Meghan Markle Makes Quick Exit from Bookstore Event in a Totally Relatable Parenting Moment

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attends the “Keynote: Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen,” during the SXSW 2024 Conference and Festivals on March 8, 2024, in Austin, Texas.Photo:SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty When it comes to priorities, parenthood comes first forMeghan Markle. That was evident over the weekend when Meghan, 43, had to make a quick exit from the Sept. 7 grand opening of Godmothers, a bookstore near the home in Montecito, California she shares with husbandPrince Harryand kidsPrince Archie, 5, andPrincess Lilibet, 3.

Meghan Markle Recalls Sneaking to New York in 2019: ‘I Was Still So Uncomfortable Being Out in the World’

Meghan Markle at Godmothers bookstore in Montecito, California on Sept. 7, 2024.Photo:Sara Prince Sara Prince Meghan Marklerecently opened up about a place where she found “safety” in the past. While speaking on Sept. 7 at Godmothers, a bookstore near her home in Montecito, California, Meghan reflected on the last time she popped into a bookstore — this time in New York City in 2019, while still a working royal. (Meghan and her husband,Prince Harry, stepped back from their roles as working royals the next year, in 2020.

Meghan Markle Says Daughter Princess Lilibet, 3, Has 'Found Her Voice’

Meghan Markle in Colombia on Aug. 17, 2024.Photo:Andres Castilla/Flikr Andres Castilla/Flikr Princess Lilibethas already “found her voice.” “I find inspiration in so many of the strong women that are around me, of course, my mother being one of them,” she said. “So much of how I approach things is through the lens of less about the fight — that’s not interesting to me — and more about how do we show up in a space and wash things over with love and kindness and generosity,” Meghan, 43, added on the final day of her four-day trip to Colombia withPrince Harry.

Meghan Markle Says She's in a 'Chapter' of 'Investing in Myself' in New Interview

Meghan Markle in Cali, Colombia on Aug. 18, 2024.Photo:RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Meghan Markleis in an era of investment, both in others and in herself. In a new interview withThe New York Timespublished on Aug. 28, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, revealed that she invested in the female-founded, sustainably sourced handbag brandCesta Collective— and spoke about how she is investing in herself, as well. Meghan referenced how the global interest in her style following her engagement toPrince Harryin 2017 “changed everything” about her approach to fashion and later led her to invest in brands she believes in.

Meghan Markle Shares Rare Message About ‘Beautiful Friendship’ with Close Pal

Meghan Markleis speaking out in support of her wedding dress designerClare Waight Keller’s latest business venture. Waight Keller, who was with the fashion house Givenchy at the time of Meghan’s royal wedding toPrince Harryon May 19, 2018, left the house in 2020 and is now the new creative director of Uniqlo. Her capsule collection, Uniqlo: C, has a famous fan in the Duchess of Sussex, 43, who toldThe New York Timesthat she owns several of Waight Keller’s Uniqlo pieces — including a trench coat and several dresses.