'ME, ME, ME'
Meghan references herself 54 TIMES in seven minutes as she makes first speech in Britain since quitting Royal Family
MEGHAN gave a seven-minute speech “all about me, me, me” last night in her first address in the UK since stepping down from royal duties two years ago.
The Duchess of Sussex told the One Young World summit “it’s very nice to be back” before launching into a monologue about her time with the host charity.
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Meghan, 41, referenced herself 54 times in the seven minutes.
She said: “It was several years ago in 2014 that I was first invited to be a counsellor at One Young World.
“In many ways I was probably like a lot like you, I was young, ambitious.”
The former actress said she was at a dinner, adding: “How on earth did I get here? There I was, I was the girl from Suits, I was surrounded by world leaders, humanitarians, prime ministers and activists that I had such a deep long respect and admiration for.
“And I was invited to pull up a seat at the table.
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“I was so overwhelmed by this experience. I think I saved my little paper place with name on. Just proof that I was there, proof that I belonged.
“Truth was I wasn’t sure I belonged. I was so nervous.”
She told the audience of 2,000 youngsters: “But One Young World saw in me, just as I see on you, the present and the future.” She said her life had “changed significantly” on her second appearance in 2019.
She added: “I was now married and I was now a mom. I asked, ‘What is this world he will come to adopt’?”
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HER £2.3K OUTFIT
MEGHAN, sporting a slicked back ponytail, wore a scarlet £1,100 Valentino blouse and £1,200 wide-leg trousers plus matching shoes for her speech.
Harry dressed a dark suit, white-collared shirt and navy tie for the event.
For the trip from Windsor to Manchester yesterday, Meghan wore a short-sleeved top — thought to be a £735 Eleanor Polo in Silk cashmere from Brandon Maxwell — with silky cream trousers and £760 Manolo Blahnik heels.
She ended by saying: “The important work can’t wait for tomorrow. Embrace the moment of now to create a better tomorrow.”
However, her speech was branded nonsensical by Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine.
She said: “I can’t visualise or comprehend how the 2,000 young people understood a word of what she was talking about.
“It made no sense. It was all about her and related everything to herself.
“I don’t think she knew what she was talking about.
“It was just ‘me, me, me’ and praising herself.”
Outside, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex received cheers and boos from onlookers as they were driven the 200 yards from a £500-a-room hotel to the youth gala at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.
Protesters waved placards including one accusing her of being a “Fake Royal”.
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One demonstrator said: “It was odd that the whole speech was about herself. But that is Meghan.
“We watched it and have no idea what the charity is actually about.”
Several accused her of peddling lies and launching an attack on the Royal Family.
One woman said: “It’s all about the merch (merchandise) with her.
“All she’s done is attack the Royal Family and now she’s just out to make money.”
The Sussexes, who have been blasted for using gas-guzzling private jets, took the train from London Euston to Manchester yesterday afternoon.
Greater Manchester Police said the couple’s security would be paid for privately but several officers were there last night.
It was Meghan’s first speaking engagement in the UK since Megxit in March 2020.
Wearing a red top and trousers, she walked into the noisy auditorium holding hands with Harry. They followed other counsellors including Sir Bob Geldof and Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
Meghan and Harry flew into the UK from California on Saturday and stayed in Windsor at Frogmore Cottage — a stone’s throw from Harry’s brother William and wife Kate who have moved into Adelaide Cottage.
However, senior royals are giving the couple a wide berth.
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Meghan has sparked controversy with recent interviews, including one where she claimed she had been compared to Nelson Mandela.
The couple will be in Düsseldorf today to mark one year before Harry’s Invictus Games.
£634K PAY FOR TOP TEAM
THE One Young World charity promoted by Harry and Meghan awarded its mother-and-daughter top team £634,494 last year.
The pay perks for boss Kate Robertson and daughter Ella Robertson McKay came despite the pandemic disrupting the charity’s glitzy summits, its biggest source of revenue.
One Young World said 84 per cent of total employee pay and benefits were deferred to the start of this year but the Robertsons will still receive that full amount.
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