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I’m no tradwife, insists Meghan Markle as she gushes over Prince Harry and lifts lid on Montecito life
The Duchess has revealed all in a new interview
MEGHAN Markle has insisted she is not a tradwife as she gushes over Prince Harry and lifts the lid on her Montecito life.
The Duchess has said that despite her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, painting a picture of domestic bliss, she does not consider herself to be a traditional wife.
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Meghan recently returned to Instagram as part of a recent soft rebrand of her life, in tandem with announcements of her new Netflix show and renamed lifestyle brand.
When asked whether she considers herself a "tradwife" - short for "traditional wife", she told : "I like being able to do a hybrid."
She said that despite some of the depictions in her show, such as scene of her slow cooking berries from her garden, are also balanced out by other aspects of her life.
She said that Chinese food delivery is a favourite of hers but that she would still try to "plate it beautifully" after it's delivered.
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Meghan also has encouraged others to strive for balance instead of perfection, despite the beautiful imagery in her show.
The Duchess said: "The series is about doing what you can do - and doing it with love."
Her peaceful outlook was first noticed by a friend who visited the set and in-fact came up with the name of her new show.
She described how her friend was so happy to see her as herself, saying it was like a "love letter to all the thing you've loved to do".
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This, she says, was the inspiration behind the show's name - With Love, Meghan.
The show is set to premiere on Netflix on March 4.
Late last month, the Duchess of Sussex shared a never-before-seen clip of her new show.
In the exciting new sneak peek Meghan, 43, bonded with chef Roy Choi over making a meal.
MEGHAN Markle claims her Sussex title is "meaningful
BY Matt Wilkinson - Royal Editor
MEGHAN Markle claims her Sussex title is "meaningful" despite only ever visiting the county in southern England ONCE.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, is today (Tue) launching her Netflix rebrand with an eight-part cookery coming five years after Megxit.
Speaking in a promotional interview to mark 'With Love, Meghan' hitting telly screens she returned to gushing about her Royal Family connections.
The late Queen Elizabeth II honoured Harry and Meghan the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their 2018 wedding.
There have been calls for the couple to be stripped of the titles after blasting the Royals on their Oprah Winfrey tell-all, six-part Netflix series 'Harry & Meghan' and shock memoir 'Spare'.
The California-based pair have also attracted criticism for only visiting Sussex once when they held several engagements seven years ago.
But speaking to People magazine in the US Meghan now claims the title is important to her.
She said: "It's our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognized how meaningful that would be to me until we had children.
"I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me."
The Sussex name, she adds, “is part of our love story."
Meghan and Harry are also the Earl and Countess of Dumbarton but rarely use the title and are not expected to pass it onto Archie.
They are banned as part of the Megxit agreement from using their 'SussexRoyal' brand although the website remains.
And last year set up 'The Office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex' with Meghan's coat of arms.
Earlier this week Meg featured Lilibet in an Instagram reel with Serena Williams to promote her new projects.
It comes after the three-year-old appeared in a photo for 'As ever' food brand which sparked controversy after its logo was similar to a Majorcan town's coat of arms and name the same as New York clothing brand.
The couple usually keep their children out of the spotlight.
But in her interview carried out after she left Harry in Canada to spend Valentine's Day alone during the Invictus Games she talks about her children.
She claims five-year-old Archie told her "mama, don't work so hard'.
Meg told the outlet: "It was the sweetest thing."
Following a series of rebrands in the US, including a failed podcast with Spotify and projects such as 40 x 40 which failed to get off the ground, Meg is now aiming to become an entrepreneur.
But she had to drop the name 'American Riviera Orchard' for her lifestyle after opposition from trademark authority.
Last month she posted in Instagram saying her brand wished to be called 'As ever'.
She told People magazine: "When your children get to a certain age - when you’re not just playing in the sandbox with them but almost playing in your own sandbox again - it’s super joyful.
"As a woman, a mom and a wife, to be able to find yourself again - in a way that was always present but that you maybe couldn’t put as much attention on as you now can when your kids are a little bit older - is a wonderful feeling.”
Harry, whose Netflix effort Polo bombed, appears sporadically in the cookery show 'With Love, Meghan'.
The show was due to be aired in January but delayed because of the LA fires.
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