When Meghan Markle left her life of royalty and moved to Montecito, California, with nothing but a leap of faith, controversy and chaos followed suit. But a DNA that reeks of royalty never really falls short of its essence. Fast forward to 2025, and the Duchess of Sussex has finally struck gold. On the heels of her headline-grabbing Netflix success, Markle pulled up her socks for a new venture, Confessions of a Female Founder. And just when the listeners thought she was done pulling rabbits from the hat, she did it again.

Ahead of next week’s podcast comes a chirpy buzz: a Beyoncé-coded surprise is awaiting the fans, and just one guess might not get them too far. 

Lemonada Media, Confessions of a Female Founder’s production company, recently announced an unforeseen and surprising addition to Meghan Markle’s podcast next week. In a promotional teaser, the Duchess’ voice is heard teasing a special interview, a bonus episode featuring none other than Tina Knowles, Beyoncé’s mother. Lemonada Media revealed that they received a call they could not ignore from “one of the most influential and inspiring matriarchs in culture today.”

“And when this matriarch calls, oh, you answer,” Markle teased in the promo without revealing the guest. The special episode comes hot on the heels of Knowles’ recently released memoir, Matriarch. In a snippet taken from the upcoming episode, Knowles is heard weighing in on her family, and why she “fights so hard” for them, including her daughters Beyoncé and Solange, and her four grandchildren. She even shared some advice she passed on to her daughters: “You belong anywhere you choose to be.”

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Meghan Markle has always belonged to the bold type. In her podcast, she has again and again clarified that nothing in life comes without risk. And it looks like Tina Knowles, too, took her own with Matriarch. 

In a conversation with PEOPLE last month, Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, opened up about writing Matriarch and why she was hesitant about it. Speaking about the book, Knowles acknowledged that she feared writing it because she thought people would only want to know about her kids and her family’s business. She assumed her story would not interest the readers as much as the stories of her famous family.

“I’ve lived this incredible life, and you really don’t realize it until you start writing everything down,” Knowles said. Matriarch was originally supposed to focus more on her life in the spotlight, but during the creative process, a more detailed account began to shape. Meghan Markle’s connection with Knowles and Beyoncé’s family goes way back. Earlier this month, they even stopped by the Cowboy Carter Tour at SoFi Stadium, California.

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