March 4, 2025

With Love, Meghan on Netflix today

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We'd love to tell you about King Charles as statesman, but Meghan's cooking show is out today and you just know it's going to be great.

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Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Pallace Intrigue. I'm

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host Mark Francis. Meghan Markles's latest Netflix venture with Love Meghan,

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is set to premiere today, marking a new chapter in

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her post royal career. The series promises to blend lifestyle

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content with heartfelt conversation, offering an intimate look at Meghan's

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approach to cooking, gardening, and entertaining. Described by Netflix as

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reimagining the genre of lifestyle programming, the show will feature

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Meghan sharing personal tips, engaging in candid discussions with friends,

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and demonstrating how to create beauty in everyday moments. The

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Duchess will host guests in the kitchen, garden, and beyond,

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rolling up her sleeves for a hands on experience. The

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teaser revealed a star studded lineup, including Mindy Kailig, who

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praised Meghan's cooking skills and described her visit to Montecito

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as perfect. Daniel Martin, Meghangan's longtime makeup artist, Abigail Spencer,

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her close friend and format Suits co star, Roy Choi,

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a renowned chef, and Alice Waters, a pioneer in the

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farm to table movement. The series consists of eight episodes,

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promising a mix of entertainment, lifestyle inspiration, and Meghan's signature

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approach to hospitality. Megan appears to be switching away from

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privacy mode when it comes to the children. As we

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eagerly await her new series, The Duchess of Sussex offered

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a rare glimpse into her family life, sharing a heartwarming

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video of Princess Lilibet playing a board game with none

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other than tennis icon Serena Williams. The clip, posted to

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Megan's Instagram story on Sunday features the three year old

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enjoying a game with her auntie Serena set to the

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smooth soundtrack of Bill Withers's Lovely Day. Meghan captioned the

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moment when the Aunties come to celebrate and to play

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love You at Serena Williams. Branding expert Doug Eldridge tells

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Fox News Digital Hollywood is a town based on temperature,

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not talent. If the show is a success, this could

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be the moment of truth. If the show is a

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modest success, Megan will return to relevancy in Tinseltown and

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the influencer opportunities will multiply. The problem with the influencer

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or reality television category is that it's often more fashion

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than style. Fashion changes with the season or trend, styles

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enduring personal and doesn't fall victim to seasonal whims. Hopefully

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Megan could put her personal style and stamp on this

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and in doing so creates some foundational scaffolding to rebuild

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her life and career. And to her credit, Megan has

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never given up lost after loss, She's stayed in the fight.

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Royal commentator Christopher Anderson commented, Meghan is coming under a

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lot of criticism from the British press for doing a

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reality show when the Sussexes adamantly said they wouldn't, but

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that really is unfair. What they meant was they weren't

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going to do anything like a Housewives of Montecito. Her

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new Netflix series is all about cooking, gardening, and home

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decorating with a little celebrity stardust sprinkled on top when

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her famous neighbors drop in. No whining, no crusading, just

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lifestyle advice delivered against a gorgeous backdrop. If she's smart,

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Meghan will borrow a page from Julia Child and add

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a dash of humor. And humility. Nothing is more disarming

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than a little self deprecation. As for critics who say

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people are struggling to buy groceries and don't want to

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see rich people canning their own preserves or arranging flowers,

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I think they're dead wrong. During the Great Depression of

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the nineteen thirties, people flocked to theaters to see the

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lives of the rich portrayed on screen. They couldn't get

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enough of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers gliding through a

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marble floored penthouse apartment. He explained, it was an escape

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from reality back then. If she plays her cards right,

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Meghan might well have a hit on her hands. However,

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royal expert Richard fitz Williams is skeptical, arguing that Meghan's

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show may struggle to resonate. Judging from the trailer, Meghan's

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offering is a schmaltzy, supine garishly colored attempt to mimic

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the success of influences such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Martha Stewart.

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It might appeal to easily pleased lovies in ordinary times

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these are anything. But I think one thing has become

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pretty clear. We have simultaneously got the launch as Ever,

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and some of the products Megan cells will be stocked

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by Netflix in their new shopping malls. Netflix has an

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interest in as ever, and that the eight part series

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will cause interest. All the indications are that a deal

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of some sort will be renewed when the contract expires.

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It's almost certainly will not be on the terms that

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were originally in Greed. Netflix is obviously hoping there will

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be a positive response to the eight part series. Royal

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commentator Jenny Bond was somewhat positive Telling the Mirror. First

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of all, there's very little in the media world that

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is original, and secondly, she started out as an influencer

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and a very successful one, so it makes perfect sense

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for her to return to one of her strengths. I

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think the Netflix publicity is rather to blame, suggesting that

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this is something new when the idea of cooking and

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chatting with friends and celebrity guests has been around for years.

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But there's nothing wrong in Megan giving her own take

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on a well used format. Royal author Robert Jobson does

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not seem excited about the show of Telling the Sun.

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I mean, it's just like an advert for weight Rose

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or something. It doesn't do anything for me. It seems

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that everyone wants her to fail. But it would actually

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be a quite good story if it was a success.

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But I'm not overly inspired by it. It's not exactly

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going to be something I'm going to be wanting to

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tune into unless it was a professional thing to do.

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It's just a little dull. Jobs in question whether the

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new show would be a success, saying that the Sussex

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couple had previously acquired big numbers with their Royal Bashing

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books and their Royal Bashing documentaries. He said, now they're

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trying to do something. I suppose that they tell us

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it's all positive, and that just doesn't seem particularly inspiring

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to me. They express quoted a source who may have

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insight into Netflix's internal workings. The source said there's a

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feeling that Netflix hasn't got great value for money from

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the Sussexes because they were buying exclusivity, but then the

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couple appeared in other places like their podcasts, and because

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their popularity has nose dived, this might be a way

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to milk some value out of them. They also quote

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one company insider as saying the word bandied about internally

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is nightmare advanced screeners for Meghan show were not made

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available by Netflix. More Palace in just a moment, Meghan's

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cooking show is even overshadowing the opening days of World

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War III. King Charles welcomed the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

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to Sandringham on Sunday, following a high stakes European summit

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on Ukraine's defense. The Ukrainian leader arrived at the King's

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Norfolk residence by helicopter, met with a warm reception from

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local residents, some waving Ukrainian flags in solidarity. Royal sources

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confirmed that the meeting lasted just under an hour, during

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which the King and President Zelensky were served tea in

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the saloon of Sandringham House. The Ukrainian leader described the

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engagement as a very good meeting, expressing gratitude for the

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King's continued support of Ukraine. I'm very grateful for this

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meeting and how his majesty helps Ukraine and supports us.

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Zelensky told reporters he's met out warriors here being trained

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in the UK, and we're very thankful to the Royal

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family for their support. King Charles has consistently voiced his

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backing for Ukraine, previously condemning Russia's unprovoked attack and praising

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the Ukrainian people for their truly remarkable courage and resilience.

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The two leaders first met in twenty twenty three at

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Buckingham Palace, coinciding with a king's visit to Ukrainian troops

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undergoing training in Wiltshire. The meeting, which was arranged at

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Selenski's request with the agreement of the UK government, comes

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at a pivotal moment in international diplomacy. Prime Minister Sir

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Kia Stamer has announced a four step plan aimed at

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securing peace in Ukraine, including sustained military aid and a

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formation of a coalition of the willing to bolster Ukraine's defenses.

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The former US President's anticipated visit has not been without controversy.

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SMP First Minister John Swinney has called for the invitation

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to be rescinded following Trump's tense Oval Office meeting with Selensky,

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during which he accused the Ukrainian leader of gambling with

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World War III. However, Sakya dismissed the cause, emphasizing the

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significance of maintaining diplomatic ties. On Monday, the King welcomed

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Sandringham, appearing in high

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spirits as he shared a warm exchange with the Canadian leader,

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who were photographed in the saloon of Sandringham House, seated

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in patent armchairs, with a grand wooden desk, a floral

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arrangement and family portraits providing the backdrop to their meeting.

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Despite the mounting geopolitical tensions, the King and mister Trudeau

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appeared at ease, with the Canadian Prime Minister even clasping

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the King's hand in both of his a gesture underscoring

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their familiar rapport. The meeting was private, but mister Trudeau

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had already signaled his intention to raise concerns over comments

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made by Donald Trump regarding Canada's sovereignty. Trump has previously

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suggested that Canada would become the fifty first state of

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the United States, claiming that without US economic support, it

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ceases to exist as a viable country. The King has

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so far remained silent on the matter, a position that

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has drawn some criticism. However, Charles continues to be seen

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as a stabilizing figure on the world stage, using the

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royal family's so called soft power diplomacy amid ongoing political upheaval.

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As international relations grow increasingly complex, the kings back to

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back meetings with world leaders reinforce his role as a

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unifying presence, balancing tradition with modern geopolitical realities. In other news,

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Megan Michael The Touches of Sussex has a new cooking show,

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