When Meghan Markle decided to take on the project of guest-editor for British Vogue's September 2019 issue, she was also getting ready to be a first time mom. "I was about five months pregnant when this process began, and by the time you hold this issue in your hands, my husband and I will be holding our three-month-old baby boy in ours," Meghan wrote.
Duchess Meghan: "It's a very special time for me"
"It's a very special time for me personally, on so many levels; working with Edward and his team, both during my pregnancy and my maternity leave, has played no small part in that joy - it has been a privilege to be welcomed and supported by this amazing team," Meghan wrote about her time collaborating with British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful.
Meghan Markle: Patronage of Smart Works
Duchess Meghan met Edward for the first time in January to collaborate about her royal patronage, Smart Works, which is very women-focused. Meghan ran a online lifestyle blog for years called The Tig before she married Prince Harry and chose to shut it down, so it's clear she has a love for writing. Meghan and Edward connected as like-minded thinkers and writers and had a "promising pow wow" for what they could do with the cover of the 2019 September issue.
British Vogue September Issue: "Forces for Change"
The result is the "Forces for Change" cover, which features 15 trailblazing women from actresses to models to politicians and authors. Each woman is striving to make some kind of positive change in the world from diversity to mental health, climate change and even voting rights. We absolutely cannot wait to see what's inside the September 2019 issue of British Vogue and all the amazing hard work and dedication that Duchess Meghan put into this incredible project all while becoming a new mother herself.
