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Actor Warwick Davis appeared on the Jonathan Ross Show and opened up to the presenter about finding love following the death of his wife Samantha in March last year

Actor Warwick Davis has candidly opened up about finding love again following the tragic death of his wife.

Samantha died last March aged 53. The couple met when they were teenagers before tying the knot in 1991. They shared two kids together. Now, as the actor prepares to move on, he has opened up about a new special person in his life while chatting with Jonathan Ross.

The presenter quizzed Warwick on his moving BAFTAs speech, in which he mentioned a mystery person who had been helping him grieve. In Warwick’s speech at the annual awards ceremony, the 55-year-old said thanked the mystery person for helping him feel love again in his life.

Warwick Davis paid tribute to his late wife at the BAFTAs earlier this year
The emotional Harry Potter star said in his acceptance speech: “Special mention should go to Sponge. You know who you are. Thank you for showing me that life can still have meaning and to helping me to laugh and to love again.”

When Jonathan asked about his words, Warwick told the chat show host: “When you go through your career as an actor, you sometimes become a bit reluctant to do certain jobs thinking another one will come along and be a bit better. She would always say ‘get out there and do it’.

“She was great at networking as well, always talking to producers and getting me the work in the next job. Very supportive. You need that in this business because it is difficult. You’ve got to have someone who is very supportive of you being away on occasions and working ridiculous hours.”

He added: “Acting is quite a lonely career, really. You need a solid foundation at home to support that and make it work.” Jonathan tried to press Warwick on the identity of his new interest, but he simply replied: “I can reveal, sticking with the Harry Potter theme, Sponge is indeed She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named.”

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As he referred to Daisy May Cooper’s character Kerry Mucklowe, Warwick added: “Sponge very much reminds me of Kerry. Some of the things she says and her accent.”

Warwick, who lives with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita – a rare form of dwarfism – lost his wife Samantha last year. He paid tribute to her in April last year weeks after her death. He wrote: “Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family. I miss her hugs.”

He then went on to describe his late spouse as his “most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career”. “She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life she had a wicked sense of humour and always laughed at my bad jokes,” he added

Warwick also paid an emotional tribute to his late wife Samatha as he received this year’s BAFTA Fellowship – the British Academy’s highest honour – earlier this year. During his moving acceptance speech, the Star Wars actor dedicated the award to Samantha.

As part of his speech, Warwick, 55, thanked his beloved wife for her support throughout his career and reflected on life since her passing. “Above all though, I’d like to dedicate and thank my wonderful wife Sammy, who died almost a year ago. She was always so supportive of my career – encouraged me to grab every opportunity with both hands”However, I soon noticed that her level of enthusiasm for me taking a particular role was often relative to how much she wanted that designer handbag. Since then, life has been pretty tough for me. But thanks to the support of our wonderful children, Annabelle and Harrison, I’ve been able to continue working and engaging in life.”

Loose Women star Kaye Adams issued a sincere apology after making an error during Friday’s show when the panel discussed the guilty ruling of Kyle Clifford after he raped Louise Hunt

Loose Women host Kaye Adams was forced to issue an apology after making an “error” on Friday’s (March 7) show.

During today’s episode of the ITV daytime show, the panel discussed the guilty ruling of Kyle Clifford after he raped his ex-girlfriend Louise Hunt, just before he killed her in July last year.

He had already admitted to shooting Louise and her sister Hannah with a crossbow, and fatally stabbing their mother, Carol, at the family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire.

The three women were the wife and daughters of BBC racing commentator John Hunt. Clifford is due to be sentenced for the murders and rape next Tuesday (March 11).

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Following the guilty ruling, Kaye and her Loose Women co-stars Frankie Bridge, Judi Love, and Nadia Sawalha discussed the current epidemic of violence against women ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday (March 8).

Later on in the episode, Kaye quickly issued an apology after accidentally referring to one of the victims as “Louise Clifford” rather than “Louise Hunt”.

“Now, somebody has just alerted me to the fact that I unfortunately made a slip of the tongue with Louise Hunt’s surname, and I do apologise for that very, very sincerely,” Kaye said.

“Human error on my part, and our thoughts, as I say, are with Louise, Hannah and Carol Hunt, and of course, survived by John and Amy.”

Earlier on, the panel had an open discussion on what can be done to tackle the high levels of violence against women.

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“This morning we were all just so shocked, horrified, you literally feel it physically when you hear a story like this. It is beyond imagination what they all went through,” Nadia said.

“We need men, we need all the good men, that’s the only conclusion that I come to now. We need good men to help us by standing up sometimes, seriously standing up, by disallowing other men to say the most awful things about women, whether it’s in the workplace or the pub.

“Think about your daughter, think of your mother, think of your wife, think of your sister when you hear or see another man saying something that is disgusting about a woman.

Judi added: “This is a very extreme case, but it’s not an isolated case.”

It has been reported that despite US President Donald Trump saying he wouldn’t deport Prince Harry amid the row over his visa he could still support a prosecution if it’s found he lied about his drug use on the application

Prince Harry has been warned he is “far from off-the-hook” with Donald Trump despite the president previously saying he would not deport him from the US.

Just last week the US leader said he would not deport the Duke of Sussex from the US amid a row over his US visa due to his alleged drug use. Earlier this month, a judge hinted that he is open to the possibility of releasing some of the sealed documents from Harry’s US visa application. Court documents reveal that a judge has now set a date for next Thursday (February 20) for the US government to state which legal documents related to the case can be disclosed.

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The long-running legal case was sparked when conservative Washington DC think tank The Heritage Foundation questioned why the Duke, who is currently at the Invictus Games in Canada, was allowed into the US in 2020 after he admitted in his book Spare taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms.

The think tank has argued that Harry either received special treatment from the Biden administration or had lied on his immigration forms. The punishment for lying on forms can include prison, a fine or deportation.

And according to the Mail On Sunday, Trump remains committed to taking action in the form of a trial against Harry if he is found to have lied about his drug use, with sources saying the president has “vowed transparency”.

A source explained: “President Trump has said he won’t deport Harry but there is no doubt he would support a prosecution.” They added that Harry is not “off-the-hook with Trump”, saying: “The word in Washington is he should be very worried indeed. There is no love lost between the Sussexes and President Trump.”

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Just last week when Trump ruled out deporting Harry he took a brutal dig at Harry’s wife Meghan saying: “I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.” Meanwhile, Harry appeared to hit back during a speech at the Invictus Games by criticising the “weak moral character in the world “.

Back in 2016, Meghan called Trump “misogynistic and divisive’ and then, in 2020 during the US election campaign between Trump and Joe Biden, the Sussexes appeared in a video urging Americans to ‘”vote against hate speech”.

While they did not specifically mention anyone by name, the remarks were interpreted as referring to Trump and therefore an endorsement of Mr Biden, with some claiming it was a breach of the Sandringham Summit agreement, which was written up when the couple quit their royal duties in 2020. Later Mr Trump spoke out saying he was “no fan” of Meghan.

The Heritage Foundation originally brought the lawsuit against the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) after a Freedom of Information Act request to see Harry’s visa application was rejected, with the think tank claiming it was of “immense public interest”.

The Heritage Foundation’s lawsuit argued that US law “generally renders such a person inadmissible for entry” to the country. The think tank also said answers on the duke’s prior drug use in his visa application should have been disclosed as they could raise questions over the US government’s integrity.

The Princess of Wales was heard telling volunteers at a community garden in Wales today that she has been growing her own plums and that she would send them her recipe for plum jam

The Princess of Wales has promised to send her recipe for plum jam to young gardeners.

Kate heard how young volunteers at a community garden in Wales were growing their own plums and turning them into jam, and promised: “I’ll send you my plum jam recipe so you can try it.” She also revealed that she is learning to forage in Norfolk, with her three children left impressed by a “huge” puffball mushroom she had found near their home. “The children thought it was fascinating,” she said.

The Prince and Princess of Wales made a joint visit to Meadow Street Community Garden and Woodland, near Pontypridd in South Wales, where they were given a tour of the woodland walks and homegrown produce. The garden, which was badly flooded in 2024 and has bounced back with the help of volunteers, is intended to be a welcoming place for the local community to enjoy nature.

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It fits in with one of the Princess’s passion projects, encouraging people into the outdoors, with nature activities for children. The couple laughed as they were shown “Bug-inham Palace”, an insect conservation area, and joined a group round a fire to make balms out of plants.

The revelation that Kate, 43, has been making her own jam follows Meghan Markle’s foray into the preserve market, sending pots of home made jam under the name of her American Riveria Orchard brand. Meghan was forced to ditch the name after running into a catalogue of trademark issues, choosing to rename the venture ‘As Ever’. Meghan has been marketing the new brand on her personal Instagram account which has so far amassed two million followers.

The garden overlooks the River Taff and the A470, with volunteers describing it as a haven in an otherwise urban community. The Prince and Princess, who had changed into a brown jacket, long skirt, and high-heeled boots, both wore daffodils, celebrating their first joint away-day in Wales since the Princess’s cancer treatment. They were greeted in tha garden by Helen Williams, community development manager, and Dawn Parker, a volunteer.

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Helen admired the daffodils, and Prince William joked of his wife: “Her one is bigger than my one.” They were given a history of the garden by Kaci Pucknell, a volunteer, and a short walking tour taking in raised beds, polytunnels, and natural landscaping. Introduced to a group of young volunteers, the Princess asked: “What sort of things to do you get involved in?”

One young woman told her that they were growing plums on a tree, pointing it out behind them, with the Princess exclaiming: “I just saw it!”

Prince William asked about the flooding during Storm Bert last year, which covered the garden and left furniture floating away, and whether there are many similiar outdoor projects in the area. “Do you like getting outdoors?” he added. “It’s so good isn’t it.”

“Do you think there is enough access to nature,” the Princess asked.

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“We were just hearing that this isn’t just about nature it’s also about wellbeing. Do you feel that?” The Prince asked whether they were “bringing their friends down”, adding: “You have a few hands on deck now!” Before moving to the next area, the Princess remarked on the changing seasons with talk turning to plum jam-making once again.

William said it was “amazing” and Kate offered to send her recipe, leaving young volunteers delighted. The couple were then introduced to adult volunteers, including Vanessa Matthews who made Prince William laugh by telling him she had seen him as a young boy – on the television.

“This morning I’ve had a number of people say they met me [when he was very young] and I had to say I’m sorry, I don’t remember!” he replied.

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PA)Martin Phillips, who has done dry stone walling on the site, joked that he would build the Prince and Princess a castle for next time they visited, with William joking that he hoped it would be on higher ground. The garden had flooded again last week. The couple paused to sit in an ornate wooded sculpture with seating inside, which Kate declared “so creative”.

They then joined a group around a fire, with potato and leeks boiling in a pot over it. The Princess spoke to Jody James, from charity Coedlleol (which translates as “small woods”), about foraging. “We both love the smell of a fire,” said William, as Kate put her hand on his back. As thick smoke wafted over them, the Princess joked: “Until you’re in it.”

The couple were shown the plants used to make balm including plantain, smelling them and asking where they come from. The Princess told Jody that she had been foraging in Norfolk, recently finding a mound of puffball mushrooms, which can be edible and are known for their meaty texture. “She said she was interested in that kind of sustainability,” said Jody afterwards. “She’s been doing her own foraging in Norfolk.”

The Waleses, who travelled by train, finished the engagement just a few minutes late, with encouragement from their security team. “I’m sorry, we’ve got to catch a train,” William told volunteers as they left. “They’re getting a bit panicky!”

Meadow Street Community Garden and Woodland was established in January 2021, when work began to clear a site that was overgrown and full of debris from flooding. Together with Pontypridd Town Council, volunteers rejuvenated the site where it is now used for activities including gardening, woodwork and weaving. After floods in December left it completely underwater, members of the community restored the garden from near-devastation.

With Love, Meghan has received some scathing reviews since its release – and one hot topic of discussion is Prince Harry’s very fleeting appearance in the series

Meghan Markle’s new lifestyle show With Love, Meghan has dropped on Netflix – and it’s sparking huge conversations online.

While some fans are lapping up a glossy glimpse into the life of Meghan, other viewers are ‘struggling to

One source of ire seems to be Prince Harry’s very fleeting cameo. Fans wanting to catch a glimpse of the Duke have to wait until the last 10 minutes of the final episode, when he finally appears at a garden brunch Meghan throws for her family, including mum Doria, and friends.

But there is a reason for Harry’s brief presence – and it’s all to do with Meghan’s future plans, according to a body language expert Darren Stanton. Speaking on behalf of JeffBet, Darren said: “This show is basically her way of really having her own identity back, it’s always been Meghan and Harry, where he’s had his own projects and she’s supported him. It’s her way of carving back her own identity, having Harry in there just for the odd cameo gives it gravitas while showing he is still supporting her

“Principally, this is her attempt to separate from the brand and have her own space,” he continued. “This is really empowering Meghan, this comes out in a non-verbal point of view, we see her appearing very happy and genuine, she’s grounded and humble, she’s visibly excited to be doing this project.”

Darren also spoke about Meghan’s telling body language. “I think the reason she doesn’t do a direct piece of camera when Harry is around is as if you as a viewer are a guest, that’s the way it’s been shot, to make people feel part of the proceedings. Just from some of the gestures, it is clear she is absolutely the one taking the lead when he makes his appearances.

“Meghan has always used lots of power gestures, such as putting the flat of her hand on his back. There are certain gestures like that she generally uses, but even from the way she is interacting with him, you can see she is the dominant personality. There’s a couple of nervous smiles from Harry, where he’s laughing and it seems a bit forced. He is obviously trying to support her here and is letting himself sit back to do so.

“They’re quite happy to show PDA on the show, there’s not a massive amount of them together, but Meghan is hugging Harry, and he is more the dominant person in that moment, when she nuzzles her head into him. Harry is smiling and the pair are very tactile, clearly very much in love and Harry is showing his clear support of his wife’s project.”

In the final episode of the series, Meghan introduces Harry to the camera at the brunch party – and he awkwardly waves. After they kiss and hug and look at the spread of food Meghan has made, the prince tells her: “Well done. You did a great job.” “Thank you,” Meghan replies, before Harry adds: “I love it.”

In what has been be seen as a nod to the restrictions she felt within the royal family, Meghan then raises a toast, saying: “This feels like a new chapter that I’m so excited that I get to share and I’ve been able to learn from all of you. So I just thank you for all the love and support.

“And here we go, there’s a business. All of that is just part of that creativity that I’ve missed so much, so thank you for loving me so much and celebrating with me.”

With Love, Meghan is being viewed as a make-or-break moment for the Sussexes, who signed a multimillion-pound deal with Netflix in 2020, with their most successful output being their controversial Harry & Meghan documentary, which features accusations against the royal family

The Duchess of Sussex has made an appearance on Drew Barrymore’s chat show – and she also revealed the sweet way she stays connected with her children when she’s away

Meghan Markle has revealed the touching way she ‘shows up’ for her two children Archie and Lilibet when she is away from home.

The 43-year-old spoke about her family during an appearance on Drew Barrymore’s chat show, which will air later today following the release of her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.

She told Drew: “I always make it a point when I’m travelling, if I can’t do bedtime stories with my kids… I’ll always pack a really thin book and I’ll videotape myself reading it. So whoever’s with them or Papa can say, ‘Here’s Mama reading your bedtime story.’”

Meghan continued: “You find ways to show up for each other and if that’s the one thing that I can convey through the show or through ‘As Ever’ as a brand, I want people to know you can show up for each other because you know how good it feels when someone shows up for you.”

Elsewhere in the show, Drew asked her guest: “What’s your favorite thing that you see in your kids that you go, ‘Oh, that’s their dad’?”

With a smile, Meghan answered, “Oh, some of the words that they still say with a British accent. So they’ll say, ‘Zebra,’ and what else do they say? They have these little moments where it comes out. They have very American accents, but they say words that are just like him, and I think it’s adorable. Zebra is a good one.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their son Archie, now five, when they were still living in the U.K. They relocated to California in 2020, where Lilibet, now three, was born.

It comes after Meghan took to Instagram on Wednesday evening to thank fans for tuning in to her new Netflix series. The Duchess posted a snippet of the show on her Stories with the caption: “For more recipes, fun and reasons to ‘Mmmm’, check out the show – which in just 24 hours is already in the Top 10! Thank you to all of you around the world who are tuning in!” The message was posted alongside a heart emoji.

The series, which is Meghan’s first solo show for the streaming giant, entered the Netflix Top 10 in the UK and the US shortly after it was released around the world. However, the show has already fallen out of the prestigious ranking in both countries.

US President Donald Trump made a brutal remark about a country very close to Prince Harry’s heart, and it’s likely upset the duke. It comes after Trump’s brutal insult towards Meghan Markle

Donald Trump has risked a new fallout with Prince Harry after ‘belittling’ one of the Duke’s favourite countries, Lesotho.

On Tuesday night, the US president gave a joint address to Congress, during which he listed the programs he has cut off from American financial aid in order to bring down the federal deficit.

“Eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of,” Trump brutally claimed, to some laughter from Republican lawmakers.

The Lesotho government is “shocked and embarrassed” by the comments, the foreign minister, Lejone Mpotjoane, told AFP. “We did not expect a head of state to refer to another sovereign nation in such a manner,” he said.

Trump’s remarks are also likely to have riled Harry, who has a strong connection to Lesotho. He is good friends with Prince Seeiso – the younger brother of the country’s current King Letsie III – and together the pair set up a charity in Lesotho – Sentebale, which means “forget me not”. The organisation, which they established in 2006, works with local communities in the country at grassroots level, helping young people affected by HIV/Aids.

Like the United Kingdom, Lesotho is a constitutional monarchy. This means that although it has a royal family, an elected prime minister runs the country. Harry first went to Lesotho in 2004 on his gap year when he was 19, and has returned to the country many times since then.

It comes after Trump issued a direct threat to Harry just last year, saying that if it was found that the prince had lied on his visa application about his drug-taking, he would take “appropriate action.’ There is nothing to suggest the duke has done this.

He later clarified that he would not seek to deport Harry – but took a brutal swipe at his wife Meghan. “I don’t want to do that,” Trump told the New York Post. “I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”

Just recently, King Charles invited Trump to make a state visit to the UK later on this year. It’s a rare second invite for an American president; Trump made a state visit in his first term when Queen Elizabeth II was on the throne.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally delivered the letter from the King at a meeting with Trump in the Oval Office just last week, with the president accepting the invite and saying that it would be an “honour” to visit the “fantastic” country. He added that King Charles was a “beautiful man, a wonderful man”.

Just hours after the handwritten letter was delivered, Harry appeared to take a swipe at Trump during a surprise appearance at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles. He spoke about how billions of people were experiencing the “detrimental effect” when “basic morals and empathy are abandoned in favor of power and control”.

“Now this would be a great time to talk about how a sickness in leadership across sectors – from politics to tech – can have a detrimental effect on millions, if not billions, of people,” he said.

“When service to others is sacrificed for personal gain. When basic morals and empathy are abandoned in favor of power and control. But I’m not gonna get into all that now!”

President Trump has spoken publicly about his admiration for the royal family – and he previously accused the Sussexes of breaking the late Queen’s heart after they stepped down from royal life.

He said: “I think there was great disrespect to a person I got to know very well and like; the Queen. She was unbelievable, you know.

“I thought she was treated very disrespectfully by them. Although she wouldn’t show it because she was strong and smart, I imagine they broke her heart. The things that they were saying were so bad and so horrible and she was in her 90s and hearing this stuff. I think they broke her heart. I think they hurt her bad.”

The President further insisted that Harry and Meghan ”were very disrespectful to the royal family” when they decided to step down from their duties.

Meghan Markle has revealed her new surname in her Netflix show With Love, Meghan insisting that she goes by Sussex now rather than Markle – and one royal expert has weighed in on the change

Meghan Markle’s Netflix show has certainly raised eyebrows – not least because of the declaration about her surname.

The show, called With Love, Meghan, has faced savage criticism for its cooking and hosting tips – but in one telling moment with pal Mindy Kaling, the Duchess of Sussex corrects the actress regarding her name.

As the pair discuss fast food in the second episode, Mindy says: “People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box.” To which Meghan replies: “It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now. You have kids, and you go, ‘now I share my name with my children’…I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me, but it just means so much to go ‘this is our family name, our little family name’.”

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Meghan also doubled down on the name in an interview with PEOPLE magazine saying how meaningful the name Sussex was to her, while in an upcoming chat on the Drew Barrymore Show, Meghan is referred to as ‘Meghan Sussex’. And according to royal expert Jennie Bond, the moment she interrupted Mindy in the Netflix show was a very telling moment.

The former BBC royal correspondent told the Mirror : “I thought it was rather a pointed remark to make so publicly to a friend – she could have just halted the filming for a moment and privately corrected her guest. But she makes a fair argument: that some women feel it’s important for the family to have a shared surname.

“As it happens, I don’t. I’ve never understood why a woman should be expected to change her name just because she marries. But I’m probably in the minority.” Jennie explained that despite some arguing that Meghan should not use the Sussex name, she is entitled to do so – and is actually carrying on a long-standing royal tradition.

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She added: “She’s perfectly entitled to use the name Sussex, just as other royal brides have adopted part of their titles as a surname, for example, Sophie Wessex. It’s all rather confusing really, especially as titles change, either when someone dies or a new title is bestowed.

“The official royal surname for the late Queen’s descendants is Mountbatten-Windsor. But Prince George and his siblings were actually called Cambridge at school, and now Wales. Harry and William adopted the surname Wales in their military careers.

“So Meghan is quite within her rights to adopt a married name of Sussex and also use this for the children. I don’t think she’s particularly trying to cling to her royal connections – more that she is celebrating the bond with her husband and children.”

The late Queen granted Harry and Meghan the titles Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their wedding in 2018. Before Harry’s father Charles becoming King, their children Archie and Lilibet used Mountbatten-Windsor as their last name – but when he ascended to the throne, they became Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex. Now, informally, they go by Archie Sussex and Lilibet Sussex.

“It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognized how meaningful that would be to me until we had children,” Meghan told People. “I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.

“I think as the kids get older, they’re so excited about, ‘Oh my gosh, Mama and Papa, how did you meet?’ I think that will come with time as they get older, but for right now a huge part of our love story is that we share the name Sussex.”

Meghan Markle appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show today as part of a publicity blitz for her panned Netflix show – and the former child actress left Meghan taken aback with a nod to her late mother-in-law

Meghan Markle was left taken aback by an unexpected nod to Princess Diana as she appeared on Drew Barrymore’s chat show.

The Duchess of Sussex dropped into the show, hosted by former child actress Drew, as part of a publicity blitz for her Netflix show With Love, Meghan that landed just days ago. It has since been panned by critics.

During the show, Meghan did a segment where she showed Drew how to make thumbprint cookies. And during the demonstration, the duchess was caught off guard by an unexpected moment prompted by an emotional Drew.

As Meghan showed her baking technique, Drew presented her guest with a framed black and white picture of her as a little girl meeting Diana – Meghan’s late mother-in-law.

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The picture was taken around the time Drew starred in the blockbuster movie E.T. and shows her presenting the late princess with a doll of the alien character.

Drew gushed: “It means so much to me to have met such an incredible human being that transcended everything. It was the honour of my life.” And an off-guard Meghan replied: “Oh, my gosh, look at your little face. Oh, that’s so sweet. That’s really special. I will tell H [Harry] that, for sure.”

Elsewhere in another telling moment from the interview, when Drew welcomed viewers, she told them she had been joined by Meghan Sussex – rather than Meghan Markle. It is believed to be the first time that Meghan has been introduced in public by her new surname.

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The change in Meghan’s name first came to light in an interview published earlier this week in PEOPLE magazine. In her With Love, Meghan, the change is also mentioned in an episode featuring actress Mindy Kaling.

As the pair discuss fast food in the second episode, Mindy says: “People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box.” To which Meghan replies: “It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now. You have kids, and you go, ‘now I share my name with my children’…I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me, but it just means so much to go ‘this is our family name, our little family name’.”

In another moment, as Meghan chatted with Drew, she had an exciting surprise for everyone in the audience – announcing she had made homemade cookies for every single person in the room to try.

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The Drew Barrymore ShowMeghan revealed that she worked tirelessly in the kitchen to make enough cookies to bring for the cast, crew, and audience of The Drew Barrymore Show. And as it was more than a one-person job, Meghan says she also put Harry, Archie and one of her close friends to work to help her – showing a snap of Archie helping with the baking process.

After unveiling the surprise, Drew was over the moon as she admitted that she had never had a guest cook for the entire live audience before.

Meghan’s Netflix show is being viewed as a make-or-break moment for the Sussexes, who signed a multimillion-pound deal with Netflix in 2020, with their most successful output being their controversial Harry & Meghan documentary, which features accusations against the royal family.

The duchess renamed her lifestyle brand As Ever, switching from the name American Riviera Orchard just weeks before the launch after facing trademarking setbacks, with Netflix now a new partner in her business.

As Ever trademark applications include a vast range of products from shower gels, incense, pet shampoo and gardening trowels to cutlery, stationery, diaries, paper party decorations, wrapping paper, ornamental non-precious stones, bird houses, honey stirrers, jams, marmalades and tea sets.

Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance on US TV on the Drew Barrymore Show where she officially debuted a huge change that she teased in her Netflix show with pal Mindy Kaling

Meghan Markle has officially debuted a huge family change after revealing it in a clash on her Netflix show.

Today, the Duchess of Sussex appeared on the Drew Barrymore talk show in the US to plug With Love, Meghan – her cooking and lifestyle series, which has had a string of brutal reviews.

One of the bombshell moments from the show came in episode two when Meghan corrected her pal Mindy Kaling about her name after referring to her as Markle, with the Duchess proudly announcing she was now ‘Meghan Sussex – a nod to her royal title. And today, in one of the most telling moments during the interview, when Drew welcomed viewers, she told them she had been joined by Meghan Sussex – rather than Meghan Markle.

Drew introduced the Duchess as Meghan Sussex ( 
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It is believed to be the first time that Meghan has been introduced in public by her new surname. The change in Meghan’s name first came to light in an interview published earlier this week in PEOPLE magazine. The duchess then doubled down on the name in With Love, Meghan as she and Mindy discuss fast food.

Mindy says: “People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box.” To which Meghan replies: “It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now. You have kids, and you go, ‘no I share my name with my children’…I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me, but it just means so much to go ‘this is our family name, our little family name’.”

Elsewhere during the show, Meghan did a segment where she showed Drew how to make thumbprint cookies. And during the demonstration, the duchess was caught off guard by an unexpected moment prompted by an emotional Drew. As Meghan showed her baking technique, Drew presented her guest with a framed black and white picture of her as a little girl meeting Diana – Meghan’s late mother-in-law.

The picture was taken around the time Drew starred in the blockbuster movie E.T. and shows her presenting the late princess with a doll of the alien character.

Drew gushed: “It means so much to me to have met such an incredible human being that transcended everything. It was the honour of my life.” And an off-guard Meghan replied: “Oh, my gosh, look at your little face. Oh, that’s so sweet. That’s really special. I will tell H [Harry] that, for sure

Meghan corrected Mindy Kaling on her new surname in her Netflix show ( 
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Meghan’s Netflix show is being viewed as a make-or-break moment for the Sussexes, who signed a multimillion-pound deal with Netflix in 2020, with their most successful output being their controversial Harry & Meghan documentary, which features accusations against the royal family.

The duchess renamed her lifestyle brand As Ever, switching from the name American Riviera Orchard just weeks before the launch after facing trademarking setbacks, with Netflix now a new partner in her business.

As Ever trademark applications include a vast range of products from shower gels, incense, pet shampoo and gardening trowels to cutlery, stationery, diaries, paper party decorations, wrapping paper, ornamental non-precious stones, bird houses, honey stirrers, jams, marmalades and tea sets.