{"id":2168753,"date":"2025-11-20T17:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2168753"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:09:31","slug":"meghan-markle-makes-rare-comment-on-royal-life-7-years-later-you-find-different-ways-to-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-makes-rare-comment-on-royal-life-7-years-later-you-find-different-ways-to-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Makes Rare Comment on Royal Life 7 Years Later: &#8216;You Find Different Ways to Protect Yourself&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meghan Markle is reflecting on how life in the spotlight has changed who she is today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Duchess of Sussex, 44, opened up in Harper\u2019s BAZAAR\u2019s December 2025\/January 2026 Art Issue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The piece noted how Meghan was announced as &#8220;Meghan, Duchess of Sussex&#8221; by a house manager during a New York City interview<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/meghan-markle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Meghan Markle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Meghan Markle<\/a> developed her boundaries after coming more into the public eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Nov. 19, the Duchess of Sussex, 44, opened up in a new interview with <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a69289143\/meghan-markle-cover-story-interview-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Harper's BAZAAR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Harper&#8217;s BAZAAR<\/a> <\/em>for its December 2025\/January 2026 Art Issue. There, she spoke about the scrutiny and criticism that come with fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think my boundaries became stronger once I came into the public eye in this very\u2026&#8221; Meghan paused and laughed. &#8220;I could think of any adjective to fill the blank. And it would probably work. You find different ways to protect yourself, whether that\u2019s self-preservation or it\u2019s just growing up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The remark seemed to be a rare reference to how she catapulted to world spotlight when she began dating <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-harry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry<\/a> in 2016 and married him in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In January 2020, Prince Harry, 41, and Meghan announced the seismic news that they were stepping back from their working royal roles in the U.K. and have since forged a new life in the U.S. Today, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex pursue philanthropic work and commercial ventures while raising their children <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/archie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Archie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Archie<\/a>, 6, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/lilibet-diana\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Princess Lilibet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Princess Lilibet<\/a>, 4, in Montecito, California.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Malick Bodian<\/p>\n<p> Meghan Markle on the cover of Harper\u2019s BAZAAR\u2019s December 2025\/January 2026 Art Issue.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seven years since their royal wedding day, thousands of miles away from the U.K. and living an entirely different life, traces of that world appear in unexpected places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Duchess of Sussex sat down for interviews in Los Angeles and New York City with <em>Harper&#8217;s BAZAAR<\/em>, and the interviewer made particular note of how she was introduced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A golf cart pulls up, the gravel crunching beneath its tires. &#8216;The Duchess of Sussex,&#8217; someone in the scrum announces,&#8221; journalist Kaitlyn Greenidge wrote about how Meghan was announced at La Brea Tar Pits in L.A. when they met there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere in the profile, the Duchess of Sussex was presented in a similar way in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Malick Bodian Meghan Markle in Harper\u2019s BAZAAR\u2019s December 2025\/January 2026 Art Issue.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aqkbjEDgMtG4QXJNLLX1Sw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/d3b9a17d804c2bdffa71eaa6b67d4948\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Malick Bodian<\/p>\n<p> Meghan Markle in Harper\u2019s BAZAAR\u2019s December 2025\/January 2026 Art Issue.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We\u2019re in a grand brownstone on the Upper East Side that belongs to one of Meghan\u2019s friends. When I enter, the house manager announces, &#8216;Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,&#8217; even though we appear to be the only other two people in the house,&#8221; the reporter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When they stepped back in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex set an agreement with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/queen-elizabeth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Queen Elizabeth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Queen Elizabeth<\/a> about the use of their titles in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time, a spokesperson for the couple said: &#8220;The Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain members of the Royal Family and remain named and titled as such. As explained in the January [2020] announcement, from Spring they will formally retain their titles of &#8216;His\/Her Royal Highness&#8217; but no longer actively use their &#8216;HRHs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince Harry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/british-monarch-cant-take-away-prince-harry-meghan-markle-royal-titles-11724864\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:inherited his royal title and HRH styling at birth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">inherited his royal title and HRH styling at birth<\/a>, and Meghan was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-6th-wedding-anniversary-after-africa-trip-8650237\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:bestowed with similar styling when they wed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">bestowed with similar styling when they wed<\/a>, becoming the Duchess of Sussex with the HRH appellation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-intimate-interview-prince-harry-kids-as-ever-brand-netflix-series-exclusive-11689103\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Exclusively speaking to PEOPLE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Exclusively speaking to PEOPLE<\/a> earlier this year, Meghan shared how the Sussex name &#8220;is part of our love story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It\u2019s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn\u2019t recognized how meaningful that would be to me until we had children,&#8221; Meghan told PEOPLE in March. &#8220;I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Meghan Markle\u00a0\/Instagram Prince Harry, Prince Archie, Meghan Markle and Princess Lilibet at Disneyland.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PoB2OPJGpyKe2fliXu.MPw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE3MDc7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/6a4c18349f6e80e1505433737c61f746\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Meghan Markle \/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Prince Harry, Prince Archie, Meghan Markle and Princess Lilibet at Disneyland.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Can&#8217;t get enough of PEOPLE&#8217;s Royals coverage? <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-royals-newsletter-sign-up-8692768\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sign up for our free Royals newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Years later, however, Meghan still has to remind her friends she&#8217;s a Sussex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In season one of her Netflix series,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-biggest-revelations-season-2-netflix-series-with-love-meghan-11796993\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:With Love, Meghan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>With Love, Meghan<\/em><\/a>, she told friend\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/mindy-kaling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mindy Kaling;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mindy Kaling<\/a>\u00a0that she&#8217;s not Meghan Markle, instead explaining, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-reacts-mindy-kaling-using-markle-im-sussex-now-netflix-with-love-meghan-8770655\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;I\u2019m Sussex now.\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;I\u2019m Sussex now.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou have kids and you go, \u2018No, I share my name with my children,\u2019 \u201d she said on the series. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how meaningful that would be to me, but it just means so much to go; this is our family name, our little family name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-makes-rare-comment-royal-life-7-years-later-11853385\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Meghan Markle is reflecting on how life in the spotlight has changed who she is today The Duchess of Sussex, 44, opened up in Harper\u2019s BAZAAR\u2019s December 2025\/January 2026 Art Issue The piece noted how Meghan was announced as &#8220;Meghan, Duchess of Sussex&#8221; by a house manager during a New York City [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2168754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[372667,23067,22730,388091],"class_list":["post-2168753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-harpers-bazaar","tag-meghan-markle","tag-prince-harry","tag-sussex"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Meghan-Markle-Makes-Rare-Comment-on-Royal-Life-7-Years.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2168753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2168755,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168753\/revisions\/2168755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2168754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2168753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2168753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2168753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}