody civil war Ms Thijika said after chatting to Harry : 'I think I met Princess Diana on a Tuesday, she came to the centre and she wanted to see how a change of prosthetic limb was done' Harry sounded a positive note, telling her: 'Your children will be growing up to your age and there won't be any landmines.' Uniformed military saluted the Duke of Sussex as he arrived for an audience with leader João Lourenço at the presidential palace in Luanda, Angola on Saturday - the sixth day of his royal tour of Africa with wife Meghan and baby Archie The Duke of Sussex, pictured left on Saturday during a meeting with First Lady Ana Dias Lourenco, second right, learned about the project before heading to Luanda airport to fly to the next stop on the royal tour, Malawi He and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, also posted a message on their official Instagram page in which they honoured his mother’s work which ‘helped change the course of history’.

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