Meghan Markle just revealed how her two children, Archie, who is now five, and Lili who is three, made her rethink a major part of her hit lifestyle show on Netflix, With Love, Meghan.
During a new on-stage interview with TIME, the Duchess of Sussex addressed something many fans of the show have been curious about: why wasn't the series, which is all about her love of hosting friends and cooking, filmed in her very own kitchen? Especially given the vibe is all about seeing the off-duty, IRL Duchess in her natural habitat.
Well, it turns out that Lili and Archie, plus the size of the mammoth crew involved on set, were huge factors when it came to shooting in the Montecito home she shares with her children and husband, Prince Harry.
"On Suits we had a crew of over 200 people and on this show we have a crew of 80 people," Meghan explained during the chat. "When people say, 'Why didn't you (film in) your house?' Well, I have kids coming home for their nap, and 80 people in the kitchen... It isn't really the childhood memory I would love for them to have, so we were really fortunate to find something close by."
Both Meghan and Harry have been very vocal about their desire to keep their children's lives out of the spotlight too, being careful to only share images of the pair from angles that exclude their faces.
Last year, the couple also spoke about wanting to protect their children - and other kids - from the dark side of social media. "Our kids are young - they're three and five. They're amazing. But all you want to do as parents is protect them," Meghan said while speaking on CBS Sunday Morning about online bullying.
She added: "So as we can see what's happening in the online space, we know that there's a lot of work to be done there, and we're just happy to be able to be a part of change for good."
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