Rachel Burchfield
I write about interesting people, places, and things.
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Articles Featured In
“The Prince with No Throne” — The New York Times
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“Meghan Markle’s Invictus Games Style: An Exhaustive Analysis” — Glamour
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“Princess Kate’s Red Manicure is More Significant Than You Might Think” — Marie Claire
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“The 31 Best Shampoos and Conditioners, According to Marie Claire Editors” — Marie Claire
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“The MC 50 2023” — Marie Claire
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“The 15 Best Books of 2023, As Chosen by Marie Claire Editors” — Marie Claire
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“The 20 Most Anticipated Books of 2024, According to Marie Claire Editors” — Marie Claire
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“The Best Everyday Lipsticks, According to Marie Claire Editors and Makeup Experts” — Marie Claire
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“Why So Many of Us Are Obsessed with the Kate Middleton ‘Disappearance’ Drama” — Huffington Post
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“The Bubble Bath Nail Trend Is Actually Royal Family Approved” — Marie Claire
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“Meghan Markle Is Still Wearing a Long-Standing Royal Nail Trend” — Marie Claire
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The Latest from Podcast Royal
“This podcast feels like an escapist glossy magazine in audio form.” —The New York Times
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The Latest from I'd Rather Be Reading Season 16
“Episode 14: Amina AlTai on Escaping the Ambition Trap and Reclaiming Our Ambition”
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May We Never Forget September 11, 2001
“Southern Woman Reflects on Her Part in History” – Good Grit Magazine
I have had the honor of interviewing so many interesting people. Here are a few of them!
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Mitch Albom | Nicole Avant | Victoria Beckham | Christie Brinkley | Bobbi Brown | Candace Bushnell | Connie Chung | Andy Cohen | Joanna Coles | Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York | Kathie Lee Gifford | Malcolm Gladwell | Sophie Grégoire Trudeau | Savannah Guthrie | Tamron Hall | Kirk Herbstreit | Elin Hilderbrand | Rachel Hollis | Sunny Hostin | Victoria Jackson | Ms. Tina Knowles | Miranda Lambert | Aerin Lauder | Max Lucado | Emily Maitlis | Jamie Mizrahi | James Patterson | Jada Pinkett Smith | Jen Psaki | Carole Radziwill | Danielle Robay | Robin Roberts | Geneen Roth | Gretchen Rubin | Jennifer Rudolph Walsh | Claudia Schiffer | Michael Sheen | Brooke Shields | Molly Sims | Stephen A. Smith | Earl Charles Spencer | Gloria Steinem | Tina Turner | Diane von Furstenberg | Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child | Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg of theSkimm
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Fashion Designers and Experts
Abby Champion | Chantal Fernandez | Aurora James | Stacy London | Jenna Lyons | Ann Mashburn | Jennifer Meyer | Rebecca Minkoff | Misha Nonoo | Molly Emma Rowe | Cynthia Rowley | Kendra Scott | Bojana Sentaler | Lauren Sherman
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Beauty Gurus
Louisa Anthony | Chris Appleton | Jen Atkin | Erin Ayanian Monroe | Kristofer Buckle | Sarah Chapman | Joanna Czech | Sonya Dakar | Shani Darden | Lawrence Davis | Tammy Fender | April Gargiulo | Laura Geller | Sally Hershberger | Caroline Hirons | Jules Holdren | Ash K. Holm | Nichola Joss | Julie Kendrick | Colleen Labaff | Sherri Berman Laurence | Deborah Lippmann | Sergio Lopez-Rivera | Daniel Martin | Jamie Leigh McIntosh | Valli O'Reilly | Tera Peterson | Carol Rasheed | Renee Rouleau | Kate Somerville | Dr. Barbara Sturm | Bernadette Thompson | Sarah Gibson Tuttle | Joanna Vargas | Jamika Wilson
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Dermatologists and Plastic Surgeons
Dr. Lara Devgan | Dr. Jeanine Downie | Dr. Dendy Engelman | Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank | Dr. Ranella Hirsch | Dr. Shereene Idriss | Dr. Rajani Katta | Dr. Harold Lancer | Dr. Orit Markowitz | Dr. Howard Murad | Dr. David Shafer | Dr. Heidi Waldorf | Dr. Patricia Wexler
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British Royal Family Experts
Anne Allan | Christopher Andersen | Victoria Arbiter | Sally Bedell Smith | Rachel Bowie | Paul Burrell | Lauren Cochrane | Dr. Tessa Dunlop | Roberta Fiorito | Lady Anne Glenconner | Sarah Gristwood | Robert Hardman | India Hicks | Elizabeth Holmes | Bethan Holt | Samir Hussein | Clive Irving | Chris Jackson | Robert Jobson | Penny Junor | Lauren Kiehna of The Court Jeweller | Robert Lacey | Alexander Larman | Angela Levin | Ian Lloyd | Valentine Low | Eloise Moran | Andrew Morton | Victoria Murphy | Katie Nicholl | Tom Parker Bowles | Tom Quinn | Gareth Russell | Omid Scobie | Ingrid Seward | Kinsey Schofield | Michelle Tauber
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American Heroes
Deena Burnett Bailey | U.S. Secret Service Agent Clint Hill
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Founders and CEOs
Lauren "Lo" Bosworth | Pinky Cole | Jacey Duprie | Mallory Ervin | Paula Faris | Lydia Fenet | Kara Goldin | Ariane Goldman | Kathleen Griffith | Kate Kennedy | Sallie Krawcheck | Jenna Kutcher | Nicole Lapin | Aliza Licht | Elise Loehnen | Erin Lowry | Liz Moody | Zanna Roberts Rassi | Loren Ridinger | Eve Rodsky | Sheri Salata | Allison Statter | Katie Sturino | Susan Swain | Alli Webb
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Magazine Editors
Teri Agins | Liz Baker Plosser | Kate Betts | Tina Brown | Anne Fulenwider | Bonnie Fuller | Robin Givhan | Jean Godfrey June | Amy Odell | Michele Promaulayko | Atoosa Rubenstein | Lesley Jane Seymour | Ann Shoket | Alexandra Shulman | Plum Sykes | Kate White
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Entertainers
Drive By Truckers | Ruston Kelly | Ruth Wilson | Lana Wood
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Presidential Children
Patti Davis | Susan Ford | Luci Baines Johnson | Michael Reagan
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Reality TV Stars and Experts
Monica Aldama | Mary Bonnet | Hannah Brown | Kate Casey | Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed Hamilton | Desiree Hartsock Siegfried | Audrina Patridge | Sadie Robertson Huff | Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
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Other Luminaries
Mary Kay Andrews | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Columnist John Archibald | ABC Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton | Melody Beattie | Julia Boorstin | Terri Cole | Annie Duke | Tamsen Fadal | Emily Giffin | Dr. Marshall Goldsmith | Top Chef's Roscoe Hall | Samantha Harris | Sarah Hoover | Gary Janetti | Jill Kargman | Katty Kay | Erik Larson | Sam McAlister | Etiquette Expert Myka Meier | Alicia Menendez | Amanda Montell | Chris Myers | Daniel Pink | Legendary Photographer Denis Reggie | Luke Russert | Dani Shapiro | Former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Tebow | Tinx | Farnoosh Torabi
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More Authors Than Can Fit on This Page!
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Areas of Expertise
Royal Families Around the World | Books | Fashion | Beauty | Society and Culture | Entertainment | Travel | Weddings | Homes and Interiors