Meghan Markle speaks at Oprah Winfrey’s book club in California on the eve of the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death… with ‘hometown hero’ Harry’s memoir Spare proudly on display

Meghan Markle spoke at her close friend Oprah Winfrey’s book club session last night in California where her husband’s controversial memoir Spare was proudly on display. 

The Duchess, 43, was one of several ‘light-filled’ speakers who addressed the crowd at Goodmothers bookstore and gathering space in Summerland, located just miles from where she lives in Montecito.

The star-studded event was attended by actor Marco Leone and author, teacher and psychic medium Laura Lynne Jackson, both of whom highlighted Meghan on their Instagram stories. 

Godmothers, co-owned by literary agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, just celebrated its grand opening weekend by hosting a slew of events and ‘conversations’ with celebrities and authors.

The bookstore appears to be promoting several popular celebrity books including Prince Harry’s memoir Spare.

Meghan is met with an embrace as she takes the stage at the event

Meghan watches on as her close friend Oprah Winfrey seemingly promotes a book during her book club session at Godmothers yesterday

Prince Harry’s controversial memoir Spare was proudly on display during last night’s event

Meghan appeared at the event last night, on the eve of the second anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. 

While it is unclear what the Duchess said in her address, the crowd appeared to be eating it up with Jackson branding Meghan as one of the evening’s ‘light-filled speakers’.

Godmothers, which is concluding its grand opening weekend with events today, is seemingly proud of Meghan and Harry, whom the owner has hailed as a ‘hometown hero’.

Walsh, in a video promoting the store, has put Harry’s memoir on display with a collection of books penned by local writers.

‘This is our local authors shelf when you first walk in,’ she said of the display. ‘I want it to be when you first walk in so that authors who are local to the area know that this is their hometown bookstore.

‘And we celebrate our hometown authors as if they were our hometown heroes, because to us they are.’