After receiving a personal copy from Meghan Markle’s book for each student, a Los Angeles school thanked Meghan Markle.
The Assistance League of LA posted a photo to their Instagram account, showing that their pupils were ‘overjoyed” when the Duchess of Sussex gave them her debut book, The Bench.
The Archewell Foundation, a non-profit charity that helps vulnerable children, thanked Prince Harry for his ‘continued support’ and donation.
The £12.99 debut book by the Duchess of Sussex, 39, was released in June and was inspired by a poem she wrote for Prince Harry’s first Father’s Day the month after Archie was born, exloring the ‘special bond between father and son’ as ‘seen through a mother’s eyes’.
The Assistance League of LA posted a photo to their Instagram account, showing that their pupils were ‘overjoyed” after the Duchess of Sussex gave them her debut book, The Bench.
The debut book by the Duchess of Sussex , seen in South Africa in 2019, was released earlier this week on sale for £12.99, and was inspired by a poem she wrote for Prince Harry’s first Father’s Day the month after Archie was born
Posting an array of sweet snaps of their pupils posing proudly with the books, they wrote: ‘The students at our Preschool Learning Center were overjoyed to each receive a personal copy of The Bench, a children’s book penned by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex!
‘Thank you to The Archewell Foundation for this donation and your continued support of the League and L.A.’s most vulnerable children.’
The post quickly racked up hundreds of likes with followers praising the foundation and revealing they too had read the ‘sweet’ book.
The Assistance League describes itself to be ‘Improving quality of the lives at-risk children’s and families in Los Angeles since 1919’.
The Archewell Foundation, a non-profit charity that helps vulnerable children, thanked Prince Harry for his ‘continued support’ and donation.
Posting an array of sweet snaps of their pupils posing proudly with the books, they wrote: ‘The students at our Preschool Learning Center were overjoyed to each receive a personal copy of The Bench, a children’s book penned by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex!
The Assistance League’s mission is to improve the quality life of at-risk children and families in Los Angeles since 1919.
In June Harry and Meghan announced plans to distribute 2,000 copies of The Bench to libraries and schools across the US for ‘no cost’.
In a statement posted to Archewell, the couple said they had ‘received the support of the publisher of The Bench to distribute 2,000 copies at no cost to libraries, community centers, schools, and nonprofit programs across the country’ to ‘help nourish the community through through learning and connection.’
A branding expert previously suggested it would have already netted her £500,000 following a ‘bidding war to secure her first venture’.
Prince Harry and Meghan markle have announced plans for distribution of 2,000 copies The Bench to schools and libraries in the US for free – amid ongoing concerns about whether profits from The Bench will go to charity.
Posting online, the couple said the organisations receiving free copies included the Assistance League of Los Angeles, which The Duke and Duchess visited last summer to spend time with the children at the organization’s Preschool Learning Center.
During their visit to the centre on August 23rd, the Duke & Duchess planted forget – me-nots in honour of Princess Diana.
Archewell is at work with the team at First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that’s distributed more than 200 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving kids in low-income communities in the United States and Canada.
Popular culture expert Nick Ede told FEMAIL that the Duchess of Sussex would’ve likely been paid between a £250,000 to £500,000 advance to write the book.
Abranding expert previously suggested it would have already netted her £500,000 following a ‘bidding war to secure her first venture’
Posting online, the couple said the organisations receiving free copies included the Assistance League of Los Angeles, which The Duke and Duchess visited last summer to spend time with the children at the organization’s Preschool Learning Center
The book features several scenes of Prince Harry and his son Archie. One illustration shows Archie feeding their chickens, while Princess Harry is playing with their dogs.
In one of the last images featured in the book Prince Harry, recognisable with his ginger hair and beard, sits on a bench feeding his rescue chickens, which the couple house at their £11million mansion in Montecito.
As well as the chickens – which appeared during the broadcast of the couple’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in March – two dogs also feature in the illustration.
The book features several illustrations of Prince Harry, his son Archie, and other scenes.
Another illustration in the book shows Prince Harry seated on a bench holding a newborn child while Meghan and his dogs sat close by him.
The duke and duchess also have two dogs – a black Labrador named Pula and a beagle named Guy.
He is photographed alongside his two-year old son Archie, who is shown sprinkling food for the animals while staring lovingly at this father.
Meanwhile, Meghan, dressed in a summer’s hat, white T-shirt and jeans, appears to be sketched in a vegetable patch located near her husband and son. The mother-of-two cradles her daughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, who arrived on Friday.
The first illustration features a bearded ginger father – who bears a resemblance to the duke – cradling a smiling baby on a bench under a tree.
The text reads: “This is your seat, where life will begin for you and my son, our baby, and our kin.
The book, which was released today in the UK, (pictured, a bookseller at Waterstones Piccadilly placing the book on a display)
The illustration in Meghan Markle’s children’s book The Bench shows Prince Harry and Archie feeding their chickens, while the duchess is out in the garden with her dogs (pictured).
In June, the Duchess of Cambridge announced she would publish the book. She stated that the book was inspired by a poem she wrote to Harry on Father’s Day. It will examine the’special bond between fathers and sons’ as seen through the eyes a mother.
The words that follow are: “You’ll love him.” You’ll listen. You’ll be his friend.
The duchess also makes an apparent reference to the popular 1964 children’s book The Giving Tree from author Shel Silverstein.
Meghan wrote the following to accompany an illustration of a father-son lunch at a park bench: “You’ll be sitting on his bench as his giving tree.”
Another page has the words: “He’ll feel happiness and sorrow one day, and be heartbroken.” You’ll tell him, “I love you,” those words are always spoken.
Prince Harry and Archie received Meghan’s 34-page illustrated story. Meghan said they make her heart go pump-pump’
A touching inscription found in the book is reproduced from a handwritten note in the Duchess-of-Sudan’s distinctive calligraphy script. It reads: “For the man and boy who make me go pump-pump.”
In a statement, the royal stated that “The Bench began as a poem I wrote to my husband on Father’s Day in the month following Archie’s birth.”
“That poem became this tale. Christian created beautiful, ethereal watercolour illustrations which capture the warmth, joy and comfort of the father-son relationship from all walks of life. Christian and I worked closely to create an inclusive lens to portray this special bond.
“My hope is that the Bench resonates with all families, no matter what their makeup.
She follows the footsteps of fellow Royals Sarah and the Duchess of York in writing a children’s novel.
One illustration in The Bench shows a redheaded soldier in an American-style Army Cap holding his young son high, while a woman watches from a window and watches him cry (pictured).