The Duchess of Sussex
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Since leaving the Royal Family, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have demonstrated their willingness to jump into a wide range of different fields. From the three strands of their Archewell organisation (encompassing a charitable foundation; their Netflix production partnership; and an audio venture with Spotify), to when Meghan narrated a Disney+ documentary, and two recent new jobs for Prince Harry (with BetterUp and the Aspen Institute) – the pair are nothing if not prolific. Now it’s been announced that the Duchess has authored her first children’s book, due for release next month.
The Bench by the Duchess of Sussex
Penguin Random House
According to a press release, The Bench is about ‘the special bond between father and son – as seen through a mother’s eyes.’ The story was inspired by Meghan’s own experience with her family, raising Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, who turns two on 6 May, with her husband. Explaining the genesis of the work, Meghan stated: ‘The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born… That poem became this story.’
