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\u201cThe Bench,\u201d which was illustrated by California artist Christian Robinson, explores \u201cthe special relationship between father and son, as seen through a mother\u2019s eyes,\u201d according to the book\u2019s description.<\/p>\n
\nMarkle\u2019s children\u2019s book was initially announced in May. In a statement, the Duchess of Sussex explained how \u201cThe Bench\u201d stemmed from a poem she had written for Harry, 36, on Father\u2019s Day, following the birth of their first child, son Archie, who recently turned 2.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy hope is that \u2018The Bench\u2019 resonates with every family, no matter the makeup, as much as it does with mine,\u201d Markle said in a statement at the time.<\/p>\n
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\nIn response to the news, however, Markle was slammed by critics amid the estrangement from her own father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how you can write about a boy, a son or a father, when you haven\u2019t spoken to your own father for years,\u201d royal commentator Angela Levin previously told the Sun.<\/p>\n
Markle\u2019s father was at the center of a staged photo scandal ahead of 2018\u2019s royal nuptials. The Duchess of Sussex has not seen her father in years.<\/p>\n
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As for Harry, who famously split from the royal family with Markle in 2020, he too has had frosty relations with his own father, heir to the throne Prince Charles.<\/p>\n
Since resigning from royal life, Markle and Harry are residing in a $14 million mansion in Montecito, Calif.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Meghan Markle\u2019s debut children\u2019s book, \u201cThe Bench,\u201d failed to top the bestsellers list in the UK on its release date, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday. Markle, who welcomed her second child with husband Prince Harry on Friday, made it to the No. 205 spot on the Amazon UK chart, according to the report. It is …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":70314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11185],"tags":[74579,74583,74581,74577],"yoast_head":"\n