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Posted: 2021-11-09T21:09:13Z | Updated: 2021-11-09T21:09:13Z

Meghan Markle is continuing her fight for paid leave, all while seemingly answering critics who think shes getting too political for someone with a royal title.

The Duchess of Sussex appeared in person at Day 1 of the DealBook Online Summit on Tuesday, in conversation with Mellody Hobson, co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook.

Ross Sorkin kicked off the Minding the Gap panel by talking about paid leave, which the duchess has been advocating for by writing a letter to Congress and by making bipartisan calls to senators.

He asked Meghan if she had any anxiety about getting into politics. Members of the royal family are typically supposed to stay out of any political issues, though the duchess said sees paid leave as more of a humanitarian issue.