Meghan Markle praises Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a 'woman of brilliance'
‘She has been a true inspiration to me since I was a girl,’ says Duchess
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Your support makes all the difference.The Duchess of Sussex has paid tribute to US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday at the age of 87.
The liberal judge and women’s rights pioneer, who became known as the Notorious RBG, died from complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Ginsburg was only the second woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court and was renowned for her tireless work calling for gender parity in the workplace.
In a statement, Meghan has described Ginsburg as a “true inspiration” to her.
“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,” the Duchess said.
"She has been a true inspiration to me since I was a girl.
"Honour her, remember her, act for her."
Meghan’s tribute joins legions of others from notable women in the public eye who have said that they, too, were very inspired by Ginsburg as young women.
Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks shared a statement on Instagram, writing that Ginsburg’s death made her feel "very much like I felt on the night my own mother died".
Nicks added: "I feel like someone punched me in the stomach.
"My tears have not stopped since a friend tip-toed into my room and said, 'Stevie, Ruth died'."
The singer revealed how she had always wanted, but never had the chance, to meet Ginsburg. "To hold her hand and give her a huge hug and thank her for all she had done for women and for all she would continue to do," she added.
“It is my great regret that I did not make the effort to go and try to meet her.”
Nicks concluded by inviting Ginsburg to the “Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame of Life”.
“As with all legends, you think they will live forever, so you will get there in time,” she wrote.
"As a two-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, the first female to be inducted twice, compared to 22 men having been inducted twice, I Stevie Nicks, induct Ruth Bader Ginsburg into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame of Life."
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