Oprah Winfrey reveals $146 luxury bodycare set she received from Meghan Markle is her top ‘Favorite Thing’ of 2024 as she unveils annual gift guide (and Tatcha isn’t the only Duchess-approved brand on there!)

Oprah Winfrey has gushed how a present she received from Meghan Markle is her top ‘favorite thing’ of 2024. 

The talk show host, 70, publishes her annual ‘Favorite Things’ gift guide on her website ahead of the festive season – with last year’s list featuring a $110 plate of cheese and some luxury salt for $80.

This year, the TV veteran appears to have turned to her friend the Duchess of Sussex for gifting inspiration and chose to include a luxury $146 bodycare set in her edit. 

On Oprah Daily, the star explained how she was introduced to Tatcha’s Hinoki range by the former Suits actress – who also lives in Montecito, California.

She gushed: ‘This is a favorite Favorite Thing—with the scent of a forest sent to me by my neighbor Meghan.’

Pictured: Meghan Markle, who gifted Oprah her ‘favorite’ Tatcha bodyset, at the Responsible Digital Future forum in Bogota in August 2024

The luxury set consists of a body milk, body wash and body oil, which are all scented with the brand’s Forest Awakening Essential Oil Blend.

In the product descriptions, Tatcha claims the blend of cedar, hiba, and hinoki oils ‘reduce stress, lift mood, and help improve well-being’.

Oprah added: ‘If you were to come into my house, you’d see this body wash, body oil, and body milk right by the tub.’ 

In 2019, Meghan sent her A-List baby shower guests home with $700 goodie bags – which included Tatcha’s $65 The Rice Polish, which serves as an exfoliant to ‘polish skin for a healthy glow’.

What’s more, the brand’s Beautiful Faces, Beautiful Futures initiative – which was set up in 2014 to help girls stay in school – is a cause close to both Meghan and Oprah’s hearts.

During her royal tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand in 2018, the Duchess spoke passionately of 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 incredible futures not just for themselves but for all of those around them.’ 

Meanwhile, the TV star built the $40m Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa in 2007 to support ‘girls like herself’, who were born into poverty.

The luxury set (pictured) consists of a body milk, body wash and body oil, which are 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 festive season

However, the Tatca set isn’t the only Meghan Markle-approved present in Oprah’s gift guide this year. 

The TV star has also included the $248 Eberjey Renew Plush Long Robe in the guide, which is another brand that seems to have received the Duchess’ stamp of approval.

Oprah gushes of the item: ‘A robe that wraps a person in a cloud of softness can take the edge off even the earliest morning or the coldest day—and is something friends and family won’t splurge on for themselves.’

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 famously wore a pair of the brand’s $148 ‘Gisele’ pyjamas on the set of Suits, which were customised with Rachel Zane’s name.  

Other items in this year’s Favorite Things list include a $1,549 espresso machine, $395 sneaker heels and $48 LED color-changing evening bag. 

Oprah has unveiled her Favorite Things for 2024 – which many people believe signifies that 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 famously wore a pair of Eberjey’s ‘Gisele’ pyjamas (pictured) on the set of Suit in 2011

Many of the unique gifts come from small businesses, as well as women-owned, Black-owned and other minority-owned businesses across the United States. 

British brand Sole Bliss also made the list with its Wonder Boots, which are made from luxury Italian leather with a shearling lining. 

The boots, available in three colors, also include retractable stainless-steel studs, which can flip up and down for icy days.  

Sole Bliss is already a favorite of A-listers like Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore and Helen Mirren, and members of the Royal Family, including Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton.

Now, its equally beloved by Oprah and her best friend, Gayle, who wore the brand’s platform heels to the Mission Impossible premiere. 

Pictured: Oprah Winfrey at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor in May 2018

Oprah Winfrey famously interviewed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex about their time in the Royal Family in 2021

Oprah Winfrey – who famously filmed a bombshell interview with the royal couple in 2021 – has been close friends with 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 $14million Montecito mansion, which is located just a stone’s throw from Oprah’s own sprawling home.

Oprah even publicly weighed in on whether she thought they should attend King Charles’ Coronation in May 2023.

‘I think they should do what they feel is best for them and their family. That’s what I think,’ she said on the CBS Mornings show ahead of the event, adding: ‘They haven’t asked me 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 their neighbourhood.