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Meghan Markle has revealed her daughter Lilibet's sweet nickname, with the Duchess even praising her husband in her speech at South by Southwest on Friday, which came as Prince Harry supported his wife from the front row.
The Duchess of Sussex made an empowering appearance today at the South by Southwest Festival, which was held in Austin, Texas. The mother-of-two took part in a keynote speech titled Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen.
Also joining Meghan on the panel were journalist Katie Couric, actress Brooke Shields and diversity equity and inclusion consultant at Peoplism, Nancy Wang Yuen. And while chatting on the panel, Meghan opened up about the bullying she has endured online, with her also lifting the lid on her family life.
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Meghan appeared at the SXSW Festival today in Texas for an empowering keynote speech (FilmMagic)While discussing the bullying and abuse she has endured through social media, Meghan sweetly revealed the nickname she has for Princess Lilibet, her youngest child. She said that the "bulk of the bullying and abuse" that she experienced on social media and online, "was when I was pregnant with Archie and with Lili". This short comment seemingly revealed Meghan's sweet nickname for her tot.
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She went on: "And you just think about that and really wrap your head around what people would be so hateful. It's not catty, it's cruel, why you would do that? Certainly when you're pregnant and you have a newborn," she went on, touching on how it's a tender and sacred time.
Elsewhere in her speech while on the panel, Meghan even gushed over her husband Prince Harry, whom she married in 2018. Meghan said: "My husband is such a hands-on dad," while chatting to the panelists about the support she has.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry was sitting in the front row in the audience, with the supportive husband watching on as his wife delivered her powerful feminist speech. The Duke of Sussex accompanied his wife to Texas, with them enjoying a date night together the evening prior to the keynote speech.