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A signed copy of the Duchess of Sussex’s children’s book, inscribed to Princess Eugenie, has appeared for sale on eBay.
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copy → sign → eBay
The hardback copy of The Bench, listed for sale for £20,000 ($38,000), features a handwritten note seemingly in Meghan’s hand, dated 2021 – two years after the birth of her son, Archie.
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copy → list → son
It was listed by Drive Easy’s Signed Books, owned by Nicholas Joseph Greenwood, a specialist bookseller, who has sold more than 2000 items and has a 100 per cent positive feedback rating.
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who → list → rating
The inscription reads: “Dear Eug & Jack, Celebrating the special bond between father and son.
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inscription → read → father
I wrote this poem at Frogmore – I hope that Eug, you witness the same love there with your guys.
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you → write → guys
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, her husband, temporarily moved into Frogmore Cottage in Windsor after Meghan and Harry relocated to the US.
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Meghan → move → US
Their elder son, August, was born in February 2021.
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son → bear → February
The listing had attracted more than 20,000 views by Friday (UK time), before it was either sold or withdrawn from sale.
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it → attract → sale
A spokesman for Meghan declined to comment on the sale or the book’s authenticity.
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spokesman → decline → sale
The listing on eBay noted that the ink from the inscription had “gone through to the previous page” but described it as “an absolute masterpiece of modern royal history”.
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ink → note → history
It added: “Written in the Duchess’s highly celebrated, fluid signature calligraphy style, the personal message links the Sussexes directly to the heart of the British Royal family.
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message → add → family
“Authentic intimate gifts sent from one member of the Royal family directly to another are exceptionally rare to find on the open market.
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gifts → send → market
Princess Eugenie, who is Prince Harry’s cousin, is one of the few members of the Royal family known to have stayed close to the Sussexes since they stepped away from public duties.
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they → know → duties
The two couples are now neighbours, each owning beachfront properties in Portugal.
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each → own → Portugal
Harry and Meghan Markle, his then girlfriend, were with Princess Eugenie and her husband-to-be in Toronto when the news of their relationship became public knowledge in October 2016.
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news → become → October
The four dressed up for Halloween to enjoy “one final fun night out” before their relationship was revealed to the world.
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relationship → dress → world
In February 2022, Harry was joined by Princess Eugenie at the Super Bowl in California.
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Harry → join → California
She was the only member of the Royal family to appear in new footage in the duke and duchess’s Netflix documentary, released in Dec 2022, after visiting the couple in Montecito, California.
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She → appear → Montecito
Greenwood did not respond to a query about how or where he had sourced the book.
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he → respond → book
Telegraph, London
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- Eton College:
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brother → read → news
Inside the world’s most famous private school
- High society: Harry and Meghan battle to be accepted in the Cotswolds
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Harry → accept → Cotswolds
The King delivered a masterclass in putting the Sussexes back in their box
- ‘No longer working’: Why the King felt he had to clarify Prince Harry’s status
- ‘Worst actress that ever lived’: The knives are out for Harry and Meghan
- ‘Not a fan’: Trump says he’s happy Harry and Meghan left the US
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Harry → deliver → US
Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world.
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what → get → world
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