Beyoncé for The Lion King, Meghan for British Vogue, just to indicate the magnitude of the collaboration. Yep, officially confirmed: Meghan Markle is guest editor of British Vogue. The Duchess of Sussex has contributed to the September issue and yes, that is quite a big deal.
Why, you might wonder. Well, a bit of magazine knowledge tells you: these are the thickest issues of the year that have been worked on with even more love than all the other issues. Come on, add another fashion series, an even more famous model on the cover, another destination for that shoot, and the most and prettiest advertisements. The September issue is the baby of every editor-in-chief. There is a lot of effort put into it, brainstorming is done. And once it has seen the light of day and is freshly printed, a glass is raised to it. A little dance is done. Everyone gets to smell it before it ultimately crashes onto our doormat with a ‘wohf’.
Yesterday, the publisher of Vogue revealed the cover – featuring fifteen women who have positively changed the future – and I must say: whoah. Laverne Cox. Jane Fonda. Jameela Jamil. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Climate activist Greta Thunberg. All part of the collage. Why let one model look pretty at the camera when you can also make a statement with the cover? Exactly.
Not only did Meghan have her say about the issue, her husband Harry also contributed. He interviewed researcher and biologist Jane Goodall. Oh, and maybe even cooler: Meghan interviewed in turn by Michelle Obama. Is it time to say that we can't wait for this issue? Oh, and that Meg and I are officially kind of colleagues now? WOOHOO.
