Bettendorf, Iowa-- Avery O' Brien came home from school to the surprise of a lifetime.
"My mom texted my dad who was picking me up that day and she texted I have surprises for you and my dad was saying maybe it's chores," said O'Brien, who is 8.
When she got home it wasn't chores that awaited her, it was a letter from princess-to-be Meghan Markle.
Avery wrote a letter to Markle back in March after learning about her story on an episode of 20/20.
"From a regular person to a princess and it kinda just spanned her career and she saw it and just was immersed and immediately went over to the table and started writing a letter," said her mother, Paula O'Brien. Paula says her daughter loves to sing and act and one day wants to become an actress.
Avery was inspired by Markle's story and wrote a letter for her new role model that said:
"Dear Meghan,
Your story is awesome. I really want to be a princess and an actor when I grow up. I hope you have a very happy marriage to Prince Harry.
Love,
Avery Kathryn O'Brien"
She included a picture of herself so Meghan would know who she is and what she looked like. Avery and her mother weren't expecting to get a response.
"In the morning while I was at work I opened the email and it showed a piece of mail from Kensington Palace and I was like oh my goodness she got a response." said Paula.
That's when Paula texted her husband to let him know she had a surprise for Avery.
"I was so excited, I loved it," said Avery. "I was jumping up and down".
In the letter from Markle was a picture of her and Prince Harry and a direct wish for Avery hoping she can watch the wedding on television.
Avery said she already has an alarm set for tomorrow morning so she doesn't miss it.