Meghan Markle writes children’s book

THE Duchess of Sussex has penned a children’s book, The Bench, an illustrated story told through a mother’s eyes, which will be released on June 8. The former actress said the tale was inspired by the bond between her husband, Prince Harry, and their 23-month-old son Archie.

The book is illustrated by Christian Robinson and Meghan, who is pregnant with the couple’s second child, a daughter, hopes the story “resonates with every family, no matter the make-up”.

She said: “The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born.”