Back in the days of The Tig—Meghan Markle’s popular lifestyle blog, which she closed in 2017—we got Meghan’s best tips on beauty, travel, and food recipes. But we also got little nuggets into her private life, including a birthday ritual she takes part in annually, which she shared in a post from 2016, the year she met her future husband, Prince Harry. (Meghan’s birthday is this Friday, August 4—she’ll be 42.)
“My mom has always said that birthdays are your own personal New Year,” Meghan wrote, via Hello. “Your own chance to make resolutions just for yourself and what you prognosticate for your year ahead.”
