Meghan Markle Removes Her Earpiece and Speaks Spanish on Stage in Colombia

Later in the chat, Meghan said with a laugh that her young daughter, Lili, is already learning to use her voice.

“Part of the role modeling that I certainly try to do as a mother is to encourage our daughter — who, at 3, she has found her voice,” Meghan said. “And we’re so proud of that because that is how we, as I was saying, create the conditions in which there’s a ripple effect of young girls and young women knowing that if someone else is encouraging them to use their voice and be heard, that’s what they’re going to do.”

For the forum, Meghan wore a sleeveless button-down top tucked into a sequinned midi skirt by Silvia Tcherassi and swept her hair into an updo, highlighting her statement earrings.

They’ll also attend a festival celebrating Afro-Colombian music and dance during their time in Cali, the capital of the Valle del Cauca department in the Pacific Region on Colombia’s west coast. The ethnically diverse city is known as the world capital of salsa, according to the Republic of Colombia’s official tourism website, and is the country’s third-most populous city with nearly 2.3 million inhabitants, per Statista.

Prince Harry and Meghan kickstarted the trip in Bogota on Aug. 15 with an official welcome from the vice president. Their busy first day included an insight session surrounding social media use at a school (plus a stop at recess!), a cultural performance, and a summit addressing the urgent need for responsible technology practices.