Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Archie in South Africa in September 2019.Photo: Henk Kruger/AP/Shutterstock
Meghan Markle’s new children’s book is dedicated to two special guys in her life.
“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’s new children’s book, The Bench.Random House Books for Young Readers
Not only did Meghan and Harry introduce the world totheir chickens(who live in a coop known as “Archie’s Chick Inn”) during their interview withOprah Winfreythat aired in March, but the drawing also includes the family’s two dogs: a beagle named Guy and Pula, a black Labrador.
Meghan’s biography, which includes an illustration of her wearing her hair in a low bun, also references her many animals.
“Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, is a mother, wife, feminist, and activist,” it says. “Through the nonprofit work of the Archewell Foundation, she and her husband are committed to activating compassion in communities across the world. She currently resides in her home state of California with her family, two dogs, and a growing flock of rescue chickens.”
Photographer Gray Malin, a friend of Meghan’s, offered aglimpse inside the bookon his Instagram Story on Thursday. On the page was a previously unseen illustration from the book, which appears to showPrince Harryholding hands with Archie.
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Another interior illustration from the book depicts a father in military uniform warmly greeting his son as a woman looks on from inside a house. Harry, a military veteran, served as a captain in the British Army.
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“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.”
Robinson toldTODAYon Tuesday, “There’s a gentleness to this story, and I think it complements the gentle nature of watercolor.”
He shared that connecting with Meghan over Zoom to collaborate on the book during the pandemic “was just like a ray of light in my life, and I’m just again really glad I got to be part of it.”
source: people.com
