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Posted: 2020-07-06T15:29:15Z | Updated: 2020-07-06T17:52:00Z

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are continuing to focus on fighting racial injustice and correcting wrongs of the past.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, in a discussion with young leaders of the Queens Commonwealth Trust on Wednesday, spoke about Britains colonial past and the police killing of George Floyd , which has spurred worldwide protests against racism and police brutality.

The trust has been holding weekly talks with members and young leaders in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Harry is the organizations president and Meghan is vice president.

The Duchess of Sussex spoke about what it will take to move forward and pointed out that growth will cause discomfort for some.

Were going to have to be a little uncomfortable right now, because its only in pushing through that discomfort that we get to the other side of this and find the place where a high tide raises all ships, she said. Equality does not put anyone on the back foot. It puts us all on the same footing, which is a fundamental human right.

Meghan, who has in the past spoken about her experiences with racism , called the rising anti-racism movement a moment of reckoning.

In peoples complacency, theyre complicit. And that I think is the shift that were seeing, the duchess said.

Its not enough to just be a bystander, and say Well it wasnt me. And thats what I think what was very much manifested in what youre feeling from peoples outpouring surrounding the murder of George Floyd . It wasnt that this wasnt always happening its that its come to a head when people have said enough.