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The Duchess of Sussex has paid close attention to human rights outrages in Saudi Arabia in the past, befriending a fearless campaigner who fought for Saudi women to be allowed to drive.
Meghan met activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, 31, at the One Young World humanitarian summit in Canada in October 2016.
Vanity Fair published a picture of the pair standing in front of a dramatic lake in Ottawa, alongside former Irish president Mary Robinson and Pakistani poet Fatima Bhutto.
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Vanity Fair published a picture of the pair standing in front of a dramatic lake in Ottawa, alongside former Irish president Mary Robinson (centre) and Pakistani poet Fatima Bhutto (second from right) (pictured)
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Within months of the picture being taken by acclaimed American photographer Jason Schmitt, Meghan was revealed to be dating Prince Harry.
But life for Ms Al-Hathloul took a very different turn.
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