Rachel Burchfield
I write about interesting people, places, and things.
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Selected recent work:
Allure
“Renée Rouleau on 25 Years as a Successful Skincare Brand Founder”
“Laura Geller on Why Her Models Will Now Exclusively Be Over 40”
Cosmopolitan
“How to Put Your Sorority Experience on Your Resume”
Country Living
“Miranda Lambert Told Us Everything About the Making of Her New Album, The Marfa Tapes”
Elle
"Inside Kate Middleton’s ‘Strategic’ Pursuit of Prince William"
Glamour
“14 Memorable Looks That Defined Kate Middleton’s Year”
“Robin Roberts Can’t Imagine Doing Any Other Job But Her Own”
“Jennifer Meyer Always Knew What She Wanted to Do”
“Andy Cohen Literally Doesn’t Have Time for Self-Doubt”
“Tera Peterson Drops Her Skincare Routine”
“Victoria Beckham Drops Her Skin-Care Routine”
“Meghan Markle Isn’t the Problem”
“Could Queen Elizabeth II Be the Last Queen of England?”
“Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Send Messages Through Their Style. Elizabeth Holmes Deciphers Them.”
Harper's Bazaar
“How Three Leading Ladies Became First Ladies”
“Inside Elle Fanning’s True-Crime Transformation”
“All the Makeup Details of And Just Like That…”
“How Do the Looks in Spencer Compare to Diana’s?”
“The Definitive Guide to Pregnancy-Safe Skincare”
“I Lost 85 Pounds. What Happens to My Skin Now?”
“No, Not Everyone ‘Needs’ Retinol”
“Skincare Secrets from Meghan Markle’s Favorite Facialists”
“How to Wear Nail Polish Like Kate and Meghan”
“How Kate and Meghan Are Staying Fit in Quarantine”
“How to Wear Fragrance Like Meghan and Kate”
InStyle
“Why Kate Got Diana’s Ring, But Meghan Got Her Watch”
Marie Claire
“At Last, We Know the Name of Kylie Jenner’s Son”
“Sarah Ferguson is Busier—and More Herself—Than Ever”
“The Best Investment Apps for Beginners, According to Financial Experts”
“It’s True: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Are Engaged (Again!)”
“Whatever Happened to Archewell Audio?”
“Don’t Call Allison Statter Kim Kardashian’s Best Friend”
People
“Everything to Know About the COVID Vaccine for Kids”
“Pigs in a Blanket, 74 Teens…But Sadly No Beach Boys: Remembering When the White House Hosted Prom”
Thank you to Good Morning America for your added coverage of this important story!
Southern Living
“Every Single One of the Best Christmas Style Moments from Duchess Kate and Princess Charlotte”
“How the Royal Family’s Christmas Traditions Will Adapt to an Unusual Year”
Vanity Fair
“25 Years Later, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s Wedding Dress Still Stuns”
“What’s Next for Sentaler, the Coat Brand Loved By Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and More”
“Tina Turner Has the Secret for Happiness, and She’s Sharing It"
Vogue
“Claudia Schiffer Goes Back to the ’90s in a New Book”
“Royal Sibling Relationships Have Always Been Complicated"
W
“The Juiciest Royal Scandals Beyond Just the Brits”
As the Expert (As Opposed to Interviewing the Experts)
“Meghan Markle’s Invictus Games Style: An Exhaustive Analysis” — Glamour
The Latest from What Meghan Wore
“Meghan and Harry—News Updates and IDs!”
The Latest from Podcast Royal
“Episode 82: A Podcast Royal Review of “Spare” by Prince Harry”
“This podcast feels like an escapist glossy magazine in audio form.”
Thank you to The New York Times for naming Podcast Royal one of its five podcasts about the royal family to listen to! What an honor!
Also, thank you so much to The Evening Standard for naming Podcast Royal one of its “10 Royal Podcasts to Satisfy Your Regal Cravings” and to Harper’s Bazaar Arabia for naming us one of its “5 Podcasts About British Royals to Listen To”! We appreciate it more than you know.
The Latest from I'd Rather Be Reading Season 6
“Episode 11: Former Congressman Trey Gowdy on the Art of Decision Making”
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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Victoria Beckham | Andy Cohen | Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York | Kirk Herbstreit | Miranda Lambert | James Patterson | Robin Roberts | Claudia Schiffer | Stephen A. Smith | Tina Turner | Diane von Furstenberg | Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child
Fashion Designers and Experts
Stacy London | Jenna Lyons | Ann Mashburn | Jennifer Meyer | Rebecca Minkoff | Misha Nonoo | Cynthia Rowley | Kendra Scott | Bojana Sentaler
Beauty Gurus
Louisa Anthony | Erin Ayanian Monroe | Sonya Dakar | Shani Darden | Lawrence Davis | Tammy Fender | April Gargiulo | Laura Geller | Jules Holdren | Nichola Joss | Julie Kendrick | Colleen Labaff | Sherri Berman Laurence | Sergio Lopez-Rivera | Jamie Leigh McIntosh | Valli O'Reilly | Tera Peterson | Carol Rasheed | Renee Rouleau | Kate Somerville | Dr. Barbara Sturm | Sarah Gibson Tuttle | Joanna Vargas | Jamika Wilson
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
British Royal Family Experts
Christopher Andersen | Victoria Arbiter | Rachel Bowie | Lauren Cochrane | Roberta Fiorito | Lady Anne Glenconner | Sarah Gristwood | Robert Hardman | Elizabeth Holmes | Bethan Holt | Samir Hussein | Clive Irving | Chris Jackson | Robert Jobson | Penny Junor | Robert Lacey | Angela Levin | Ian Lloyd | Valentine Low | Eloise Moran | Andrew Morton | Victoria Murphy | Katie Nicholl | Tom Quinn | Gareth Russell | Omid Scobie | Ingrid Seward | Kinsey Schofield | Michelle Tauber
American Heroes
Deena Burnett Bailey | U.S. Secret Service Agent Clint Hill
Founders and CEOs
Lauren "Lo" Bosworth | Ariane Goldman | Sallie Krawcheck | Nicole Lapin | Aliza Licht | Erin Lowry | Zanna Roberts Rassi | Sheri Salata | Allison Statter | Katie Sturino | Susan Swain
Magazine Editors-in-Chief
Liz Baker Plosser | Kate Betts | Tina Brown | Bonnie Fuller | Amy Odell | Michele Promaulayko | Atoosa Rubenstein | Ann Shoket | Kate White
Entertainers
Drive By Truckers | Ruston Kelly | Lana Wood
Presidential Children
Susan Ford | Luci Baines Johnson | Michael Reagan
Reality TV Stars
Monica Aldama | Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed Hamilton | Desiree Hartsock Siegfried | Audrina Patridge | Sadie Robertson Huff
Other Luminaries
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Columnist John Archibald | ABC Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton | Miss Alabama Lauren Bradford | Top Chef's Roscoe Hall | Jill Kargman | Etiquette Expert Myka Meier | Miss Alabama Tiara Pennington | Legendary Photographer Denis Reggie
More Authors Than Can Fit on This Page!
Areas of Expertise
Royal Families Around the World | Books | Fashion | Beauty | Society and Culture | Entertainment | Travel | Weddings | Homes and Interiors