Oprah Winfrey has gushed that the gift she received from Meghan Markle is her “favorite thing” of 2024.
The talk show host, 70, posts her annual ‘Favorite Things’ gift guide on her website ahead of the holiday season; Last year’s list included a $110 cheese plate and some fancy salt for $80.
This year, the TV veteran appears to have turned to her friend, the Duchess of Sussex, for gifting inspiration and decided to include a luxurious $146 body care set in her edit.
In daily oprahthe star explained how the former Suits actress, who also lives in Montecito, California, introduced her to Tatcha’s Hinoki range.
She gushed, “This is one of my favorite things: forest-scented that my neighbor Meghan sent me.”
Pictured: Meghan Markle, who gave Oprah her ‘favorite’ Tatcha bodysuit, at the Responsible Digital Future forum in Bogotá in August 2024.
The luxury set consists of a body milk, body wash and body oil, all scented with the brand’s Forest Awakening essential oil blend.
In product descriptions, Tatcha claims that the blend of cedarwood, hiba, and hinoki oils “reduces stress, improves mood, and helps improve well-being.”
Oprah added, “If you walked into my house, you’d see this body wash, oil, and body milk by the tub.”
In 2019, Meghan sent her A-list baby shower guests home with $700 gift bags, including $65 Tatcha’s The Rice Polish, which serves as an exfoliant to “buff the skin and give it a healthy glow.” “.
What’s more, the brand’s Beautiful Faces, Beautiful Futures initiative, which was created in 2014 to help girls stay in school, is a cause close to the hearts of both Meghan and Oprah.
During her royal tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand in 2018, the Duchess spoke passionately about women’s “right to education.”
In her first speech of the tour, the mother of two said, “When girls are given the right tools to succeed, they can create an incredible future not only for themselves but for everyone around them.”
Meanwhile, the TV star built the $40 million Oprah Winfrey Girls’ Leadership Academy in South Africa in 2007 to support “girls like her” who were born into poverty.
The luxury set (pictured) consists of a body milk, body wash and body oil, all scented with the brand’s Forest Awakening essential oil blend.
The talk show host (pictured), 70, publishes her annual ‘Favorite Things’ gift guide on her website ahead of the holiday season.
However, the Tatca set isn’t the only gift Meghan Markle approved on Oprah’s gift guide this year.
The TV star also included the $248 Eberjey Renew Plush Long Robe in the guide, which is another brand that appears to have received the Duchess’ seal of approval.
Oprah gushes about the item: “A robe that envelops a person in a cloud of softness can soothe even the early hours of the morning or the coldest day, and it’s something friends and family won’t splurge on.”
The female-founded loungewear brand also counts Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lopez, Molly Sims, Meghan Markle, Selena Gomez and Nicola Peltz as fans.
The Duchess of Sussex wore a pair of the brand’s $148 ‘Gisele’ pajamas in the Suits ensemble, which were personalized with Rachel Zane’s name.
Other items on this year’s wish list include a $1,549 espresso machine, $395 pumps and a $48 color-changing LED evening bag.
Oprah has unveiled her favorite things for 2024, which many people believe means the holiday season has officially arrived.
Pictured: The $248 Eberjey Renew Plush Long Robe, which Oprah Winfrey has included in her Favorite Things gift guide for 2024.
Meghan Markle wore a pair of Eberjey’s ‘Gisele’ pajamas (pictured) on the set of Suit in 2011.
Many of the unique gifts come from small businesses, as well as women-, Black-, and other minority-owned businesses across the United States.
british brand unique happiness also made the list with its Wonder Boots, which are made of luxurious Italian leather with a shearling lining.
The boots, available in three colors, also include retractable stainless steel cleats, which can be rotated up and down for icy days.
Sole Bliss is already a favorite of celebrities such as Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore and Helen Mirren, and members of the Royal Family including Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton.
Now she’s equally adored by Oprah and her best friend, Gayle, who wore the brand’s platform heels to the Mission: Impossible premiere.
Pictured: Oprah Winfrey at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in Windsor in May 2018.
Oprah Winfrey interviewed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex about their time in the Royal Family in 2021.
Oprah Winfrey, famous for filming an explosive interview with the royal couple in 2021, has been a close friend of the duchess for several years and attended the royal wedding in May 2018.
Their relationship appears to have grown even stronger over the years after the Sussexes moved into a $14 million mansion in Montecito, which is just a stone’s throw from Oprah’s sprawling home.
Oprah even weighed in publicly about whether she thought they should attend King Charles’ coronation in May 2023.
‘I think they should do what they think is best for themselves and their family. That’s what I think,” he said on CBS Mornings before the event, adding, “I haven’t been asked my opinion.”
Earlier this year, Meghan Markle attended Oprah’s book club session at the new Godmothers bookstore in Summerland, which is just a few miles from her neighborhood.