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In her first public speech as a member of the royal family, Meghan Markle celebrated the release of her charity cookbook: Together: Our Community Cookbook_ --- Jul 28, 2023 12:34 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Meghan Markle Has Given Her First Royal Tour Speech](/video/MrI5FmQL/) ### Meghan Markle Has Given Her First Royal Tour Speech [Meghan Markle Says Her Father Will Not Attend the Royal Wedding](/video/RlDjApjk/) ### Meghan Markle Says Her Father Will Not Attend the Royal Wedding [Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: All About the Royal Ring ](/video/R6ucVkgA/) ### Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: All About the Royal Ring --- ## Transcript This is more than a cookbook. And what I mean by that is, the power of food is more than just the meal itself. It is the story behind it. And when you get to know the story of the recipe, you get to know the person behind it. And that's what we're talking about in terms of coming together to really engage And talk, and to be able to celebrate what connects us, rather than what divides us. That I believe is the ethos of together. So to the women of the Help Community Kitchen, thank you so much for allowing me to be part of this adventure with you. I'm so privileged to know you. I'm I'm so excited to see the projects you're going to do in your community, the community at large and also how you're going to inspire people globally by sharing your stories and your recipes. It's so impactful. We can see just in few days alone and the [ LAUGH ] book's not even out yet, what you've been able to do. That's a testament to what this means means to people and I'm so proud of you! And on that note, I know some of you started eating as you should, I'd be the last one to want the food to get cold. So, please enjoy a beautiful lunch, another round of applause for the women of the Hub Community Kitchen, and cheers, together! Thank you! All right. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Yeah. [ CROSSTALK ] [ INAUDIBLE ] and this is the. This is a very exciting day. A bit of onion and Some more flavor and texture [ INAUDIBLE ]. So you can see it [ INAUDIBLE ]. Yeah. [ INAUDIBLE ] but it's still not good. Okay. Ooh. Yeah? [ INAUDIBLE ] Yes, I did. [ LAUGH ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"'More Than Just the Meal.' 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