What Meghan Markle can learn from Enid Blyton
In The Bench, virtue and worthiness replace laughs and adventures.
The year is 2070 and English Heritage are unveiling their latest Blue Plaque: 'The Duchess of Sussex, children’s author, lived here 2017 – 2018'. The accompanying online guide praises Meghan for her work promoting inclusion and diversity.
I have no idea whether Meghan will one day be rewarded with an iconic plaque for her services to literature. But she’s certainly heading in the right direction. Following this week’s announcement that her debut book The Bench has topped the New York Times' bestseller’s list for children’s fiction, the Duchess took the opportunity to declare:
‘While this poem began as a love letter to my husband and son, I’m encouraged to see that its universal themes of love, representation and inclusivity are resonating with communities everywhere.'