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\"Continue to believe in yourselves, believe in what makes you unique, and don’t be afraid to do what you know is right even when it’s not popular...even when it’s never been done before...even if it scares people,\" Meghan said Monday. \"And even if it scares you.\"

The duchess -- who has faced online bullying and intense media coverage since marrying Prince Harry two years ago -- also spoke to the young women about how they can be positive forces in today's digital world.

\"Your generation is often referred to as digital natives, and you understand that our online world has the power to affirm and support as much as it does to harm,\" she said. \"We are not meant to be breaking each other down; we are meant to be building each other up.\"

\"So use your voices both on-and-offline to do just that -- build each other up, support each other,\" Meghan added. \"There will always be negative voices and sometimes those voices can appear to be outsized, and sometimes they can appear to be painfully loud. You can and will use your own voices to drown out that noise. Because that's what it is. It is just noise. But your voices are those of truth and hope and your voices can and should be much louder.\"

The present is female! 💫 But don’t take our word for it. Hear Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex’s advice for global girls leaders today at the 2020 @GirlUp Leadership Summit. Tune in LIVE below. #GirlsLead20

— Girl Up (@GirlUp) July 14, 2020

\"You have, rooted in your convictions, the ability to craft a world that you know is just and kind and your gut will tell you what's right and what's wrong; what's fair and unfair. The hardest part -- and it was the hardest part for me -- is to chase your convictions with action,\" she said.

Meghan ended her remarks by telling the young women, \"I will be cheering you on, so will my husband, so will Archie, as you continue marching, advocating, and leading the way forward.\"

The speech marked one of the few times Meghan has spoken publicly since moving with Prince Harry to Los Angeles earlier this year and transitioning to a non-working member of the royal family.

Harry and Meghan signed on last month as speakers with The Harry Walker Agency, the global speaker's bureau that represents a range of celebrities and power brokers from former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama to Michelle Obama and football star Tom Brady.

The couple also plans to launch a nonprofit venture named Archewell, but no further details have been announced.

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