The Duchess of Sussex said she draws on something Harry told her 'ages ago'
Meghan Markle appeared without Prince Harry at the debut screening of Cookie Queens, a Girl Scouts documentary, in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.
The Duchess of Sussex, 44, attended the event at AMC The Grove, where the film was shown for the first time. The documentary was executive produced by the couple's company, Archewell Productions, with Alysa Nahmias directing.
Following the screening, Meghan joined Ms Nahmias for a Q&A panel in front of the audience. The pair discussed the film and reflected on what has helped them navigate difficult periods in their lives.
It was during this conversation that Meghan offered a personal insight into advice she had received from her husband, rooted in his military career.
Asked how she motivates herself during "tough moments," Meghan said she draws on something Harry told her "ages ago," rooted in his 10 years flying helicopters for the British Army.
"Sometimes on really hard days, we were once, he said, 'Hey, but my love, you know, even if there's a storm happening above the storm, the sun's always shining,'" Meghan told the audience.
She described this as a shift in perspective that "only comes when you think about zooming out a little."
"I think so much of it, funny enough, I was thinking about something my husband told me ages ago, because we all go through experiences and life is full of surprises," she said.
"So I think when you really zoom out and think, 'My gosh, how many things have we gone through that have felt hard?' And then you still get through them," Meghan continued.
"Or how many goals do you think you're not gonna hit? And then you hit them, and you supersede them."
The duchess framed the outlook as one worth holding on to regardless of circumstances.
"No matter what feels insurmountable, there's just always that sun shining above it," she said.
The metaphor carried particular weight given Harry's flying experience; as a military pilot, he would have routinely climbed above cloud cover and poor weather to find clear skies, a literal version of the perspective he later passed on to his wife.
Harry has previously shared the advice that flows in the opposite direction.
In an interview with The Guardian, the Duke of Sussex said Meghan's five-word counsel: "Just stick to the truth", is something he continually relies on.
"It is the thing I always fall back on. Always," he said, adding that Meghan had described honesty as "the most efficient way to live."
The family recently returned from a trip to the UK, with Meghan posting photographs on Instagram on July 23 under the caption "Summer Holiday."
Among the images was a shot taken at Althorp, Princess Diana's childhood home in Northamptonshire, where the couple and their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, stayed as guests of Harry's uncle, Charles Spencer.
