20 inspiring messages from the world’s leading royal ladies

“We need everyone, male and female, to support this mission [gender equality], if we make greater strides towards parity, then we all stand to win. There will be bigger slices of a bigger cake for everyone.”

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”

“It’s pretty incredible to see what happens when you start believing you are enough”

“Imagine if everyone was able to help just one child who needs to be listened to, needs to be respected, and needs to be loved - we could make such a huge difference for an entire generation.”

“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.”

“When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.”

“Nothing can really prepare you for you the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to become a mother. It is full of complex emotions of joy, exhaustion, love, and worry, all mixed together.”

“Making mistakes is the art of discovery!”

“I‘m basically a feminist. I believe women can do anything they decide to.”

“My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.”

“Be kind to yourself. Truly, if we treated ourselves as well as we treated our best friends we would be a million miles ahead of the game.”

“Good memories are our second chance at happiness.”

“Every girl born anywhere in the world should have the possibility to choose what she wants in life because it‘s wonderful to be a woman ... Or at least it should be.”

“I want all women to have freedom of choice and opportunities that they can grab and be happy and proud of themselves, if that is a feminist, I am a feminist.”

“You need to know that you’re enough. A mantra that has now ingrained itself so deeply within me that not a day goes by without hearing it chime in my head. That five pounds lost won’t make you happier, that more make-up won’t make you prettier, that the now iconic saying from Jerry Maguire – ‘you complete me’ - frankly, isn’t true. You are complete with or without a partner. You are enough just as you are.”

“Whatever title or office we may be privileged to hold, it is what we do that defines who we are.”

“Everyone has the right to belong.”

I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets.“

“Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.”

“I have to be seen to be believed.”