Meghan Markle revealed her genuine sentiments about a significant element of her royal experience in her latest Christmas-themed Netflix special, with numerous royal observers highlighting her frank revelation.
The Duchess of Sussex‘s Christmas special debuted on the streaming platform last week, featuring Meghan alongside various celebrity guests as they engaged in festive crafts and cooking to mark the Christmas season. Prince Harry made a guest appearance, swinging by to give Meghan a good luck kiss.
During a segment creating Christmas crackers from scratch, Meghan made a candid reference to her short period residing in the U.K. as a working royal with her husband, Prince Harry, reports the Mirror.
Although Meghan’s role as a working royal is now well in the past, she acknowledged in the program that she continues to draw yearly inspiration from a key tradition she experienced while celebrating the holidays in the U.K.
She enjoyed two Christmas celebrations at Sandringham in 2017 and 2018 — and while hosting restaurateur Will Guidara, she explained they will craft their own customized Christmas crackers.
Will, who is less familiar with the tradition, inquires about their importance. She reminisced, “Living in the U.K., it’s a big part of the culture for sure. Typically, people cross their arms and do it. So they sit around the table, and they all pull at the same time. The way that I started to know them was. They’d always have some sort of fortune cookie-size joke or riddle. And something sweet.”
Despite Meghan often discussing the difficulties she faced as a royal, former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond told the Mirror that the Duchess’s recent revelations indicate she had some positive experiences during her time as a working Royal.
Jennie commented, “It’s nice to hear her reminisce quite fondly about at least part of her time in the U.K. I don’t think she’s sending out any particular message by talking about Christmas crackers at the dinner table, but it’s good to know that there were at least moments in her life as part of the royal family that she enjoyed.”
Prince Harry also made a special appearance in the Christmas-themed episode — his longest cameo in any of Meghan’s Netflix shows — where he humorously commented on his wife’s cooking skills.
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Toward the end of the episode, Harry joins Meghan and Top Chef judge Tom as they prepare festive dishes. He shares with the Duchess a unique Christmas Eve tradition in his family: making a special salad containing beetroot, black olives, and fennel.
Meghan laughs as she admits these are all flavors she enjoys but seldom eats, as Harry doesn’t care for them. As they finish preparing the dish, which also includes anchovies and pickled vegetables, Harry enters the kitchen and greets her with a kiss.
Meghan also prepares gumbo, a dish she reveals has become a Christmas Eve tradition for her mother, Doria, to cook for the family. After tasting the dish, Harry declared, “It is delicious! I’m not so sure it’s as good as your mum’s, but it’s certainly close.”
Meghan, taken aback, exclaimed, “What!” as Harry chuckled.
Meghan added, “My mom will love you for that. What a good thing to say about your mother-in-law.”
According to Jennie, Harry’s brief yet candid appearance in the program demonstrates his unwavering support and pride for the career path Meghan has forged since their departure from the Royal Family in 2020.
Jennie commented, “I think it would be rather odd if Harry hadn’t made an appearance in a show that’s all about family and fun at Christmas. He only shows up briefly, but I think it’s an indication that he’s fully supportive of Meghan’s new career and proud of what she’s achieved. I don’t imagine she had to work too hard to persuade him to take a cameo role, as they still strike me as a very happily married couple who want to support one another.”
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