Meghan Markle shared Prince Harry’s advice for dealing with ‘hard days’ at a screening for her documentary about Girl Scouts as she gushed about the royal’s experience as a ‘helicopter pilot for the British Army’.
The Duchess of Sussex, 44, is one of the executive producers of Cookie Queens that explores the American tradition of Girl Scouts selling biscuits to raise money.
On Tuesday, Meghan sat down with the movie’s director, Alysa Nahamias and journalist Jessica Radloff for a Q&A after a special screening in Los Angeles.
During the discussion, Meghan, a former Girl Scout herself, said she reminds herself that ‘the sun is always shining’ above a storm when asked how she copes with setbacks, adding Harry taught her to ‘zoom out’ after ’10 years as a helicopter pilot’ in the army.
While the Duke of Sussex’s military career spanned ten years, he only spent four months as an Apache helicopter pilot during his second tour of Afghanistan between September 2012 and January 2013.
Back from holiday in Europe, Meghan is busy promoting her different ventures – from the Cookie Queens movie to her lifestyle brand As Ever.
On the same day that she unveiled a new blackcurrant jam, the Duchess attended the film screening wearing clothes and jewellery worth over $31,100 (around £23,000).
Sharing his advice for overcoming challenges, Meghan said: ‘My husband told me this ages ago, because we all go through experiences and life is full of surprises, but he was a helicopter pilot in the British army for ten years.
‘Sometimes, on really hard days, I remember once he said, “But my love, you know, even if there’s a storm happening, above the storm, the sun is always shining.
‘And that’s a perspective that only comes when we think about zooming out a little bit,’ she continued.
‘So, it’s so important to maintain that perspective that, no matter what feels insurmountable, there’s just always that sun shining above it.’
