The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has reacted to the news of her "friend and mentor" Gloria Steinem's death.
Just hours after the news of the feminist icon and trailblazer death was broke, Meghan took to her Instagram account to express her thoughts on Gloria's passing.
Sharing three photos of her with Gloria, Meghan penned an emotional note which begun with, "Celebrating the life and legacy of my friend and mentor, Gloria Steinem, and also grateful to know that in these last few weeks and days she knew exactly how loved and admired she was."
She went on to express, "You all know her many accolades and the way in which she helped shape the world for women and all people - “we are linked, not ranked” she would tell me, and the bracelet she gave me said exactly that. I still wear it with pride."
"Publicly, we did interviews together, called young voters to encourage them to have their voices heard, attended award ceremonies, and brainstormed how to help this beautiful yet complicated world to become more equitable," added the daughter-in-law of King Charles.
She continued, "But privately, she was even better than you would imagine- spending Thanksgiving with our family, introducing me to one of my best friends (forever the champion of female friendship), loving our children with her whole heart, counseling me during hard times, and giving extraordinary advice and perspective with a cup of tea and an unrivaled cheekiness and wit."
"But my very favorite story about GLO is when she was out one day in NY, and a woman approached her in absolute awe and said she wanted to introduce her young daughter to her (though she was embarrassed to say the young girl may not know who she was)," added Meghan.
The wife of Prince Harry noted, "Gloria replied: “It doesn’t matter if she knows who I am. What matters is that she knows who SHE is.”"
Before concluding her message Meghan added, "Rest in peace, and rest in pride. Look at what you’ve done for all of us. Thank you"
