01of 06Using Her VoiceMeghan Markle.Chris Jackson/GettyMeghan Markleconfidently strode across the stage on Sept. 5 at the One Young World Summit in Manchester, where she delivered a powerful speech to rising global leaders.The address, which was part of Meghan and Prince Harry return to the U.K. for a series of charity visits, is the latest example of how the Duchess of Sussex is using her voice more than ever before.Meghan has recently spoken out on her tumultuous time as a royal via her new podcastArchetypesand a wide-ranging interview withThe Cuton Aug. 29. Not since her sitdown with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 has Meghan, 41, spoken with such candor about her experience within the family family.“It’s like I’m finding—not finding my voice,” she toldThe CutofArchetypes, which has topped the Spotify charts since premiering on Aug. 23. “I’ve had my voice for a long time—but being able to use it.“Here are the biggest revelations Meghan has shared as she takes to the mic — and takes control.
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Using Her Voice
Meghan Markle.Chris Jackson/Getty
Meghan Markleconfidently strode across the stage on Sept. 5 at the One Young World Summit in Manchester, where she delivered a powerful speech to rising global leaders.
The address, which was part of Meghan and Prince Harry return to the U.K. for a series of charity visits, is the latest example of how the Duchess of Sussex is using her voice more than ever before.
Meghan has recently spoken out on her tumultuous time as a royal via her new podcastArchetypesand a wide-ranging interview withThe Cuton Aug. 29. Not since her sitdown with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 has Meghan, 41, spoken with such candor about her experience within the family family.
“It’s like I’m finding—not finding my voice,” she toldThe CutofArchetypes, which has topped the Spotify charts since premiering on Aug. 23. “I’ve had my voice for a long time—but being able to use it.”
Here are the biggest revelations Meghan has shared as she takes to the mic — and takes control.
02of 06Harry’s Relationship with His FatherPrince Charles and Prince Harry.Samir Hussein/WireImageMeghan reflected on her relationship with her father,Thomas Markle, and Prince Harry’sstrained relationshipwithPrince Charles.“Harry said to me [that] ‘I lost my dad in this process,’ " she said, referring to her estrangement from her father amid tabloid drama leading up to her 2018 royal wedding.“It doesn’t have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that’s his decision.”
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Harry’s Relationship with His Father
Prince Charles and Prince Harry.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Meghan reflected on her relationship with her father,Thomas Markle, and Prince Harry’sstrained relationshipwithPrince Charles.
“Harry said to me [that] ‘I lost my dad in this process,’ " she said, referring to her estrangement from her father amid tabloid drama leading up to her 2018 royal wedding.
“It doesn’t have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that’s his decision.”
03of 06’I Can Say Anything’Queen Elizabeth, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton.Paul Grover - WPA Pool/Getty Images"It’s interesting, I’ve never had to sign anything that restricts me from talking,” Meghan toldThe Cutof her time as a working royal. “I can talk about my whole experience and make a choice not to.“When asked why she doesn’t say more, she replied: “Still healing.“As for whether she thinks there is room for forgiveness between her and her royal in-laws, she said: “I think forgiveness is really important. It takes a lot more energy to not forgive. But it takes a lot of effort to forgive. I’ve really made an active effort, especially knowing that I can say anything.”
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‘I Can Say Anything’
Queen Elizabeth, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton.Paul Grover - WPA Pool/Getty Images
“It’s interesting, I’ve never had to sign anything that restricts me from talking,” Meghan toldThe Cutof her time as a working royal. “I can talk about my whole experience and make a choice not to.”
When asked why she doesn’t say more, she replied: “Still healing.”
As for whether she thinks there is room for forgiveness between her and her royal in-laws, she said: “I think forgiveness is really important. It takes a lot more energy to not forgive. But it takes a lot of effort to forgive. I’ve really made an active effort, especially knowing that I can say anything.”
04of 06Her Instagram ComebackMeghan Markle/InstagramBefore marryingPrince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex had three million Instagram followers and ran a lifestyle blog calledThe Tig.She teased areturn to social media, saying, “Do you want to know a secret? I’m getting back . . . on Instagram.” She said she was considering the move “especially now, withArchetypescoming out.“Of having to end her personal social media before her engagement to Harry, she said it was “a huge adjustment to go from that kind of autonomy to a different life.”
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Her Instagram Comeback
Meghan Markle/Instagram
Before marryingPrince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex had three million Instagram followers and ran a lifestyle blog calledThe Tig.
She teased areturn to social media, saying, “Do you want to know a secret? I’m getting back . . . on Instagram.” She said she was considering the move “especially now, withArchetypescoming out.”
Of having to end her personal social media before her engagement to Harry, she said it was “a huge adjustment to go from that kind of autonomy to a different life.”
05of 06Her Racial IdentityMike Marsland/WireImageMeghan discussedbeing biracialon her podcast, saying: “You’re not treated as a Black woman. You’re not treated as a white woman. You sort of fit in between.“If there’s any time in my life that it’s been more focused on my race, it’s only once I started dating my husband. Then I started to understand what it was like to be treated like a Black woman. Because up until then, I had been treated like a mixed woman. And things really shifted.”
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Her Racial Identity
Mike Marsland/WireImage
Meghan discussedbeing biracialon her podcast, saying: “You’re not treated as a Black woman. You’re not treated as a white woman. You sort of fit in between.
“If there’s any time in my life that it’s been more focused on my race, it’s only once I started dating my husband. Then I started to understand what it was like to be treated like a Black woman. Because up until then, I had been treated like a mixed woman. And things really shifted.”
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The Royal Hierarchy
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Karwai Tang/WireImage
She added that what she and Harry were asking for—before they stepped back from their roles as working royals in 2020— wasn’t “reinventing the wheel” and said other extended royal family members who had similar arrangements.
“That, for whatever reason, is not something that we were allowed to do, even though several other members of the family do that exact thing,” she said.
source: people.com
