She is a television star, humanitarian campaigner, the most Googled actress of 2016 and the girlfriend of a prince. To this CV, Meghan Markle can now add “exceptional young leader”.

Miss Markle graces the new edition of Vanity Fair magazine in a feature celebrating the global leaders of tomorrow.

The 35-year-old girlfriend of Prince Harry was one of 1,300 delegates from across the world who attended the One Young World forum in Canada. She was selected for a photoshoot on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, alongside Mary Robinson, the former Irish president.

Miss Markle was invited in her capacity as UN Women Advocate for Women's Leadership and Political Participation, global ambassador for World Vision and gender equality campaigner.