The Duchess of Sussex made her first public appearance in weeks on Tuesday, just days after returning to California from a summer trip to Europe. Meghan Markle attended a special screening for Cookie Queens, a documentary she and Prince Harry executive-produced through their Archewell Productions company.
The film follows four girls who "strive to be a top-selling 'Cookie Queen,' navigating an $800 million business in which childhood and ambition collide." Meghan posed with the cast and crew and took part in a Q&A, where she revealed what her husband told her to help through "really hard days."
Harry's Helicopter Pilot Wisdom
Asked how she motivates herself during "tough moments," Meghan recalled advice from Prince Harry, who served as a helicopter pilot in the British Army for 10 years. "Sometimes on really hard days, he said, 'Hey, but my love, you know, even if there's a storm happening above the storm, the sun's always shining,'" she said, according to People.
The duchess said Harry's perspective "only comes when you think about zooming out a little." She stressed the importance of maintaining perspective that no matter what feels insurmountable, "there's just always that sun shining above it."
"So I think when you really zoom out and think, 'My gosh, how many things have we gone through that have felt hard?' And then you still get through them. Or how many goals do you think you're not gonna hit? And then you hit them and you supersede them."
Behind the Documentary
Cookie Queens was directed by Alysa Nahmias, who also produced alongside Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw and Jennifer Sims. Prince Harry and Meghan are two of 13 executive producers, including Chanel Pysnik, Regina K. Scully, Hallee Adelman, Ann Lewnes, Stephen G. Hall, Ruth Ann Harnisch, Geralyn Dreyfous, Tegan Acton, Emma Pompetti, James Costa and Trevor Burgess.
Meghan's appearance follows the couple's recent trip to Europe, where they spent time in Portugal and Britain. Harry spent five days in his home country, while Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, made an under-the-radar visit to Gloucestershire to meet the King and Queen privately at Highgrove House.
