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Zoe Forsey

Meghan Markle's surprise birthday cake had a very, very sweet story behind it

Meghan Markle celebrated her 38th birthday with her nearest and dearest, including Prince Harry and Archie Harrison, at her Windsor home.

The Duchess' day was reportedly a quite affair after a busy few months, but we're sure her loving husband spoilt her.

And of course no birthday would be complete without a cake - and there was a very, very important story behind the delicious one Meghan had to mark her special day.

Luminary Bakery in Stoke Newington, north-east London, was tasked with creating a cake for the royal occasion, reports Hello! magazine.

Meghan is a huge fan of the bakery and even features it in the Forces of Change Vogue edition, which she guest edited.

The bakery does brilliant work (luminarybakery/Instagram)

It runs as a social enterprise, offering women the change to train to build a different future from themselves with through courses, work experience and paid employment.

The website states: "We provide a safe and professional environment where women can grow holistically – encouraging ambition, restoration and second chances.

"We use baking as a tool to take women on a journey to employability and entrepreneurship, equipping them with transferrable skills for the working world.

Their cakes look delicious! (luminarybakery/Instagram)

"By investing in and releasing them to realise their dreams - through training, employment and community, we aim to break cycles of poverty, violence & disadvantage once and for all."

The bakery had a page feature in September's Vogue, explaining their important work and the impact it has had on the community.

After the magazine hit the shelves Meghan wrote to Alice, who runs the bakery, to thank her for being part of her project.

In a beautifully handwritten note, she writes: "When I knew I would be secretly guest editing the September issue of Vogue, including Luminary was non-negotiable.

"The work you do, what you represent to the community, the spirit of the women there - you all embody what it means to be "forces of change".

"Thank you for being part of this special project. Meghan."

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