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How Meghan’s book goes from bard to verse

Her children’s story has been panned by critics, so master satirist CRAIG BROWN pens a mischievous re-write

It’s one of the most hotly anticipated books of the year — the Duchess of sussex’s first book for children, the Bench. Meghan dedicated the 34-page illustrated story to Prince Harry and their son Archie, saying they ‘make my heart go pump-pump’. Yet critics were left underwhelmed after its release this week, with one dubbing it a ‘self-help manual for needy parents’, even though children might warm to the colourful pictures, if not the clunky verse. In a spirit of fun, the Mail’s incomparable satirist CRAIG BROWN takes a jovial stab at his own interpretation of Meghan’s poetry…

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