Today, Netflix released a trailer for a new documentary series hosted by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that will celebrate ‘inspirational leaders’ throughout history.
The couple in an inspiring trailer will look at figures including Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, late US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Greta Thunberg and former South African president Nelson Mandela.
The trailer features an interview with Ginsburg – who died in September 2020 after receiving several months of cancer treatment.
It is worth remembering that the Sussexes announced they were stepping back from the Royal Family in January that year, in effort to make the documentary soon afterwards.
Harry says show was inspired by former South African president Nelson Mandela, going on to quote the former South African president and says, ‘What counts in life is not the mere fact that we’ve lived…’
Meghan finishes his quote for him and adds: ‘It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.’
Harry then says: ‘It’s about people who have made brave choices’ and Meghan adds: ‘To fight for change and to become leaders…’
Finally, Harry concludes by saying: ‘And for giving inspiration to the rest of us, to live, to lead.’
It is believed that Meghan and Jacinda Arden have a budding friendship that started during the New Zealand Royal tour in 2018.
Meghan was pregnant at the time of the tour and Arden later spoken of how she had been impressed by the Duchess’s stamina.
She said that year: ‘Pregnancy is an often tiring time, but the way she gave everything her all was incredible“She’s an amazing woman and I’m so glad to have gotten to know her.’
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in 2020, was the second female justice ever appointed to the Supreme Court, and is widely regarded as a feminist icon.
Prior to her appointment to the high court, Ginsburg argued six gender equality cases before the court.
Following her death, Meghan paid tribute, she said: ‘With an incomparable and indelible legacy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg will forever be known as a woman of brilliance, a Justice of courage, and a human of deep conviction.
‘She has been a true inspiration to me since I was a girl. Honor her, remember her, act for her.’
Another participant in the series is Gloria Steinem, who is good friends with Meghan.
The Duchess interviewed the feminist activist for Vogue Magazine in early 2022 about reproductive rights.
Ms Steinem has publicly defended her and spoke about her to interviewers at the Women’s Media Center’s 2022 Women’s Media Awards.
She told reporters at the time: ‘I’m not an expert on the media, but it seems to me that she is different from the picture of her in the media.
‘She’s smart and funny and devoted to social issues.’
