What we learnt from Meghan's new Netflix show
The Duchess of Sussex's lifestyle series premiered this morning - in which she talks about her familiy's life in California, her time spent living in Argentina and her love of food.
With Love, Meghan - an eight-part series on Netflix - had been delayed from a January release due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
The episodes, which last about 30 minutes each, feature a host of celebrity friends along with a few cameos from her husband, Prince Harry.
From her first jobs growing up to what she was like on the Suits set, here are some things we learnt about the duchess.
'I'm Sussex now'
One of Meghan's guests is The Office star Mindy Kaling, who she bonds with over their lives as toddlers' mums while putting together a tea party in the garden.
As they put sandwiches together for the tea, Meghan talks about her love of Jack In The Box - a classic US fast-food chain, to which Kaling responds: "I don't think anyone in the world knows that Meghan Markle has eaten Jack In The Box and loves it."
The duchess laughs and says: "It's funny, you keep saying Meghan Markle, you know, I'm Sussex now.
"You have kids, and you go, 'now I share my name with my children'... I didn't know how meaningful it would be to me, but it just means so much to go 'this is our family name, our little family name'."
Similarities with Archie
During episode four, the duchess goes on a hike with her friend Delfina Blaquier, who is married to Argentinian polo star Nacho Figueras, and together they have a picnic with homemade focaccia bread.
The duchess reveals how she passed time during her childhood - and the similar traits her son, Archie, has: "As a kid, I was taking a bag of tea from the drawer in my house, putting it in a mason jar or probably an empty jar that once held spaghetti sauce and putting it in the sun, and sitting there... waiting for it to change colour.
"Funny enough, which Archie does now."
Speaking to two of her friends as they prepare to cook fish, Meghan says that Archie caught two big trout while fishing on holiday last year, presenting the family with the opportunity to salt bake them together.
Asked if the kids enjoyed it, Meghan says: "They loved it. It was very sweet."
Days before the show aired, in an interview with People magazine, the duchess said Archie had told her, "Mama, don't work too hard", during filming.
She added the five-year-old helped with the clapperboard while visiting the set with his sister Lilibet and Harry.
Life in Argentina
Meghan and Argentinian photographer and businesswoman Blaquier met through their husbands.
"The moment we met, we bonded over our love of the outdoors and being in nature. We always hike together whenever she’s in town. And sometimes we let our husbands join us," Meghan says.
Reflecting on when they first met, Meghan says: "What's so funny is, I remember when we first met, and you were like: 'Wait a minute, you speak Argentinian Spanish?' But it’s such a pretty language because it sounds so musical."
Her friend says: "When you started speaking Spanish and I recognised the Argentinian, I was blown away, because I didn’t know that..."
"That I’d lived there," Meghan responds.
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