Princess Lilibet has “finally found her voice” at the age of three, according to the Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan, speaking on a panel at an Afro Women and Power event on the final day of the couple's Colombia tour, said she has tried to help her daughter find her voice and is “so proud” that she has done so.
She said: “I think part of the role model I try to be as a mother is to encourage our daughter, who has found her voice at the age of three.
She added: “We're so proud of that because, as I said, we're creating the conditions where young girls and young women know that someone else is encouraging them to speak up and be heard.”
The 43-year-old duchess also said that men should help women like Prince Harry strengthen their positions.
She said her role as a mother and parent was to ensure that young girls felt heard and “that young boys were raised to listen”.
“The same goes for adult women and men – this is not something that only women can be responsible for and that only women can be responsible for,” she added.
“Yes, we work incredibly well together as a team, but as my husband is a testament to, the role of men in this, in empowering women, in making sure their voices are heard, from a young age all the way into adulthood, is crucial.”
Meghan previously said she “found inspiration in so many of the strong women around me. And of course my mother is one of them.”
She also said she had been able to relax wonderfully during the couple's four-day trip.
“You may have noticed my husband and I were talking about this morning. I’m just really relaxed on this trip.”
She added: “That's probably because it's Colombia and you all know how to have fun.”
Meghan began her speech in Spanish, saying she and Harry “could feel the embrace of Colombia.”
“I'm sorry if my Spanish is not perfect because I learned it 20 years ago in Argentina, but I do my best because here I can feel this community and this feeling, the best in the world,” she said.
Meghan also thanked Francia Márquez, the vice president, whom she called “my friend.”
Ms Marquez's remarks were briefly interrupted by a speaker who spoke about the lack of inclusion of trans women.
Before the discussion, the Duke and Duchess were seen in the front row clapping and nodding enthusiastically to the musical performances.
The couple were expected to join 500,000 festival-goers on the final day of the Petronio Alvarez music festival, the largest Afro-Colombian party in the country.
According to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Cali and Cartagena are the two cities with the largest percentage of Colombians of African descent.
On Saturday, Ms Marquez called the Duke and Duchess “a symbol of resistance” ahead of the final day of their quasi-royal tour.
They visited Escuela Taller Tambores de Cabildo in the coastal city of Cartagena, where they took part in a drumming class and learned about the community's efforts to preserve its heritage.
During the event, Mrs. Marquez thanked Prince Harry and Meghan for their visit to Colombia.
“We are grateful that they are both here, because for me they are also a symbol of resistance, of rebellion,” she said.
She added: “We do not remain silent in the face of injustice and we raise our voices wherever we are.”
The country's first black female vice president had previously revealed that she invited the couple after watching their six-part Netflix series.
Harry and Meghan's decision to visit Colombia, for what is being called a DIY royal tour, has caused a stir due to Harry's previous comments about security concerns in the UK.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to some parts of the country.
The couple began their four-day trip in Bogota, the capital, where Harry discussed online violence in comments that appeared to be a thinly veiled dig at Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X.
They also attended a school in the Santa Fe district of the city.
On Saturday, the couple traveled to San Basilio de Palanque, a walled city about 30 miles south of Cartagena that was founded by runaway slaves.
They were given a tour of what is considered the first free city in South America and is seen as an important part of African heritage and resistance.
They were also treated to musical performances and the statue of Benkos Biohó, the founder of the city, was shown.
The trip is tightly controlled, with limited press access and an intensive security operation.
