Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pulled into 13-degree weather at Park City, UT for the Sundance Sunday AM premiere of the documentary they EP’ed, Cookie Queens. This comes after the pic’s world premiere last night in Salt Lake City, UT.
The Alysa Nahmias directed documentary follows four ambitious Girl Scouts with big personalities and ambitions, who are competing in a cookie sales industry worth $800 million. WME Independent and Submarine are co-repping sales on the movie.
Talking to Deadline at the Eccles Theatre, the Suits actress and Duchess of Sussex shared the lessons she learned as a Girl Scout, which she keeps with her today: “It really embeds such great values from the get-go. I was a Girl Scout, my mom was a troupe leader, and I think the value of friendship, of being dedicated to a goal as you can see that in Cookie Queens, it’s so reflective of how these girls stick with something that’s important to them and don’t give up. And self belief is an integral value that comes with being a Girl Scout.”
In the documentary, little Olive sells 12,000 boxes (spoiler alert), a record which Markle said she never ever hit.
“I don’t remember,” beamed the Duchess of Sussex about her Girl Scout cookie sales records, “but it certainly wasn’t 12,000! But I think I did really well.”
“We didn’t have the same perks and leverage of using social media and VENMO, and QR codes that the girls use these days. It was really about a charm and a smile and who doesn’t love a Girl Scout cookie? It’s a pretty easy sell.”
Markle’s favorite cookie?
“I think universally, Thin Mints is most people’s favorite.”
Prince Harry’s? “The shortbread cookies and he loves the Samoas.”
Is Princess Lilibet of Sussex bound to join the Girl Scouts?
“I think we’ll continue to explore whatever feels right,” said Markle, “Alysa (the director) is a mom of a daughter, and I think for both of us working on this project it’s been incredibly special as parents, as mothers to be able to see something our girls will be able to enjoy and watch as well.”
