Meghan Markle has revealed the celebrity guest who stopped by her and Prince Harry’s home last Thanksgiving.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, urged Americans to “open their arms” to new people this year over the holidays after admitting she felt “lonely” in the royal family.
She suggested people follow in her footsteps when she revealed she opened her door to A-lister and friend Gloria Steinem, 90, one year old.
The brunette beauty admitted that she, 40-year-old Prince Harry, and their children – Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three – sat down next to Gloria for Turkey Day.
In an interview with Marie Clairethe mother of two, who lives in Montecito, California, revealed she wanted Americans to remember their friends who didn’t have family to celebrate the holidays with.
She also shared how she and her family made Gloria feel right at home.
“I was thinking that, like many of us, you’ve had Thanksgiving here for the past few years and you always make sure there’s room at the table for your friends who don’t have family, which is very important,” Meghan said. as she said Gloria “came for Thanksgiving” in 2023.
The Duchess admitted that their holidays were “always quite low-key.”
Meghan Markle has revealed the unexpected famous friend who stopped by her and Prince Harry’s home last Thanksgiving
Meghan added that “being close” with mother Doria Ragland had been “amazing.”
She explained: ‘We always make sure we have something fun to do. Just like any other family, you spend time eating a delicious meal and then what do you do? Play games, all the same, someone brings a guitar – fun.
“I love the holidays.”
The mother said it got “better” every year to spend the special days with her children.
‘At first I think that as a mother with children you just enjoy having them there, but they don’t understand everything that’s happening yet. But now we’re at the age where I just can’t wait to see it through their lens every year,” she said, revealing that they’ve made “traditions” for holidays, like leaving “carrots for reindeer.”
The former Suits actress also revealed that it was “really easy” to make people feel at home during the holidays.
“Think about how you would want someone to treat you… how would you want someone to open their arms to you?” she said.
Since leaving their royal duties in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have spoken out several times about how Meghan struggled to adjust to life in the royal family — and how being a member of the firm is ‘nothing like how it looks like.’
She suggested people follow in her footsteps when she revealed she opened her door to A-lister and girlfriend Gloria Steinem, 40, for a year
The brunette beauty admitted that she, Prince Harry and their children – Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three – sat down next to Gloria for Turkey Day
In their Netflix docuseries, Meghan famously outlined her first meeting with the Prince and Princess of Wales, describing herself as a “hugger,” which the “formal” couple may have found “shocking.”
During their impressive interview with Oprah, the Duchess famously discussed alleged members of the royal family – who she declined to name – how “dark Archie’s skin might have been” before he was born.
As such, the Duchess – who moved to Britain before her engagement to Prince Harry was announced in 2017 – emphasized the importance of community when you’re ‘missing your country’.
The Duchess of Sussex hosted a dinner in Los Angeles earlier this month for Afghan women who had settled in the US.
The event took place in partnership with the charity Mina’s List and Archewell’s The Welcome Project, which ‘supports the creation of programs for women recently resettled from Afghanistan’.
The former Suits actress also revealed that it’s “really easy” to make people feel at home during the holidays
These include art, photography, cooking, sewing, hiking and swimming projects.
Speaking about the benefits of her program, Meghan said during her last public appearance: “You miss home, you miss your country, and you can also find comfort in the new community you have here. I am grateful that we can be part of that community.’
The food – including Ashak and Mantuu, both types of dumplings – was prepared by Soho House chef Shane Fatemian.
The dinner took place in the garden of the headquarters of Our Place – a trendy cookware company founded by a female immigrant and previously collaborated with Selena Gomez.