LONDON — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is back on U.K. soil again along with her husband Prince Harry.

The couple traveled from London Euston to Manchester by train to the One Young World summit, where Meghan gave a keynote speech in front of an audience of two,300.

The event brings together young voices from greater than 190 countries with delegates from corporations resembling Audi, Dior, Swarovski and more. 

Markle spoke on gender equality. In 2019, she met with youth ambassadors at Windsor Castle to debate the subject.

That is the exiled pair’s first public appearance since Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee weekend celebrations last June.

On the technique to the event, the duchess wore a light-weight camel silk cashmere polo from American label Brandon Maxwell with wide-legged trousers in the same shade and suede Manolo Blahnik heels.

Since Maxwell launched his brand in 2015, it has been worn by powerful women who often speak out about social injustices resembling Michelle Obama, Queen Rania of Jordan and Oprah Winfrey.

Maxwell was the primary male designer Markle wore after her wedding to the Duke of Sussex on a visit to the Your Commonwealth Youth Challenge reception in London in 2018.

Markle’s appearance comes at a critical time within the U.K. as the federal government has just named its latest prime minister, Liz Truss, who beat her Conservative Party rival Rishi Sunak with 57.4 percent of the vote in an election process that began in early July.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex haven’t been afraid to talk out against politics up to now, but on home turf it’s likely they are going to follow the royal protocol of not voicing a preference on the material.

On the evening event in Manchester, England, Markle went full Italian by wearing Valentino: a red shirt with matching wide-legged trousers. She finished the look with Aquazzura heels.

The monochrome ensemble could possibly be a light-weight tribute to Harry’s mother Princess Diana, who passed away 25 years ago last week. Just before her death in 1997, Diana wore a red halterneck Valentino dress in British Vogue in a photograph by Patrick Demarchelier.

Markle began her speech by saying, “It is vitally nice to be back within the U.K.” She went on to recall the primary time she was asked to be an envoy for the organization in 2014 and referenced her acting days.

“And there I used to be, the girl from ‘Suits.’ I used to be surrounded by world leaders, humanitarians, prime ministers and activists that I had such a deep and long-standing respect and admiration for. And I used to be allowed in, to drag up a seat on the table,” she said.

“I used to be so overwhelmed by this experience, I believe, I believe I even saved my little paper place-marker with my name on it.”

The duke and duchess will proceed their European tour by visiting Dusseldorf, Germany, on Tuesday for the Invictus Games and can return to London on Thursday for the WellChild Awards ceremony.