Meghan Markle shared a controversial story during her tour of Colombia, however the anecdote was cut from the record that was sent to global media.
The Duchess is said to have discussed one of her favourite stories in which she claims that she persuaded manufacturing firm Procter & Gamble to alter a "sexist" advert in 1993 by writing a letter when she was 11-years-old.
But the anecdote was not included in bulletins distributed to global media by a reporter who joined the couple on the tour.
Concerns have previously been raised about the validity of the story after it failed to pass Vanity Fair's fact-checking in 2017.
Meghan Markle shared one of her most controversial stories during her tour of Colombia, however the anecdote was cut from the record that was sent to global mediaGettyThe Sussex’s global head of PR, Ashley Hanson, said the bulletins from the Colombia tour - produced by Bianca Betancourt, Digital Culture editor at Harper’s Bazaar - were "up to her discretion", according to the Daily Beast.
Meghan wrote to Procter & Gamble to challenge sexism in a dish soap advert which included the line: "Mothers around America are fighting greasy pots and pans."
She demanded that they change the advert to "people all over America" and the company subsequently amended the language.
It remains unclear whether Meghan's letter alone persuaded P&G to change the advert.
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Meghan Markle speaking during her visit to ColombiaGETTYSpeaking on the final day in Colombia, the Daily Mail reports that Meghan told the audience: "I was very, very fortunate at a young age to feel as though my voice was being heard.
"And I think that is a luxury that a lot of young girls and women aren't often afforded.
"I was 11-years-old, and you may know this story, I had seen a commercial that I felt was sexist, and I wrote a letter, several letters, about it, and the commercial was changed.
"When you're 11-years-old, you realise very quickly that your small voice can have a very large impact.
Harry and Meghan were invited to Colombia by the Vice President Getty "I think it creates the framework to feel empowered to use your voice, because you know you're being listened to."
Harper’s Bazaar Digital Culture editor, Betancourt said she had chosen not to include Meghan’s remarks because it was old news.
"My story was written with the Bazaar reader in mind and I was simply highlighting new information that they’d be the most interested by," she told the Daily Beast.
"We don’t and never have included every single statement said at any type of event we cover."
