Revealed: How Meghan Markle recorded bombshell Variety interview in the weeks before the Queen died… then re-recorded it after monarch’s death to pay tribute to her ‘warmth’ and ‘leadership’
- Duchess of Sussex has spoken to Variety about a wide-range of issues including ‘misconceptions’ about her
- She opened up on death of the Queen, saying she he is ‘proud’ of their relationship, which had a ‘nice warmth’
- Meghan reveals she never plans to act again and would help anyone playing her on TV and film with the part
- She said: ‘ I hope that in preparing for that role, she finds the softness and the playfulness and the laughter’
- Duchess reveals she and Harry will go for a drive-thru burger at In-N-Out and love giant chocolate cookies
- Their usual day is getting the children ready before often joint Zoom meetings with people across the world
Meghan Markle decided to re-record a bombshell interview with a pet US publication because it was first done before the Queen died and she wanted to give her tribute, it was revealed today.
The Duchess of Sussex praised Her Majesty’s ‘warmth’ and ‘leadership’ after she passed away on September 8 but did not speak about other members of the Royal Family including her ‘in-laws’ to avoid any ‘distraction’ from mourning her death, Variety magazine said.
The feature headlined ‘Meghan Markle Lets Her Guard Down’, published this afternoon, says the Duchess of Sussex agreed to ‘sit again’ when she returned to California after Her Majesty’s funeral because the glitzy photoshoot and video chat was actually first completed eight days before she passed away.
The interview revealed that Meghan ‘stopped birthday revelers in their tracks’ when she arrived at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara just before she flew to London with Harry for their pseudo-royal tour visiting pet projects in the UK and launching the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf.
But within 24 hours of the Germany trip Her Majesty had died and Variety writer Matt Donnelly revealed that the Duchess of Sussex then agreed to ‘sit again for a lengthy discussion about her road to the present’. He wrote: ‘She worries that any comments about the Queen or her in-laws will be “a distraction” from continued mourning, but presses on to celebrate the icon’.
After praising the Queen as ‘the matriarch of the family’, she became ‘animated talking about the warmth and support she received from the thousands of citizens she interacted with during her time in the UK’, her two children as well as her deals with Spotify and Netflix, the article says.
But Meghan did still get in a perceived dig at the royals by hinting that her death and its fallout had been ‘complicated’ for Prince Harry, but added he remains ‘ever-optimistic’ and preferred to remember that she was now reunited with her beloved husband Prince Philip.
Variety does not go into detail about what, if anything, Meghan said about the Royal Family before the Queen died – but her decision to sit down again will lead to speculation about what the first interview contains, especially as it was around the time when she told The Cut magazine that Harry had said he had ‘lost his dad’.
The Duchess of Sussex has given another major and wide-ranging interview with the US media and is pictured here on the cover of Variety. It has emerged that it was first done before the Queen so Meghan agreed to ‘sit again’ so she could give her tribute
The Duchess of Sussex spoke to Variety about a wide-range of issues including ‘misconceptions’ about her since she married her royal husband in 2018 – especially after the Oprah interview – and claiming their ‘love story’ had inspired the world because ‘people love love’.
Variety reveals that Meghan did the bombshell interview TWICE after the Queen died
Variety writer Matt Donnelly revealed that the Queen’s death meant Meghan Markle agreed to do an interview twice to reflect it.
Describing the first sit down he said Meghan ‘shook the hand of every crew member, stylist and photographer ’s assistant’ before taking part in the photoshoot likely to be around September 1.
But he wrote: ‘Nearly three weeks before press time, though — eight days after she stopped the birthday revelers in their tracks at the San Ysidro Ranch — the prince’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died at her Scottish estate Balmoral. The world watched and mourned as the longest-reigning monarch in British history was laid to rest and celebrated for what Meghan says was the “shining example” of female leadership.
Following the official period of mourning, Meghan agrees to sit again for a lengthy discussion about her road to the present. She worries that any comments about the queen or her in-laws will be “a distraction” from continued mourning, but presses on to celebrate the icon.
Meghan took part in a glamorous photo and video shoot for the magazine where she wore a £4,657 Jason Wu dress and other expensive outfits and was filmed laughing and joking and even lying on her stomach kicking her legs with apparent excitement. She also wore a $2990 Carolina Herrera dress and a $1,560 Galvin gown for the photoshoot.
In a feature headlined ‘Meghan Markle Lets Her Guard Down’, the Duchess spoke first about her recent trip to the UK with Harry where their pseudo-royal tour was interrupted by Her Majesty’s death aged 96 on September 8.
But in a hint that her death had been troublesome for Harry, who reportedly found out about the passing of his grandmother the just five minutes before the rest of the world, she said of the days and weeks afterwards: ‘It’s been a complicated time, but my husband, ever the optimist, said: ‘Now she’s reunited with her husband’.’
Harry had looked heartbroken as he arrived at Balmoral after learning the Queen had died on a private jet travelling alone without his wife. He stayed for 12 hours, apparently refused to have dinner with King Charles and Prince William and also took a backseat at the funeral where he was not allowed to salute irrespective of his military service.
But despite claims that she and Harry have set out to damage the Royal Family since emigrating in 2020, Meghan told Variety that she remains ‘proud’ of her relationship with Queen and had a ‘nice warmth’ with her, calling Her Majesty a ‘matriarch’.
She said: ‘There’s been such an outpouring of love and support. I’m really grateful that I was able to be with my husband to support him, especially during that time. What’s so beautiful is to look at the legacy that his grandmother was able to leave on so many fronts. Certainly, in terms of female leadership, she is the most shining example of what that looks like. I feel deep gratitude to have been able to spend time with her and get to know her.
She added: ‘I’ve reflected on that first official engagement that I had with her, how special that felt. I feel fortunate. And I continue to be proud to have had a nice warmth with the matriarch of the family.’
And opening up for the first time about how she felt after the Oprah interview where the Sussexes accused the Royal Family of racism, she said her California friends had gathered around her to support her. She said: ‘It’s like they knew exactly what I needed to feel in that moment. It meant, and still means, so very much to me. The power of sisterhood and female support can never be underestimated.’ But she said that the public has ‘misconceptions’ about her, adding: ‘I think that what happens, looking in from the outside, when there is this much noise, is that you become dehumanized’. She said she hopes her Archetypes podcast will help people see her as a ‘real person’.
In arguably her most wide-ranging interview yet, the Duchess of Sussex revealed:
- She is ‘done’ with acting – but would help someone playing her in a film and would not stop her children pursuing it as a career;
- Meghan describes her life with Harry working together in a shared office after getting their children ready in the morning. When not on joint Zoom calls they ‘commute’ to LA and sometimes take a trip to a In-N-Out burger drive-thru where they ‘know our order’;
- Former actress described the ‘warmth’ her friends showed her after she appeared on Oprah with Harry. She said: ‘It’s like they knew exactly what I needed to feel in that moment. It meant, and still means, so very much to me. The power of sisterhood and female support can never be underestimated’;
- She was ‘grateful’ to be alongside Harry and support him when the Queen died and spoke of treasuring their first engagement together. She said: ‘In big moments in life, you get a lot of perspective. It makes you wonder what you want to focus your energy on. Right now, we feel energized and excited about all of the things we’ve been building toward’;
- Meghan appeared to distance herself from the Netflix docu-series set for release. Suggesting left-wing film maker Gloria Steinem had taken the lead she said: ‘It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it;
- On her bombshell interview with The Cut in September, which contained a series of attacks on the royals, she suggested she had been too trusting and open. She said: ‘I’ve had some time to reflect on it. Part of me is just really trusting, really open. I can survive it’;
- Meghan Markle offered a glimpse into her and Prince Harry ‘s day-to-day life as she described the pair’s cosy wind-down routine, consisting of Wordle, Duo Lingo, and an ‘endless search’ through Netflix when the kids are in bed. She also said she loves Scrabble and cooks a ‘mean Bolognese sauce’;
- The Duchess of Sussex , 41, also got candid about the family’s domestic bliss and revealed that her three-year-old son Archie has ‘loved’ the British children’s show Octonauts ‘for a really long time’ – perhaps a programme he began watching while in the UK;
The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle lays on the ground in a £4,657 Jason Wu dress
The Duchess of Sussex also describes what life was like after that explosive Oprah interview, Harry’s love for In-N-Out Burger, her podcast ‘Archetypes,’ and the Netflix documentary they are making as part of their $100million contract with the streaming giant.
Meghan Markle reflects on her only joint engagement with the Queen in Variety magazine, saying she’s grateful the late monarch showed her such ‘nice warmth’
Photographs from the time saw the two women appearing to enjoy each other’s company as they opened the Mersey Gateway Bridge, in Widnes, Cheshire in 2018
Meghan Markle has opened up about her relationship with the Queen in her latest interview, with US magazine Variety.
The Duchess of Sussex, 41, said she has been reminiscing about her first joint engagement with Queen Elizabeth II, which took place in June 2018 in Widnes, Cheshire, since the death of the late Sovereign on September 8.
Speaking with one of her favoured US magazines at her Montecito house, Meghan, said the late Monarch made her feel special during the event, which saw them opening the Mersey Gateway Bridge.
Photographs from the time saw the two women appearing to enjoy each other’s company, sharing a joke and laughing.
More than four years on, and after Meghan and Prince Harry’s much talked about departure from the royal family and bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, the Duchess of Sussex said she is ‘grateful’ to have been able to spend time with Queen Elizabeth, with whom she said she shared a ‘nice warmth.’
Meghan took part in a glamorous photo shoot for the interview, and was also filmed talking about her recent trip to the UK with Harry where their pseudo-royal tour was interrupted by Her Majesty’s death aged 96.
In a hint that her death had been troublesome for Harry, who reportedly found out about the passing of his grandmother the just five minutes before the rest of the world, she said of the days and weeks afterwards: ‘It’s been a complicated time, but my husband, ever the optimist, said: ‘Now she’s reunited with her husband’.’
Speaking of her engagement with the Queen four years ago, Meghan told the publication: ‘I’ve reflected on that first official engagement that I had with her, how special that felt. I feel fortunate.
‘And I continue to be proud to have had a nice warmth with the matriarch of the family,’ she added.
At the time, the 92-year-old Monarch seemed to enjoy a growing bond with her grandson’s wife, 36.
Meghan and the Queen seemed to be getting on famously, with Meghan whispering into the Queen’s ear while watching a children’s performance at the opening of the new bridge.
Meghan also poured her heart out to writer Matt Donnelly about how she will not return to acting again despite the success of Suits and being free of royal duties, raising more suspicions that she could enter US politics. ‘No. I’m done. I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not’, she said.
She also offered to help coach any actress who plays her in a drama in future. She said: ‘I hope that in preparing for that role, she finds the softness and the playfulness and the laughter. The silliness. I just hope she finds the dimensions. Also, she can call me!’
The Duchess of Sussex also describes what life was like after that explosive Oprah interview, her podcast ‘Archetypes,’ and the Netflix documentary they are making as part of their $100million contract with the streaming giant.
She also revealed Harry’s love for fast food joint In-N-Out Burger and how they eat ‘chocolate chip cookies the size of my toddler’s head’ while taking breaks from joint Zoom meetings or ‘commuting’ together to LA.
Speaking of Harry’s eating habits: ‘My husband’s favorite is In-N-Out. There’s one at the halfway point between LA and our neck of the woods. It’s really fun to go through the drive-thru and surprise them. They know our order.’
Yesterday the Duchess of Sussex told how her time as a glamorous ‘briefcase girl’ on the American version of Deal or No Deal made her feel like a ‘bimbo’.
Meghan, who appeared on 34 episodes of the gameshow, said it was a ‘fascinating’ experience and she was grateful for the work as an auditioning actress. But she said it made her feel ‘not smart’ and she quit because of the focus on how she looked.
In contrast, the duchess told how when she was younger, she saw herself as ‘the smart one and not the pretty one’. And she said she wanted her daughter Lilibet, 16 months, to be valued first for her brain rather than her appearance. ‘I want our daughter to aspire to be slightly higher. Yeah, I want my Lili to want to be educated and want to be smart and to pride herself on those things,’ she said.
Today she said she and Harry are ‘optimistic’ about the future and want to be surrounded by family and friends.
Describing their passions she said: ‘So much of how my husband and I see things is through our love story. I think that’s what people around the world connected to, especially with our wedding. People love love. I’m not excluded in that sentiment. And our definition of love is really expansive: Partner love, self-love, the love of community and family. We use that as the baseline of the kind of shows and documentaries we want out there’.
But there is a hint that they are not as hands on with their upcoming Netflix documentary as first thought. It is being directed by Liz Garbus.
She said: ‘It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it. But that’s not why we’re telling it. We’re trusting our story to someone else, and that means it will go through their lens’.
Meghan also shared insights into the life in the US, revealing that they share an office where they do Zoom meetings together. She also said that they ‘commute’ together to LA at times – but only after getting their children ready for the day.
She said: ‘We share an office. We work from home, as most people started to do during lockdown. It allows us to have significant time with our kids at this really special moment in their lives. We’ll never get this time back. I make breakfast, and we get the kids set for the day.
‘We do a lot of joint calls and Zooms, but also try to divide what we can focus our energies on so we can accomplish even more. My husband is on a 24-hour time zone, where half of your life is waking up as the other half is going to sleep. It’s kind of the reverse of what I went through living in the U.K.
‘He’s very good at responding on text. Me, I try to be as fast as possible on email. I’ve always said, if it takes less than five minutes, do it now.’
But the Duchess said her acting career is over – despite initially finding fame and fortune on Suits.
She said: ‘ ‘No. I’m done. I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not.’
Meghan during the California photoshoot for Variety
Meghan smiles in another glamourous outfit in the photo and video shoot
The Duchess of Sussex poses as a piece of torquize fabric drops behind her in a California garden
But she was asked about how she would feel about somebody playing her in a drama.
She said: ‘I haven’t given that much thought, to be honest. It’s all weird. You have to compartmentalize. Anyone talking about me or casting an actor to play me, that will be a caricature of me that has been created for a business that makes people a lot of money. Once you can separate that out, it’s much easier to go: ‘OK. That actually has nothing to do with me.’ It genuinely doesn’t. It’s a hard lesson to come to grips with.’
‘I hope that in preparing for that role, she finds the softness and the playfulness and the laughter. The silliness. I just hope she finds the dimensions. Also, she can call me!’
Meghan also admitted that she would not stop her children going into entertainment.
She said: I would say, ‘Great!’ When you become a parent, you genuinely want your kids to find the things that bring them complete joy. They’re our kids, obviously, and they’re part of a legacy and a tradition and a family that will have other expectations. But I want them to be able to carve out their own path. If it’s the entertainment industry, great. And also, good luck. There are so many people that will talk about what opened the door for my children. But it still takes talent and a lot of grit. We’re creating multi-dimensional, interesting, kind, creative people. That’s who our kids are.’
‘My intention is not to act again’: Meghan Markle confesses she’d ‘never say never’ to a return to her first profession – and wants future actresses to portray her as ‘soft and playful’ in her Variety interview
Meghan Markle ruled out an acting return and wants any actresses to portray her as ‘soft and playful’ in any future adaptations of her life.
In a new interview with Variety magazine, the Duchess of Sussex, 41, was promoting her new Spotify podcast Archetypes when talk turned to her early career.
When she met Prince Harry in 2016, the mother-of-two was most famous for her role as Rachel Zane in hit legal drama Suits – but quit the show shortly before the couple’s April 2018 wedding.
Discussing how her professional landscape has changed since then, Meghan said: ‘I didn’t think I’d ever be in the entertainment industry again. But the entire culture has changed; streamers have changed things.’
When quizzed about whether she’d ever perform again, Meghan initially shut down the question with: ‘No. I’m done.’
The Duchess of Sussex was most famous for her role as Rachel Zane in hit legal drama Suits before marrying Prince Harry. The mother-of-two appeared in seven seasons of the show before quitting in 2018
The Duchess of Sussex – pictured with Prince Harry and baby Archie in 2019 – said she would be encouraging if her kids wanted to join the entertainment industry
Acknowledging that Archie and Lilibet’s family connections might give them a headstart, Meghan stressed that it still takes ‘talent and grit’ to be successful. Liliet pictured in June 2022 ahead of her first birthday
But on second thought, the Duchess decided not to rule it out entirely.
She added: ‘I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not.’
Stressing that she’d never ‘given much thought’ to the prospect of another actress playing her one day, Meghan said that they will most likely only know the ‘caricature’ of her.
She added: ‘I hope that in preparing for that role, she finds the softness and the playfulness and the laughter. The silliness. I just hope she finds the dimensions.’
What’s more, the Duchess said she would be encouraging if Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, wanted to pursue a career in entertainment.
She added: ‘When you become a parent, you genuinely want your kids to find the things that bring them complete joy. They’re our kids, obviously, and they’re part of a legacy and a tradition and a family that will have other expectations.
‘But I want them to be able to carve out their own path.’
Acknowledging that Archie and Lilibet’s family connections might give them a headstart, Meghan stressed that it still takes ‘talent and grit’ to be successful in Hollywood.
‘We’re creating multi-dimensional, interesting, kind, creative people,’ she gushed. ‘That’s who our kids are.’
Speaking on her new Archetypes podcast with Paris Hilton earlier this week, the Duchess said she wants her daughter Lilibet to be valued first for her mind, rather than ‘beauty not brains’ as she was on Deal or No Deal at the start of her career.
The Duchess explained: ‘I want our daughter to aspire to be slightly higher. Yeah, I want my Lili to want to be educated and want to be smart and to pride herself on those things.’
Meghan appeared on season two of NBC’s Deal or No Deal 16 years ago. She first stood beside briefcase number 11 for two episodes, then moved to number 24. She left the show midway through the season.
Here are the key parts of yet another Meghan Markle bombshell interview.
Meghan on the death of Queen Elizabeth II:
‘There’s been such an outpouring of love and support. I’m really grateful that I was able to be with my husband to support him, especially during that time. What’s so beautiful is to look at the legacy that his grandmother was able to leave on so many fronts. Certainly, in terms of female leadership, she is the most shining example of what that looks like. I feel deep gratitude to have been able to spend time with her and get to know her. It’s been a complicated time, but my husband, ever the optimist, said, ‘Now she’s reunited with her husband.’
On looking back at her relationship with the Queen since her passing:
‘I’ve reflected on that first official engagement that I had with her, how special that felt. I feel fortunate. And I continue to be proud to have had a nice warmth with the matriarch of the family.’
‘In big moments in life, you get a lot of perspective. It makes you wonder what you want to focus your energy on. Right now, we feel energized and excited about all of the things we’ve been building toward. We’re also focused on our foundation. So much of the work we do includes the philanthropic space.’
On what the days were like after her explosive Oprah interview aired on TV:
‘Even before the interview, I hadn’t been out because I was so pregnant. The one thing I really remember was Gloria Steinem’s birthday, a few days after it aired. I really wanted to celebrate her at what I thought was just going to be a small and intimate birthday lunch. I envisioned it being us eating sandwiches in this cottage she was staying at. Instead, it was an extravaganza — by the way, as she deserves. But I hadn’t really seen people in a long time, and the interview had come out maybe a week before. Walking into a room alone is never easy for me, and I remember feeling a bit uncomfortable. But before I could let my uncertainty linger, Pamela Adlon came up to me and greeted me with such warmth and kindness. She toured me around the room, and at every turn, more generosity and love was felt. Maybe it’s just a testament to the kind of company Glo keeps, but I also think these women were extraordinary to ensure I felt so welcomed. It’s like they knew exactly what I needed to feel in that moment. It meant, and still means, so very much to me. The power of sisterhood and female support can never be underestimated.’
On the biggest misconceptions about her:
‘I think that what happens, looking in from the outside, when there is this much noise, is that you become dehumanized. But if you remember that someone is a human being, then you don’t treat them, talk about them, look at them the same way. My hope for ‘Archetypes’ is that people come out thinking, ‘Oh! She’s a real person! She laughs and asks questions and approaches things with curiosity.’
On what viewers can expect from Liz Garbus’ Netflix docuseries on her and Harry
‘It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it. But that’s not why we’re telling it. We’re trusting our story to someone else, and that means it will go through their lens.
‘It’s interesting. My husband has never worked in this industry before. For me, having worked on ‘Suits,’ it’s so amazing to be around so much creative energy and to see how people work together and share their own points of view. That’s been really fun.’
On how Hollywood has changed
‘I left ‘Suits’ right after the 100th episode, in 2018. I didn’t think I’d ever be in the entertainment industry again. But the entire culture has changed; streamers have changed things. The ability to create zeitgeist moments like we had in the ’90s — where everyone would tune in at the same time for a show or gather for one moment? — that doesn’t happen anymore. When I was doing ‘Suits,’ that character, Rachel Zane, was in your living room with you while you were in your pajamas eating Chinese takeout. That’s how connected the experience felt then. But to create a cultural moment or conversation requires something different today. Podcasting has been really interesting in that way. It might be one of the only remaining forums where people are alone to listen. Where else do you have that opportunity?’
On the cultural climate when she was in the industry, before the #MeToo and #OscarsSoWhite movements:
‘We didn’t have a name for it at that time. There were just certain things that were accepted. If there was any discomfort, you just dealt with it. It forced a lot of women to live with this idea of staying silent, not being disruptive, not giving voice to the things that might create concern or discomfort.
‘For me, I had tried for so long to land on a show, filming all these pilots, wondering if they would get picked up. All of Season 1 on ‘Suits,’ I was convinced I was going to get recast. All the time. It got to a point where the creator was like, ‘Why are you so worried about this?’
On whether or not she would ever go back to acting:
‘No. I’m done. I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not.’
On what she would say to one of her children if they one day aspire to work in the entertainment industry:
‘I would say, ‘Great!’ When you become a parent, you genuinely want your kids to find the things that bring them complete joy. They’re our kids, obviously, and they’re part of a legacy and a tradition and a family that will have other expectations. But I want them to be able to carve out their own path. If it’s the entertainment industry, great. And also, good luck. There are so many people that will talk about what opened the door for my children. But it still takes talent and a lot of grit. We’re creating multi-dimensional, interesting, kind, creative people. That’s who our kids are.’
On what it feels like to know, as an actor, that another actor will probably play you:
‘I haven’t given that much thought, to be honest. It’s all weird. You have to compartmentalize. Anyone talking about me or casting an actor to play me, that will be a caricature of me that has been created for a business that makes people a lot of money. Once you can separate that out, it’s much easier to go: ‘OK. That actually has nothing to do with me.’ It genuinely doesn’t. It’s a hard lesson to come to grips with.’
On the advice she would give to any actor playing Meghan Markle:
‘I hope that in preparing for that role, she finds the softness and the playfulness and the laughter. The silliness. I just hope she finds the dimensions. Also, she can call me!’
On how important it is to her to be understood by other people:
‘That’s a great question. No one has ever asked me that. I can only speak for myself, but I think feeling understood and seen are really important. That has been a common denominator that has come up in ‘Archetypes’ and the work I do with communities of women. People just want to be seen. That is also where representation comes into play.’
On what it has been like to open up about her life and her interview with New York Magazine, which some people found to be critical of the royals:
‘The [New York] story was intended to support ‘Archetypes’ and focus on our projects. I’ve had some time to reflect on it. Part of me is just really trusting, really open — that’s how I move in the world. I have to remember that I don’t ever want to become so jaded that that piece of me goes away. So despite any of those things? Onward. I can survive it.’
On her podcast, ‘Archetypes’:
‘Part of what I’m doing with ‘Archetypes’ is looking at the nuances around the women who come on the show. I’m not a journalist, but I want a candid, real conversation with them. I’m talking to some really textured, colorful, layered, dynamic women with strong histories. And that comes with a lot of pieces you can choose to include or not; I choose to include something that I feel is fair to them and also uplifting. And something we can all learn from.’
On who has been the most challenging interview so far in her podcast, ‘Archetypes’:
‘I spoke to Paris Hilton last week. I told her at the beginning that I was the most nervous about her interview. I was embarrassed to admit it, but I’ve had a judgment about her that’s based on everything I’ve seen, and I don’t like to come from a place of judgment. But I also didn’t grow up pretty.’
On the ideal project for Archewell, the company she shares with her husband:
‘So much of how my husband and I see things is through our love story. I think that’s what people around the world connected to, especially with our wedding. People love love. I’m not excluded in that sentiment. And our definition of love is really expansive: Partner love, self-love, the love of community and family. We use that as the baseline of the kind of shows and documentaries we want out there.
‘For my husband, the Invictus Games have been such a huge piece of his life and his work, having been in the army for 10 years and working for the rehabilitation of wounded vets and their families. We talk about emotional injuries that come from those types of experiences. Those are love stories. For scripted, we want to think about how we can evolve from that same space and do something fun! It doesn’t always have to be so serious. Like a good rom-com. Don’t we miss them? I miss them so much. I’ve probably watched ‘When Harry Met Sally’ a million times. And all the Julia Roberts rom-coms. We need to see those again.’
On what an average workday looks like for her and her husband:
‘We share an office. We work from home, as most people started to do during lockdown. It allows us to have significant time with our kids at this really special moment in their lives. We’ll never get this time back. I make breakfast, and we get the kids set for the day. We do a lot of joint calls and Zooms, but also try to divide what we can focus our energies on so we can accomplish even more. My husband is on a 24-hour time zone, where half of your life is waking up as the other half is going to sleep. It’s kind of the reverse of what I went through living in the U.K. He’s very good at responding on text. Me, I try to be as fast as possible on email. I’ve always said, if it takes less than five minutes, do it now.’
On snack breaks
‘It’s funny. People sometimes think we live in Los Angeles, but we’re a good two hours outside of it. We’re commuters. We drove down recently for a day of back-to-back meetings, equipped with chocolate chip cookies the size of my toddler’s head. Also, my husband’s favorite is In-N-Out. There’s one at the halfway point between L.A. and our neck of the woods. It’s really fun to go through the drive-thru and surprise them. They know our order.’
On her recent visit back to her high school:
‘I talked to a few of the girls who had just graduated for ‘Archetypes’ — they were so incredible. I was so proud of them. And then I surprised some girls at volleyball practice. I saw my picture in the yearbook that a friend sent me the other day. For your senior-year portrait, you had to choose a quote to accompany the picture. At 17, I chose Eleanor Roosevelt saying, ‘Women are like tea bags, they don’t realize how strong they are until they’re in hot water.’ I don’t think I’m a soothsayer, but there is something a little prophetic about that.’
On what she wants most out of life:
‘Joy. That’s really it. It’s everything that we can work toward for ourselves, our friends, our kids, those around us — that would feel so good. And we do feel joyful.’
Inside Meghan and Harry’s $14 million Montecito mansion: Duchess gives a sneak peek into the home she shares with Prince Harry in her Variety interview – including plush curtains and Sicilian lemon trees
The Duchess of Sussex allowed royal fans an intimate glimpse inside their $14 million home in Montecito, California she shares with Prince Harry, three-year-old Archie and one-year-old Lilibet in a new interview.
Meghan Markle, 41, posed for a photoshoot in the garden of her home on the San Ysidro Ranch after sitting down to speak to Variety Magazine in her first interview since Queen Elizabeth II passed away.
She also spoke on camera to answer some of the questions, with footage also showing the Duchess posing in her lush green garden in front of bushes sprouting purple flowers.
The Duchess of Sussex, 41, chatted to Variety Magazine from the £12.2million home she shares with Prince Harry and gave royal fans a glimpse into their interior design style
In a zoomed out shot of Meghan’s garden, royal fans could see the hedges that surround the land, with a stunning mountainous background, while the Duchess posed in front of lush Sicilian lemon trees
A zoomed out shot of Harry and Meghan’s garden showed the Duchess posing in front of two lush Sicilian lemon trees which were ripe with yellow citrus fruit, ready to be picked.
The trees stood in front of high, well-trimmed dark green hedges which surrounded the garden like a fortress, providing privacy for the couple and their young children.
Royal fans also got to see the view Harry and Meghan look out on every day – with lots of woodland and mountains on the horizon.
Inside the house, Meghan sat on a simple black chair and dressed in a chic black blouse as she chatted to the magazine.
With her thick, dark hair down and in curls and accessorising with a touch of gold jewellery, she looked relaxed as she talked about her loves – including the rom-com When Harry Met Sally – and how she hoped to make a difference in the world.
Meghan sat in front of traditional French doors which led out onto a patio with a table and chairs, which allowed the room to be flooded with natural light.
Royal fans were able to see the traditional French doors which opened out onto a decked patio are complete with a table and chairs. The windoes were dressed with plush gold curtains embroidered with a burgundy and green floral pattern
The Duchess posed in front of well-kept, lush Sicilian lemon trees which were dotted with yellow citrus fruit that looked just ready to be picked
Eagle-eyed fans may also have been drawn to the plush curtains dressing the French doors, which were gold and intricately embroidered with burgundy and green floral patterns.
During the interview, the Duchess of Sussex revealed what family life is like in their Montecito home.
As had previously been shared by Harry and Meghan during her interview with The Cut in August, the Duchess mentioned that she shares an office with her husband while they work on projects as part of the Archewell Foundation – adding they were just like any other family post-pandemic, carrying out much of their work from home.
Meghan said: ‘It allows us to have significant time with our kids at this really special moment in their lives. We’ll never get this time back.’
She added a typical day will see her making breakast for Archie and Lilibet before she and Harry join Zoom calls together.
However, she added the couple try to divide their time as well, so they can get more work done.
The San Ysidro Ranch, where the house is located, is described as: ‘A low-key old luxury resort with simple bungalows tucked into a mountainside overlooking the Pacific coast.’
It is also described as ‘unpretentious’ despite largely being occupied by wealthy people.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex first moved to the US in 2020, shortly before the Covid pandemic, after they stepped down as senior members of the royal family.
Prince Harry… the American! Meghan Markle reveals the Duke’s favourite restaurant is LA fast food In-N-Out Burger and says the couple love to drive-thru dining
Meghan Markle has revealed Prince Harry’s favourite restaurant is LA fast food In-N-Out Burger in an explosive new interview with Variety.
The Duchess of Sussex told the US magazine that her husband was a fan of the American fast food chain, which serves a variety of burgers and other junk food.
The royal mother-two explained the couple like to surprise the staff at the restaurant by making an appearance, saying: ‘My husband’s favorite is In-N-Out.
‘There’s one at the halfway point between LA and our neck of the woods.
‘It’s really fun to go through the drive-thru and surprise them. They know our order.’
Meghan Markle has revealed Prince Harry’s favourite restaurant is LA fast food In-N-Out Burger in an explosive new interview with Variety
His wife Meghan the Duchess of Sussex admitted her husband was a fan of the junk food restaurant and the pair liked to surprise drive-thru staff by ordering their own food
In-N-Out (also known as In-N-Out Burger) is a popular burger fast food restaurant available in five states including California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Texas (pictured)
The Duchess added that although people sometimes think she and Harry live in Los Angeles they are actually two hours away in Montecito, a luxury neighbourhood for the mega rich.
They live in a $14million mansion with a spa, private cinema and gym and are neighbours with the likes of Ariana Grande and Oprah Winfrey.
However, the Duchess maintained she and Prince Harry were ‘commuters’ and had recently drove down for meetings in LA.
They even stopped for more sweet treats as the pair picked up what Meghan called ‘chocolate chip cookies the size of my toddler’s head’.
Former senior royal Prince Harry has been spotted before gorging on burgers.
He was seen taking a large bite of a beef burger during a rugby match at Twickenham in 2005.
In-N-Out is a burger chain in five American states and serve some of the cheapest food, which apparently has tickled the fancy of Prince Harry
What is In-N-Out
In-N-Out (also known as In-N-Out Burger) is a popular burger fast food restaurant available in five states including California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Texas.
The restaurant’s burgers rank among the top in the industry, which is surprising considering In-N-Out menu prices are some of the cheapest in the industry as well.
In-N-Out is known for having a very simple and limited menu.
Their most popular burger is the Double-Double burger, which comes with double meat and double cheese.
They also offer cheaper and smaller alternatives such as the hamburger and cheeseburger.
Four years before that was seen leaning against a burger van during a day of polo with in Cirencester Park, Gloucestershire.
Meanwhile Prince Harry was often spotted at UK chicken chain Nando’s before he left the country with his wife Meghan as the couple searched for ‘privacy’ and signed lucrative deals with Spotify and Netflix.
In-N-Out is a popular fast food chain in America and is available in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Texas.
In the new bombshell interview with one of Meghan’s favoured US magazines, she paid tribute to the Queen yet hinted that her death and its fallout had been ‘complicated’ for Prince Harry but he remains ‘ever-optimistic’.
The Duchess of Sussex has spoken to Variety about a wide-range of issues including ‘misconceptions’ about her since she married her royal husband in 2018 – especially after the Oprah interview – and claiming their ‘love story’ had inspired the world because ‘people love love’.
Meghan took part in a glamorous photo and video shoot for the magazine where she wore a £4,657 Jason Wu dress and other expensive outfits and was filmed laughing and joking and even lying on her stomach kicking her legs with apparent excitement. She also wore a $2990 Carolina Herrera dress and a $1,560 Galvin gown for the photoshoot.
In a feature headlined ‘Meghan Markle Lets Her Guard Down’, the Duchess spoke first about her recent trip to the UK with Harry where their pseudo-royal tour was interrupted by Her Majesty’s death aged 96 on September 8.
Prince Harry was seen taking a large bite of a beef burger during a rugby match at Twickenham in 2005
But in a hint that her death had been troublesome for Harry, who reportedly found out about the passing of his grandmother the just five minutes before the rest of the world, she said of the days and weeks afterwards: ‘It’s been a complicated time, but my husband, ever the optimist, said: ‘Now she’s reunited with her husband’.’
Harry had looked heartbroken as he arrived at Balmoral after learning the Queen had died on a private jet travelling alone without his wife. He stayed for 12 hours, apparently refused to have dinner with King Charles and Prince William and also took a backseat at the funeral where he was not allowed to salute irrespective of his military service.
But despite claims that she and Harry have set out to damage the Royal Family since emigrating in 2020, Meghan told Variety that she remains ‘proud’ of her relationship with Queen and had a ‘nice warmth’ with her, calling Her Majesty a ‘matriarch’.
She said: ‘There’s been such an outpouring of love and support. I’m really grateful that I was able to be with my husband to support him, especially during that time. What’s so beautiful is to look at the legacy that his grandmother was able to leave on so many fronts. Certainly, in terms of female leadership, she is the most shining example of what that looks like. I feel deep gratitude to have been able to spend time with her and get to know her.
She added: ‘I’ve reflected on that first official engagement that I had with her, how special that felt. I feel fortunate. And I continue to be proud to have had a nice warmth with the matriarch of the family.’
And opening up for the first time about how she felt after the Oprah interview where the Sussexes accused the Royal Family of racism, she said her California friends had gathered around her to support her.
She said: ‘It’s like they knew exactly what I needed to feel in that moment. It meant, and still means, so very much to me. The power of sisterhood and female support can never be underestimated.’
But she said that the public has ‘misconceptions’ about her, adding: ‘I think that what happens, looking in from the outside, when there is this much noise, is that you become dehumanized’. She said she hopes her Archetypes podcast will help people see her as a ‘real person’.
The picture of domestic life! From Wordle to watching Netflix, Meghan offers a glimpse at day-to-day for the Sussexes – as she reveals the popular British series Octonauts is Archie and Lili’s favourite show
Meghan Markle offered a glimpse into her and Prince Harry’s day-to-day life as she described the pair’s cosy wind-down routine, consisting of Wordle, Duo Lingo, and an ‘endless search’ through Netflix.
The CBeebies hit – based on the books by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy – follows adorable animal adventurers in action-packed plots.
The mother-of-two also unveiled that the toddler has been enjoying ‘more throwback shows’ including Magic School Bus, and in a video interview with Variety even offered a snippet of a rap from Netflix’s Ask The StoryBots.
The mother-of-two also unveiled that the toddler has been enjoying ‘more throwback shows’ including Magic School Bus. The family pictured in a sweet snap released last year
‘I’ve become that mom where I’m sitting around with friends and I start singing like, ‘Tyrannosaurus, that’s the chorus’…’ she said.
‘I was like ‘what am I singing?’ Oh my gosh, I’m singing StoryBots.
‘I am not singing Beyoncé in that moment, I am singing StoryBots.’
Meghan, who also claimed she plays a ‘mean game of Scrabble’ and is ‘very good at Jeopardy’, also touched on how she and Harry struggle to settle on something to watch when they put the kids to bed.
The CBeebies hit – based on the books by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy – follows adorable animal adventurers in action-packed plots
‘I think we’re just like most people where you do endless, endless, endless searching until you get so tired of searching you don’t watch anything,’ she admitted.
However, the former Hollywood star said she recently enjoyed HBO’s White Lotus and loves a ‘good old fashioned rom-com’, being big fan of hit classic When Harry Met Sally.
Meghan also said she is trying to ‘relearn French’ on Duo Lingo, after having studied it in high school, jokingly quipping she likes to try and squeeze in ten minutes a day.
The Duchess spoken to Variety about a wide-range of issues including ‘misconceptions’ about her since she married Harry in 2018 – especially after the Oprah interview – and claiming their ‘love story’ had inspired the world because ‘people love love’.
Meghan took part in a glamorous photo and video shoot for the magazine where she wore a £4,657 Jason Wu dress and spoke about her recent trip to the UK with Harry – as the pair’s pseudo-royal tour was interrupted by Her Majesty’s death, aged 96, on September 8.
In a hint that her passing had been troublesome for Harry, who reportedly found out about the passing of his grandmother the just five minutes before the rest of the world, she said of the days and weeks afterwards: ‘It’s been a complicated time, but my husband, ever the optimist, said: ‘Now she’s reunited with her husband’.’
The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle layed on the ground in a £4,657 Jason Wu dress for the glamorous shoot
The Duchess of Sussex also describes what life was like after that explosive Oprah interview, Harry’s love for In-N-Out Burger, her podcast ‘Archetypes,’ and the Netflix documentary they are making as part of their $100million contract with the streaming giant.
Harry looked heartbroken as he arrived at Balmoral after learning the Queen had died on a private jet travelling alone without his wife. He stayed for 12 hours, apparently refused to have dinner with King Charles and Prince William and also took a backseat at the funeral.
But despite claims that she and Harry have set out to damage the Royal Family since emigrating in 2020, Meghan told the magazine that she remains ‘proud’ of her relationship with Queen and had a ‘nice warmth’ with her, calling Her Majesty a ‘matriarch’.
She said: ‘There’s been such an outpouring of love and support. I’m really grateful that I was able to be with my husband to support him, especially during that time. What’s so beautiful is to look at the legacy that his grandmother was able to leave on so many fronts. Certainly, in terms of female leadership, she is the most shining example of what that looks like. I feel deep gratitude to have been able to spend time with her and get to know her.
Meghan (pictured with Harry and Archie in 2019) also said she is trying to ‘relearn French’ on Duo Lingo, after having studied it in high school, jokingly quipping she likes to try and squeeze in ten minutes a day
She added: ‘I’ve reflected on that first official engagement that I had with her, how special that felt. I feel fortunate. And I continue to be proud to have had a nice warmth with the matriarch of the family.’
The Duchess of Sussex also describes what life was like after that explosive Oprah interview, her podcast ‘Archetypes,’ and the Netflix documentary they are making as part of their $100million contract with the streaming giant.
She also revealed Harry’s love for fast food joint In-N-Out Burger and how they eat ‘chocolate chip cookies the size of my toddler’s head’ while taking breaks from joint Zoom meetings or ‘commuting’ together to LA.
Speaking of Harry’s eating habits: ‘My husband’s favorite is In-N-Out. There’s one at the halfway point between LA and our neck of the woods. It’s really fun to go through the drive-thru and surprise them. They know our order.’
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