Meghan Markle Says ‘George Floyd’s Life Mattered’ During Surprise High School Graduation Speech

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are looking to use their platform to help fight racial inequality and injustice. ET has learned that Meghan and Harry have been talking to community leaders about how they can get more involved in the Black Lives Matter movement. The news comes days after Meghan spoke out about the tragic death of George Floyd in a message to the graduating class of her alma mater, Immaculate Heart High School. «I wasn't sure what I could say to you.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, spoke out about the death of George Floyd in a speech to high school students on Wednesday.

Conservative pundit Candace Owens has come under fire for her controversial stance on the tragic death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man killed by police in Minneapolis, on May 25. In a Facebook Live video, titled “Confession: I DO NOT support George Floyd and I refuse to see him as a martyr”, the outspoken Donald Trump supporter declared she doesn’t support the depiction of George as a “martyr”.

Meghan Markle gave a commencement address on Wednesday as part of Immaculate Heart High School's virtual graduation ceremony for the class of 2020. In a video message recorded on her phone, the Duchess of Sussex, who is an alumna of the all-girls school, said she'd been planning on making a graduation speech for weeks.

On June 3, Meghan Markle gave a commencement speech to the graduating class of 2020 at Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles (the same school she graduated from herself). In her address, Meghan discussed the “devastating” state of America right now, following George Floyd’s death. She mentioned George, as well as other black men and women who were shot by white police officers, by name in the speech.

Meghan Markle spoke out about George Floyd’s death as she delivered a surprise commencement speech for the students graduating at her former high school in Los Angeles.

Meghan Markle, speaking on a video message to the graduates of her old school in Los Angeles, apologised to them that they have to grow up in a world where there is still racial division. She also spoke about the death of George Floyd in the US and its aftermath.

Meghan Markle has spoken out about , addressing students at her former high school, Immaculate Heart High in Los Angeles, during a virtual graduation speech.

Meghan Markle tried to connect to some young adults regarding the death of George Floyd -- and the broader issues of racism and police brutality -- In a speech via video Wednesday to graduates of her old high school in Los Angeles.

By Jake Kanter

Meghan Markle has shared an emotional speech as she spoke out following the tragic killing of George Floyd in America, declaring that his “life mattered”.The Duchess of Sussex gave a speech to the graduating pupils at her former school, Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, when she discussed her sadness over the killing of George at the hands of the Minneapolis police.

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Former President George W. Bush issued his first public statement Tuesday on the death of George Floyd, saying he and former first lady Laura Bush are «anguished.» He urged Americans to see the reality of the nation's need by seeing it through the «eyes of the threatened, oppressed, and disenfranchised.»

Not holding back. Meghan Markle shared her perspective on racism and her hopes for a better future in a resurfaced video from long before her days in the royal family.