Meghan Markleis about to be a published author.
On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex announced that her first children’s book,The Bench— which explores the bond between fathers and sons as seen through a mother’s eyes — will be published on June 8.
“The Benchstarted as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born,” Meghan said in the press release from publisher Random House Children’s Books. “That poem became this story.”
Meghan Markle and Archie.The Duke of Sussex/@SaveChildrenUK
Meghan Markle’s new children’s book, The Bench.Random House Books for Young Readers
“Christian layered in beautiful and ethereal watercolor illustrations that capture the warmth, joy, and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons from all walks of life; this representation was particularly important to me, and Christian and I worked closely to depict this special bond through an inclusive lens,” Meghan said. “My hope is thatThe Benchresonates with every family, no matter the makeup, as much as it does with mine.”
An interior illustration from the book depicts a father in military uniform warmly greeting his son. Harry, a military veteran, served as a captain in the British Army.
Another illustration showcases a father sitting with his son under a tree featuring the words “From here you will rest. See the growth of our boy.”
Meghan isn’t the first royal to debut a children’s book. In 1980,Prince CharlespublishedThe Old Man of Lochnagar, which tells the story of an old man who lives in a cave in the cliffs surrounding the royal estate at Balmoral in Scotland, where the Queen spends her summer vacation. Sales from the book went to the royal’s charity, The Prince’s Trust.
Meghan is a longtime book lover and even talked about the sweet tradition ofpassing the love of reading onto your children.
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source: people.com
