Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryare ready to take their next steps back into an intentionally public life.
With their parental leave coming to an end, they are preparing for a busy fall and winter as many of the programs they’ve been working on behind the scenes kick into action.
The couple are “really excited” about what is ahead, including working directly with causes aligned with their interests and expanding their in-person charity work through the Archewell Foundation.
“They’re a couple who do very well in those moments of human interaction. They need to be on the ground,” says Scobie, who wrote the book with fellow longtime royal reporter Carolyn Durand. “They say that the proof is in the pudding, and what we are about to see is that pudding.”
For more on the lessons that the couple has learned in a tumultuous year, pick up a copy of the latest issue of PEOPLE on newsstands on Friday.
Finding Freedom, which was published last summer, had chronicled the Sussexes' whirlwind courtship and the mounting tensions that ultimately led Harry, 36, and Meghan, 40, to leave the U.K. and carve a groundbreaking path outside of royal duty.
One of the key lessons they have learned these past months is to prioritize their mental health and keep “some of the toxicity” at an arm’s — and ocean’s — length away.
“They seem to be existing in a different place, and that place is much healthier,” Scobie tells PEOPLE. “Meghan famously spoke about that it was not enough to survive — we are now in the thrive chapter.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Karwai Tang/WireImage
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With the empathy and action they hope will define their legacy, the couple shared a very personal note on the Archewell Foundation site on Tuesday.
“Though we are not meant to live in a state of suffering, we, as a people, are being conditioned to accept it,” they wrote ofseveral generation-defining struggleshappening in the world right now. “It’s easy to find ourselves feeling powerless, but we can put our values into action — together.”
Urging followers and leaders alike to recognize and ease others' suffering, they concluded, “the decisions we make now … will prove our humanity.”
source: people.com
