Meghan Markle breaks down in tears and appears to make thinly-veiled dig at the Royal Family in podcast with billionaire friend

Meghan Markle broke down in tears as she read out a letter from her children while sitting down for her first ever podcast interview.  The Duchess of Sussex, 43, also appeared to make a dig at the Royal Family by describing how she and Harry, 40, were ‘in the trenches’ when they first started dating.

Speaking to her friend, IT Cosmetics CEO Jamie Kern Lima, Meghan opened up about her family life in Montecito with Harry and their children, Archie, five, and Lilibet, three.  Meghan revealed she was sending the youngsters an email every day to create a ‘time capsule’ they could revisit when they are older.

The mother-of-two became emotional as she read out a letter from them which read: ‘From Archie and Lili via Papa. We love your cooking. We love your pancakes and we love, love, love your hugs. You’re the best mummy and we love you.’  Referring to the note, Meghan said: ‘So sweet. I also love that it’s mummy, instead of mommy, which is very British.’ Blinking back tears, she added: ‘I wasn’t expecting this, they’re just so great. This is why it’s so nice to have no make up on, thank you.’

During the podcast, released yesterday, the Duchess also spoke of her relationship with Harry, saying she was more in love than she’s ever been before making a seemingly pointed remark that some have interpreted as a swipe at the royals.

Elsewhere in the interview, Meghan started crying as she revealed how she was sending Archie and Lilibet an email every day to create a ‘time capsule’

‘You have to imagine, at the beginning it’s all butterflies – but then we immediately went into the trenches together,’ she said.  ‘Right out of the gate, like six months into dating. So now seven years later, when you have a little bit of breathing space, you can just enjoy each other in a new way. And that’s why I feel like it’s more of a honeymoon period for us now.’

In both her and Harry’s Netflix series and in interviews since stepping down as a working royal, Meghan has made a series of disparaging remarks about the Royal Family and how they treated her during her time living in the UK after meeting Harry.  As well as describing racism and ‘unconscious bias’, the former Suits actress claimed that as an American she was surprised by the ‘formality’ of her new life.

She described meeting the Queen for the first time as a ‘shock to the system’ and said she ‘thought it was a joke’ when Harry told her that she would need to curtsy.  Elsewhere in today’s podcast, Meghan spoke of how she hoped her children would grow up to appreciate that ‘no one has ever loved someone more than the way our mom loved us’.

While sharing how she’s putting together a set of ‘tools’ to help on her journey as a mother, Meghan said she was inspired by one of her ‘mom friends’ who set up ‘secret emails’ for her children to send them pictures and letters when they’re older.  ‘I thought it was such a great time capsule to create for them,’ she continued, ‘and so I created for the kids these email addresses…that I will give them at some point.

‘Before I go to bed, every night, I email them,’ she added, explaining the emails contain pictures ‘you’re not going to frame’, such as report cards.  Meghan said she hopes that when Archie and Lili open these emails, ‘maybe when they’re 16, maybe when they’re 18, they will feel ‘she has loved us so much’.

The Duchess continued: ‘We spend so much of our life trying to prove something.  ‘To prove that you’re enough, that you’re pretty enough, you have to prove that you’re smart enough, a good enough wife, or friend.  ‘I was just so done with the prove it game and if you can’t see it I don’t have to prove it to you.  ‘That’s your loss because I know that I’m a great friend and know the kind of mum I am, and the kind of human being I am.  ‘I know how I show up and I love being able to be that person with the people I love.  ‘Maybe part of worthiness comes when you stop having to feel like you’re in the prove it game.’

Meghan also spoke of how she and Harry will be married ‘forever’ and called her husband a ‘fox’ – because of how ‘very very handsome’ he is, although his ‘heart is even more beautiful’.  She also insisted she was not interested in running for office, replying: ‘No. Never. Oh, God. No I’m not interested in that.’  Asked if she would write another book, the Duchess replied: ‘Yes, maybe, for sure And then, you know, I think people are often curious if I’m going to write a memoir, but I’ve got a lot more life to live before I’m there.’

The Duchess of Sussex became emotional at one point as she reflected on her experience of motherhood, while telling Ms Kern Lima that ‘I really want to be good at it’

It comes after the Duchess shared unseen photographs of ‘my little loves’ Archie and Lilibet on Instagram yesterday as the Sussexes spent a ‘cosy weekend’ at their home in Montecito.  Princess Lilibet could be seen with her hair down and wearing a pink top, while Prince Archie wore a navy blue, long-sleeved shirt.  Both the children have the same fiery red hair as their father, the Duke of Sussex, and seem to have developed strong American accents since the family relocated to the United States in 2020.

Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2020 and moved to Montecito, California, where they have lived for over five years.  Lilibet’s adorable American accent was heard for the first time as the three-year-old gave her one-word verdict on her mother’s jam this weekend.  Meghan posted a video on Instagram in which she can be heard asking Lilibet what she thinks of her strawberry jam while preparing a fresh batch of the sweet treat.  ‘It’s beautiful,’ the toddler gushed, as her Californian accent shone through.

Meanwhile, the Duchess also posted a shot of a fish pond located on her and Harry’s sprawling $14million Montecito estate, as Archie excitedly asks his ‘mama’ to watch him feed the koi.  ‘Mama, watch it!’ he says enthusiastically. ‘I just fed it!’  Meghan, laughing, replies: ‘Good job, that’s enough.’

Since relaunching her Instagram account on New Year’s Day, Meghan has routinely shared glimpses of her life in Montecito, California – including pictures and videos of her and Prince Harry’s two children.  In February, Meghan shared a Valentine’s Day post that included a video of the former Suits actress making themed bagels with Archie and Lilibet – much to the delight of her fans.  One person wrote: ‘Harry and Meghan are blessed with a beautiful family. Archie is so tall now and Lili seems so comfortable in the kitchen. She is wielding that butter knife like a pro.’

Another added: ‘OMG a little Glimpse of Prince Archie & Princess Lilibet. What a beautiful day.’  Ahead of the premiere of her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, last month, Meghan shared a photo of her and Lilibet being joined by ‘Auntie’ Serena Williams for a game of Candy Land.  A separate video Meghan shared featured Archie’s voice, as he helped her to water some plants.

Royal experts have suggested Harry and Meghan appear to have very different views when it comes to sharing photographs of their children with the public.  During a recent appearance on Hello!’s Right Royal podcast, the magazine’s royal editor Emily Nash joined The Sun’s royal editor Matt Wilkinson for a conversation about the topic.  ‘My understanding of this is that, up to a certain stage, Harry would much rather his children were not seen,’ Matt said.

He added: ‘Whereas Meghan grew up in California, she once said she would like to have a more California style lifestyle, take them down the beach, go out, do stuff. She doesn’t want to hide them away.’  He noted that the Duchess does not share her children’s faces in images and videos she posts – something the panel said Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie also do when it comes to images of their children.  While the panel discussed the possibility of Archie and Lilibet getting snapped when they are older, Matt said: ‘I think Harry’s living in [like things are] the way they were when he was a child […] the media landscape has shifted.’