Meghan Markle reveals she’s ‘reconnected’ with niece Ashleigh after she didn’t attend Royal Wedding

Meghan Markle has revealed that she has “reconnected” with her niece Ashleigh after the Palace advised her not to invite her half-sister’s daughter to her wedding in 2018.

In the final episode of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s six-part Netflix documentary series, the mother-of-two explained how she grew closer to their relationship in late 2021.

Never-before-seen footage shows Meghan’s niece arriving at the Duke and Duchess’ Montecito mansion and enjoying some quality time with her two young children, Archie and Lilibet.

The first clip shows Ashleigh Hale, who is the daughter of Meghan’s half-sister Samantha Markle, giving her aunt a kiss on the cheek before hugging Lilibet.

Meghan said: “I texted him and he was immediately happy to reconnect.”

The docu-series then jumps to another clip of Ashleigh helping Archie make some zucchini muffins in the couple’s kitchen.

Speaking to the camera, Ashleigh says, “I missed out on a lot of Archie’s life, but I don’t necessarily feel like it.”

“I feel like we immediately had this bond. Experiencing them growing up and feeling like I’m in their life has been really good.’

Another clip shows Ashleigh helping Archie make zucchini muffins in the kitchen of her home in Montecito.

Ashleigh pictured babysitting Lilibet by the couple’s Christmas tree

After showing a photo of Ashleigh babysitting Lilibet by the couple’s Christmas tree, the documentary plays a video of Meghan and her niece picking tomatoes with the two children.

Meghan later said: “Part of what’s beautiful here is the freedom to have family moments in the world.”

“I want our children to be able to do that and be able to travel and fall in love. I just want them to be happy.

Earlier in the episode, Meghan explained how a friend challenges her every New Year’s Eve to find a word that will set the tone for the next 12 months.

A previously unseen clip shows Ashleigh arriving at the couple’s home in Montecito.

The Duchess also shared images of her picking tomatoes with her children in the garden.

Meghan shared images of her practicing yoga in the Netflix documentary

In 2021, Meghan chose the word “peace” for herself, leading her to become close with her niece again.

As footage of the Duchess doing yoga plays, Meghan is heard saying: “Part of [peace for me] is claiming

“When you’ve lost a big part of yourself, getting that back includes getting back those relationships and friendships and the things that anchor you to who you are. Ashleigh was a big part of that for me.

In the first few episodes of the series, the Duchess of Sussex describes a “painful” conversation with Ashleigh Hale, the daughter of her estranged half-sister Samantha, after a palace council.

She says: ‘The guideline at the time was not to have it [Ashleigh] come to our wedding She was in the car with H, I called her… and we talked to her about the guidance they were giving us.’

Viewers are led to believe that because Samantha was not invited, it was suggested that an invitation should not be extended to Ashleigh.

A tearful Ashleigh appears on camera, saying: “Communication with Meg became less and less frequent… my impression was that her relationships were being managed.”

Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, a palace source strongly denied that staff tried to prevent Meghan from contacting Ashleigh.

The first three episodes of Harry & Meghan, part of the Sussexes’ multi-million dollar deal with Netflix, aired last week, with the final three hour-long episodes airing starting today.

The Sussexes’ six-part show, part of their multi-million dollar deal with Netflix, has become the streaming giant’s most watched documentary in a week of release, debuting with 81.55 million hours watched.

The opening installment covered the couple’s courtship and romance, but many were deeply unhappy with the show’s all-out assault on the late Queen’s Commonwealth legacy, with some saying it appeared the couple wanted to “overthrow the monarchy”.

Ashleigh Hale (left) is the daughter of Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha Markle (right).

Meghan pictured on a walk with Ashleigh before she married into the royal family

Meghan Markle photographed crying while having a guided meditation session with Prince Harry

Harry also hinted at his family, particularly his father and brother, including the suggestion that they had married not for love but rather a woman who fit “the mold”.

The duke also said his family members questioned why Meghan needed more media protection than their wives had been afforded, but failed to understand the “racial element”.

Royal pundits were quick to declare the claims made in the trailer yesterday “nonsense”, while one commenter said the series was clearly a “form of revenge”.

In a clip, Meghan’s British privacy lawyer, Jenny Afia, insisted that she had seen evidence of the conspiracy against the Duchess before Lucy Fraser, whose real name is Lucy Meadmore, a former public relations manager who was a mysterious figure. until a week ago, he says, “Meg became the scapegoat.” for the Palace.

The Duchess herself also suggested that she was made a scapegoat, adding: “You’d see.” A story about someone in the family would come up for a minute and they’d say, ‘We’ve got to make that go away.

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