Meghan Markle shows off her acting skills as she excitedly reads to kids during a ‘Literally Healing’ storytime session at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

t also isn’t the first time that the Duchess has connected with kids through stories; she’s authored a children’s book, The Bench, and to mark Archie’s first birthday in May 2020, the mother and son appeared in a clip where she read Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.

During her visit in March, Meghan also shared hugs with the children and staff, as well as taking photographs with them.

‘With literacy development and fun in mind, the mother-of-two also helped kids with STEAM activities tied to each book that let patients explore counting, colours, problem solving and more,’ a statement added.

The Duchess is a children’s book author after releasing The Bench, a story inspired by Archie’s relationship with his father, Prince Harry.

‘The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born,’ Meghan said in the press release from publisher Random House Children’s Books. ‘That poem became this story.’

The book was dedicated by Meghan to Harry and Archie: ‘For the man and the boy who make my heart go pump-pump,’ the dedication read.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Literally Healing is a reading programme that gifts families at the hospital more than 65,000 books annually.

Meghan’s storytime was part of the Make March Matter campaign, an annual fundraiser at the hospital that aims to create hope and build healthier futures with the help of ‘celebrities, business and the greater community’.