The Duchess of Sussex as we all know did not wake up in a palace.
She, like every other girl has had her single Valentine’s days, or, those that she was dating a commoner- as is honestly the reality with most of us, wishing away warm, cossy romantic fantasies.
“Without fail, every February 14th, I wake up feeling like I’m immersed in a Robert Doisneau photo, waiting with bated breath to be dipped into a kiss…. And in Paris, if I had my way,” wrote Meghan Markle on her personal blog.
Like every other girly-girl she is clearly and admittedly a “sucker for Valentine’s Day.”
But don’t let that fool you. She did no ‘sit and wait to be treated’ kind of Valentines.
Meghan Markle in her 2015 singleton days did some self-pampering. Not because she was not asked out, I mean, have you seen her?
She wrote that she did it: “Because I’ve worked hard, because I’m not going to wait for someone to buy me the things I covet (nor do I want to), and because I want to treat myself as well as I treat those dearest to me. Because I am my own funny Valentine.”
Though she is most likely having the valentines of her dreams now as royalty, she sure did have some nuggets of wisdom that every other girl- single or taken needs on Valentine’s:
“Valentine’s Day is special wherever you happen to find yourself. And in terms of gifts, be it breakfast in bed, a sweet love note, or a single flower, it really is the thought that counts.”