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As the royal wedding edges closer, the nation’s love for Meghan Markle is reaching fever pitch. Like the ‘Kate effect’ before her, ‘Meghan effect’ has us doing all sorts of things - even dressing up as her for a whole week to see what it's like.
Thankfully, prior to her engagement to Prince Harry, and therefore her inclusion in the fairly restrictive institution that is the Royal family, the then-actress helmed a successful lifestyle blog. Named The Tig, the Suits star penned the site for three years, and its contents read something like a how-to guide on being Meghan Markle.
The website included political posts, recipes, city insider guides, relationship advice and even playlists, which helped us all to be a little bit more Meghan. Unfortunately, the site closed in April of 2017, as her relationship with the Royal became more serious. Thankfully, Travel & Leisure have unearthed a 2016 post which named her ‘badass’ books to read, so we can become as wise as the bride-to-be.
The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
"I have long been obsessed with this book, and specifically with The Little Fox," Markle wrote. "Even if I don’t revisit the entire existential text (masked as a children’s book), the chapter of The Little Fox unearths a truth in me that is always worth the check-in. And if my vouching for it doesn’t give it the badass quality you’re looking for, the film remake is due to be released soon with a star-studded cast. So there ya go, fancy pants.'
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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
"My mum gave me a copy of this book when I was 13 years old," Markle wrote, "and to this day, I constantly circle back to the Don Miguel Ruiz classic for the simplest ways to simplify your life."
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The Motivation Manifesto by Brendon Burchard
"Annoyed by your self-doubt and distractions?" Markle wrote about the book. "The noise that keeps you from reaching your potential? Okay, so yeah. Me too. Even on my most Sasha Fierce days there’s a mean little voice in there going, 'Hmmm…I’m not sure if you can, or should, or if you’re good enough to'."
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the Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Of The Tao of Pooh, Markle wrote, "Aspects of Taoism told through the characters of Winnie the Pooh – I mean, does it get better?"
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Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
"A professor at Northwestern University had this book on our list of required reading for an Industrial Engineering class I took my junior year of college," she said. "It was a seemingly odd choice, but at the end of the day, the takeaway was a self-empowerment and motivational bent that I apply to decision making in my life to this very day. It’s an invaluable quick read."
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