Did you know Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, wrote a book in 8th grade titled, A Face without Freckles… Is a Night Without Stars. She extols the wonder of freckles with drawings and verse. Meghan submitted it to the @CopyrightOffice in 1996. Wow this young girl was always destined to take over the world with prose and poem. The book will be on exhibit this summer at the US Library of Congress. Congratulations Duchess, it would be nice to bring Archie and LiliDiana to see their Mama’s work.

Carla Hayden the Librarian of Congress recently posted a message on Twitter about the Duchess’s first book, which a young Meghan submitted to the US Copyright Office in 1996. In the book Meghan “praises the wonder of freckles with drawings and verse.” Archie and Lili Diana have big shoes to fill. Their mother was  a high achiever even as a teenager.

Meghan’s earlier work, A Face without Freckles… Is a Night Without Stars, which the future Duchess wrote when she was in eighth grade. At the time Meghan Markle attended Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, California. She wrote of how she enjoyed watching television, spending time with her friends. Meghan is the only child of Doria and Thomas. She enjoyed participating in musical comedies.

Meghan wrote this book in the eighth grade as a school project, and wished to continue writing throughout high school. The ever classy and courteous Meghan thanked her ‘mommy’ and ‘daddy’ who gratefully spent their time and effort supporting her.”

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex is #1 New York Times bestseller of Children’s book The Bench. Her success as an author proves that Meghan Markle is still the undisputed Duchess of Influence.

The Bench started as a poem Meghan Markle the Duchess of Sussex wrote for her husband, Prince Harry on his first  Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born. That poem became the story. 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.

The action-oriented Duchess and Archewell  received the support of the publisher of The Bench to donate 2,000 copies at no cost to libraries, community centers, schools, and nonprofit programs across the USA. Meghan has a big heart and is always thinking of those people who need a hand held to succeed.

Meghan watched her husband Prince Harry rock Archie to sleep or carry him or, those lived experiences, from her observation, are the things that she infused in this book.” Inclusivity was very much a key objective for the book.

In 2018, Meghan the businesswoman turned Princess came up with the idea of a cookbook which she worked on and wrote the forward. The book Together, a cookbook compiled recipes from survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire in London.

In the aftermath of the fire, several women came together at the Hubb Community Kitchen to share recipes, find community, and restore hope. Meghan became involved in the group, and the cookbook serves as a fundraiser for the kitchen. The book in pre-release sales has overtaken bestselling author JK Rawlings all the while raising funds for a worthy cause.

The Together Cookbook is a New Times Bestseller and Amazon Bestseller as well.

• Duchess of Sussex’s cookbook sold over 130,000 copies to make £557,638 for Grenfell Hubb community kitchen
• Hubb Kitchen prepares 300 meals a day for homeless shelters and senior citizens.
• £204,031 was invested on refurbishing the kitchen
• £28,520 was reinvested on empowering the women through training and gaining 23 certifications & social enterprise training
• £8,000 from proceeds of the book sale were donated to Migrateful a charity for refugees.
• £10,000 from proceeds of the book sale were donated to an anti-racist a charity in the UK