Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryhave a little bookworm on their hands!
During herNPRWeekend Editionon Sunday, which coincided with Father’s Day, the Duchess of Sussex shared that the couple’s 2-year-old sonArchieis a big fan ofThe Bench,hernew children’s book.
“Archie loves the book,” Meghan said in the interview, which was recorded before she welcomed daughterLilibet Diana. “He has a voracious appetite for books and constantly when we read him a book he goes ‘Again, again.'”
“Now the fact that he lovesThe Benchand we can say, ‘Mommy wrote this for you,’ feels amazing,” she added.
In addition to helping inspire the project, Meghan said she kept her son in mind while making sure every detail was perfect.
“Kids, they just pick up on everything and that was one of the pieces that I think was important for me,” she explained. “I knew our son would notice all those elements. And he loves it.”
Prince Harry and son Archie.Sussex Royals
“As most of us do, you go, what am I going to get them as a gift?” Meghan explained. “And I thought I just wanted something sentimental and a place for him to have as a bit of a home base with our son.”
“In this story I’m observing this love between my husband and our son and imagining what it will be as they have more shared moments as our son gets older,” she continued. “So from scraping a knee to having a heart broken, whatever it is, that they always rest at this bench and have this moment to bond.”
Although Meghan hopes that readers will be able to “see this as a love story that transcends the story of my family,” there are also plenty of sweet nods to her own family in the book.
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Meghan Markle.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Speaking with NPR, Meghan shared that there are “a lot” of “Easter eggs [and] nuggets” in the book.
“If people start digging I think you can find sweet little moments that we’ve tucked in there,” she said. “From my favorite flower, even myhusband’s mom’s favorite flower, forget-me-nots — we wanted to make sure those were included in there.”
“There’s a lot of special detail and love that went into this book,” she added.
source: people.com
