{"id":525959,"date":"2025-10-25T01:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/525959\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T01:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:21:36","slug":"hrh-the-duchess-of-sussex-interviews-michelle-obama-in-the-september-issue-british-vogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/525959\/","title":{"rendered":"HRH The Duchess of Sussex Interviews Michelle Obama In The September Issue | British Vogue"},"content":{"rendered":"

In formulating the content of the Forces for Change issue, I knew that I wanted to create a magazine that would speak not just to where we are, but to where we hope to be. In doing so, I knew we needed to both open and close strong. Like a beautiful meal: the first bite sets the tone and the final spoonful leaves you satiated, smiling, and sometimes (if you\u2019re dining under the direction of a forward-thinking chef) even inspired. So how could I bring this issue to its logical conclusion? How could I meet that very lofty self-imposed goal?<\/p>\n

Read more: HRH The Duchess Of Sussex Guest Edits The September Issue Of British Vogue<\/a><\/p>\n

Turns out British Vogue famously has a back page Q&A feature that is equal parts informative and whimsical, with a special guest each month. My first thought was that it needed to be someone kind, inspirational, motivating, funny, with gravitas and as much depth as levity. My second thought: it needed to be Michelle Obama<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, over a casual lunch of chicken tacos and my ever-burgeoning bump, I asked Michelle if she would help me with this secret project.<\/p>\n

Read more: Edward Enninful On Co-Editing The September Issue With HRH The Duchess Of Sussex<\/a><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t a huge ask, so to speak, because the back page of Vogue comprises a few simple questions to garner a few simple answers \u2013 tidbits that would leave you, the reader, feeling all of the aforementioned sensations of this analogous culinary experience. She graciously said yes (because she\u2019s Michelle, she\u2019s gracious), and then very promptly sent answers (because she\u2019s Michelle, she\u2019s prompt).<\/p>\n

Read more: Meet Vogue\u2019s 15 Forces For Change<\/a><\/p>\n

What was sent back to me, however, left me somewhat speechless. A few \u201csimple questions\u201d (which she could have answered with a sentence or two) were returned to me as a thoughtful, reflective and beautifully curated narrative \u2013 a gentle reminder not of how but of why she has become such a globally respected public figure.<\/p>\n

Whatever your background, it\u2019s easy to feel connected to Mrs Obama. There\u2019s something magical about the way in which she draws you in with her endearingly frank, down-to-earth personality. When I heard her speak at London\u2019s Royal Festival Hall last December, I found that I could personally relate to what she was sharing \u2013 and that the young British woman sitting a few seats away from me, laughing heartily and nodding in agreement, must have felt the same way.<\/p>\n

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Malia, Michelle, Barack and Sasha – and dogs Sunny and Bo – in the White House Rose Garden, 2015.Shutterstock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In formulating the content of the Forces for Change issue, I knew that I wanted to create a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7721,7719,170598,7718,18753,7720,1281,7679,12,28659,447,7710,519,170599,7711],"class_list":{"0":"post-525959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-duchess-of-sussex","10":"tag-duke-of-sussex","11":"tag-forces-for-change","12":"tag-harry","13":"tag-magazine","14":"tag-meghan","15":"tag-meghan-markle","16":"tag-michelle-obama","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-on-instagram","19":"tag-prince-harry","20":"tag-royal-families","21":"tag-royal-family","22":"tag-september-2019-issue","23":"tag-uk-royal-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115432186614366833","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}