Meghan Markle, once the luminous face of a hit series and now a duchess, wellness muse, and media paradox, lives a life of curated calm and quiet rebellion. She is hailed and heckled in equal measure, yet behind the headlines is a mother basking in sun-drenched moments with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Her latest Instagram gem—golden garden snapshots—evokes a dreamy stillness. But just as the world sighs at her serene present, Markle casts her mind back… to the days she carried magic beneath her heart.

Before stepping back from royal life in 2020, Meghan Markle juggled pregnancy, palace duties, and pressure. Now, she walks down memory lane—gracefully unearthing the weight she once carried.

On the finale of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, Meghan Markle opened up about her pregnancies with Prince Archie. Speaking with Spanx founder Sara Blakely, Markle recalled wearing five-inch stilettos during royal engagements despite gaining 65 pounds. The Duchess of Sussex laughed about a friend’s surprise at a 2019 photo showing her tiny ankles balancing her large baby bump, admitting she clung tightly to her husband, whispering, “Please don’t let me fall,” and further added on her pregnancies.

Meghan Markle attended numerous public outings as a senior royal while pregnant with Prince Archie. However, for her pregnancy with Princess Lilibet in 2021, she chose privacy, living in California. Tuesday’s finale marked the end of the first season of her podcast, which premiered in April. Despite her whirlwind of new ventures, the Duchess of Sussex has also opened up about the deep loneliness that often accompanies the journey and is not very often talked about.

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Meghan Markle’s last few months have been a nonstop whirlwind—juggling her Netflix series With Love, Meghan, her brand relaunch As Ever, and her podcast Confessions of a Female Founder. Now, she has revealed the emotional toll it carries.

Meghan Markle opened up on the Confessions of a Female Founder podcast about how "incredibly lonely" running a solo business can be. The Duchess of Sussex shared how her journey with her lifestyle brand, As Ever, shifted dramatically after partnering with Netflix. “I … took a complete U-turn” from her original plan to go it alone, drawn by Netflix’s innovative approach. She called the experience both freeing and isolating, reflecting on her past ventures like the brief Spotify podcast, Archetypes.

In March, Meghan Markle announced her new podcast with Lemonada Media shortly after debuting her Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. In April, she released the first episode of Confessions of a Female Founder alongside her As Ever product line, which sold out quickly. Since then, she has been balancing multiple projects as her fame continues to grow, causing a surge in her Instagram followers. Despite past struggles with pregnancy weight, Markle now enjoys a beautiful life with her happy family of four, living a dream many only imagine.

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