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ABC News special Meghan’s New Life: The Real Princess Diaries airs tomorrow
Royal editor Omid Scobie reveals how Meghan carried handwritten notes in Fiji
Wrote speech on women's education herself and spent days preparing
Duchess is described as 'feminist princess of our dreams' in documentary

Published: 06:05 EST, 21 November 2018 | Updated: 06:05 EST, 21 November 2018

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She's settled into her new public role in the royal family with incredible ease, and now insiders have revealed how Meghan has gone above and beyond in her work behind the scenes.

In an ABC News special Meghan’s New Life: The Real Princess Diaries, which airs Thursday royal experts reveal how the Duchess took the unusual step of preparing her own speeches during the recent royal tour.

Royal editor Omid Scobie, who was following the couple, noticed that ahead of a speech she gave in Fiji, Meghan was carrying notes with 'handwritten scribbles' all over them.

'I asked a palace aide, "has she written this herself?", as that's quite unusual for the royals, there's usually other people,' he recalled. 'This was all her, she's been up for days working on this speech.'

And it's not just the preparation that's unusual, but also the subject matter Meghan chose to tackle in Fiji and later in an another speech in Wellington where she spoke about women's empowerment.

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The Duchess of Sussex spent days preparing for a speech on women's education in Fiji last month and wrote it herself, in an unusual step for a royal

The Duchess arrived in Sydney last month clutching a folder of notes, hinting that she was going to be busy studying for the visit

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Vanity Fair's Michelle Ruiz told the documentary: 'In these times and for this family it is pushing the envelope to give speeches on feminism.

'It's certainly something the Queen doesn't do, nor does Kate Middleton do. Meghan is the feminist princess of our dreams.'

The Duchess of Sussex, 37, gave her second speech as a member of the royal family while visiting the University of the South Pacific in Suva.

Addressing students, she explained how earnings from a job she had on campus at Northwestern University went 'directly towards my tuition'.

Government House, Wellington, New Zealand, October 28: The Duchess spoke on one of the topics she's most passionate about, women's equality, in an address at Government House in honour of the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand

Meghan went on to speak about the importance for girls to be able to access education around the world, explaining: 'Everyone should be afforded the opportunity to receive the education they want, but more importantly the education they have the right to receive.

'And for women and girls in developing countries, this is vital. Providing them with access to education is the key to economic and social development.

'Because when girls are given the right tools to succeed, they can create incredible futures, not only for themselves but also for those around them.'

Australian Geographic Society Awards, Sydney, October 26th: Meghan briefly took to the stage at the Shangri-La Hotel to present Sophia Skarparis with the Young Conservationist of the Year Award

It was only her second speech as a member of the royal family, after addressing guests at the launch of her charity cookbook at Kensington Palace the previous month.

The former actress previously spoke about gender equality at a UN Conference in 2015, before her relationship with Prince Harry.

In Sydney, Meghan took to the stage briefly to present the Young Conservationist of the Year Award to 15-year-old Sophia Skarparis, who started a petition this year to ban plastic bags in New South Wales, which led to a meeting with the state premier and her petition being debated in the NSW Parliament.

Invictus Games, Sydney, October 27: Robin Kermode praised Meghan's 'totally authentic' delivery as she described the importance of support for veterans on stage at the Invictus Games Closing Ceremony

And at Government House in Wellington the Duchess spoke on one of the topics she's most passionate about, women's equality, in an address at Government House in honour of the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand

'Women's suffrage is not simply about the right to vote for women but also about what that represents,' she saidl

'The basic and fundamental human right of all people - including members of society who have been marginalised - whether for reasons of race, gender, ethnicity or orientation - to be able to participate in the choices for their future and their community.'