Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet is embracing her royal connections.
The three-year-old sadly has very little contact with her British family – it’s believed she has visited the UK just once. But she is a little princess in the making, according to a friend of the Sussexes.
US Chef Adrian Lipscombe lifted the lid on Lilibet’s new ‘princess phase’ as she took to social media to defend Meghan following criticism over her new yet unreleased cookery show on Netflix.
Following the trailer’s release and ahead of the show’s premiere, food publication Eater published an article by Amy McCarthy, which was titled “I’m Already Bored by Meghan Markle’s New Netflix Cooking Series” which criticised Meghan’s attempt to promote a “relatable” lifestyle.
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In response, Adrian posted a lengthy message in which she spoke about her interactions with Meghan and her daughter.
She wrote, in part: “I’ve had the pleasure of meeting @meghan over food, and let me tell you, she and her well-known significant other are some of the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever met.
“We talked about our families (mostly about our daughters being in their princess phase and the movies they love) and, of course, about food. She didn’t rush the conversation, even though I was taking up her time. She was gracious, engaged, and kind.”
She added: “The food world deserves better. Meghan deserves better. And frankly, we all do.”
With Love, Meghan, comprises of eight episodes, which will release in full Jan. 15. The two-minute-long trailer released by Netflix on Thursday shows Meghan wandering rows of a meticulously kept garden, choosing fresh flowers, harvesting honey, kneading homemade bread and working in the kitchen with a lineup of famous friends, including Mindy Kaling and Suits star Abigail Spencer.
But it has left some experts and viewers baffled, with many questioning Meghan’s credentials in the kitchen – and how relatable her content actually is.
Royal historian and expert Dr Tessa Dunlop told the Mirror: “It is all too easy to mock Meghan and the perfect world she presents in her new Netflix trailer: shiny (slightly) famous friends, effortfully fresh food, Insta-ready images.
“But worry not, apparently this is just what the Duchess does: in her words ‘I have always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it.’ And no, she is not talking about Prince Harry , who this time is lucky enough to make an appearance alongside his influencer wife and her millennial chums. According to chef Roy Choi, ‘they are family now’, which doesn’t bode well given the Sussexes’ track record with their nearest and dearest.
“See, I told you it was easy to mock. I mean, come on, a reality series in which one of the richest women in the world is pretending she can teach us ‘little tips and tricks’. Demonstrating how ‘we can incorporate these practises’ into our domestic lives, as she meanders through her sun-dappled kitchen garden, retro basket in hand, before attending those designer bee hives, dripping with honey. It’s so out-of-reach for the vast majority, it is laughable.”