The Duchess of Sussex is allegedly ripping off novelist Corrinne Averiss, who wrote “The Boy On The Bench”.
The British author says that there are “no similarities” between the two.
Meghan Markle has stated that her children’s book will be published this upcoming June, inspired by a poem written for Prince Harry when they first birthed their son, Archie.
Royal watchers jumped onto conclusions on how similar the stories were between Markles’ and Averiss’, adding that Markle also has illustrations that look the same.
The central theme of the story is based on the foundation of a special bond between a father and a son as they contemplate about life while sitting on a bench. A Twitter user is quick to comment, saying that even the cover is just as identical as Markles’ cover.
After reading Markles’ book herself, Corrinne insists that “this is not the same story or the same theme as The Boy on the Bench. I don’t see any similarities apart from the use of a bench – which exist in as many stories as they do parks and gardens.”
Vanity Fair tells the public that Markle has future endeavors of writing more children’s books and might even write them for adults as well.
Despite Corrinne’s statements, the public started to compare and contrast the contents of both books. Below are two illustrations that they pointed out that seemed to be the same.
The book that Corrinne writes features a father and a son visiting a playground, but Tom, the son, does not feel brave enough in order to play with the other children at the park.
The illustrations in the story have been released before Meghan had revealed details about her upcoming book. Both illustrate the father and the son playing alongside each other.
Corrinne’s book had come out in 2018. The author had spent most of her life in the children’s entertainment industry, having a few books written under her belt.
Markles’ goal is to explore the “special bond” between father and son as seen through a “mother’s eyes.” The illustrations were created by Christian Robinson, a Californian artist who describes them as a “celebration of the relationship between father and son.”