Meghan Markle’s Private Gift To Princess Eugenie And Jack Brooksbank Turns Up On eBay For £20,000 — And What She Apparently Wrote Inside Is Fuelling Debate Over The Extraordinary Asking Price

Comprehensive Deep-Dive: Behind the Scenes of the £20,000 Inscribed The Bench eBay Listing

Expanding on the sudden appearance of Meghan Markle’s personally inscribed copy of The Bench addressed to Princess Eugenie, further reporting has highlighted the swirling mystery and public fascination surrounding how a private royal keepsake ended up on the open market.
Princess Eugenie and Meghan Markle

1. Anatomy of the Listing and the £20,000 Price Tag

The unexpected item drew immediate attention from memorabilia collectors and royal experts alike due to its rare provenance and steep valuation.
  • The Collector’s Market: Listed by a high-feedback third-party vendor, the book carried an eye-watering buy-it-now price of £19,999.99, positioning it as an ultra-rare collector’s piece given its direct connection to two prominent members of the royal family.
  • Verifying the Handwriting: Royal commentators and graphology analysts quickly scrutinized the published photographs, noting that the cursive calligraphy and specific phrasing closely mirrored known samples of the Duchess of Sussex’s personal handwriting style.

    A displayed copy of the book The Bench on a rack in a bookstore

2. Lingering Questions and Rapid Disappearance

The mystery deepened as media outlets attempted to trace how a deeply intimate gift transitioned from Windsor estate shelves to a secondary online storefront.

 A illustration of a father and son are seen inside a copy of Meghan Markle's book "The Bench" on a display in Europe's largest bookstore Waterstones Piccadilly, on June 08, 2021 in London, England. The book comes just days after Meghan and Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, announced the birth of their daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

  • Speculation and Silence: Neither representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex nor Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank issued public statements addressing the listing, leaving commentators to speculate whether the volume was parted with via a charity donation, a private estate clear-out, or secondary resale channels.

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  • Abrupt Removal: Following a wave of viral news coverage and intense social media scrutiny, the listing was pulled down within hours—leaving the true journey of the inscribed book an unresolved royal enigma.