Prince harry and meghan delight author of child bereavement book


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Prince Harry had thanked an author who sent him a book that helped children deal with the heartache of losing a parent. The author of the book, Mark Lemon, has shared the letter written by


the Duke of Sussex back in 2019 on his Instagram profile. Mr Lemon wrote the book “The Magical Wood” after his own father James was murdered 28 years ago. The father-of-two children posted a


copy of the' book to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after admiring how Prince Harry and William had coped with the death of their mother. Mark, 41, was just 12 when his dad was stabbed


to death - the same age as Harry was when Princess Diana died in 1997. Mark - who has children Otis, nine, and Thea, five, with wife Simone - was delighted to receive a letter of thanks


from Harry and his wife, Duchess Meghan. Recalling the day he received the letter from the Duke of Sussex, he wrote: “In 2019, I received a letter of reply from the Duke and Duchess of


Sussex. “At the start of writing The Magical Wood I pictured myself standing at the edge of a lake holding a stone. “I threw the stone into the water and it created a ripple effect. “The


stone continued to skim across the water, creating more ripples across the lake. READ MORE: RUSSIA SCRAMBLES DEFENCES AS EXPLOSIONS ERUPT IN CRIMEA 'DRONE ATTACK' “Each ripple


represents an individual that The Magical Wood has touched along the way. “Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that my special children’s book would be sitting on a bookshelf at


Kensington Palace. “You never know how, or where, an idea will end up. The Magical Wood is available at our website www.lemondropbooks.co.uk.” The letter received back from the royal couple


read: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have asked me to write and thank you for your letter, kindly enclosing a copy of your book, 'The Magical Wood', which was written to help


children suffering from the bereavement of a parent or loved one. “Their Royal Highnesses were grateful to you for thinking to send them a copy of this book and to know that you are donating


proceeds from each copy sold to the childrens' bereavement charity, 'Winston's Wish' “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex would have me send you their best wishes.”