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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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02of 20Chatting with AthletesMeghan Markle and Prince Harry on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramThe Duchess of Sussex smiled as she spoke one-on-one with an athlete from the Canadian delegation.Meghan’s special connection to Canada predates her relationship with Prince Harry (though they’vemarked several milestonesthere too!), as she lived in Toronto while filmingSuitsfrom 2011 to 2017.
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The Duchess of Sussex smiled as she spoke one-on-one with an athlete from the Canadian delegation.
Meghan’s special connection to Canada predates her relationship with Prince Harry (though they’vemarked several milestonesthere too!), as she lived in Toronto while filmingSuitsfrom 2011 to 2017.
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Prince Harry on Feb. 8 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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04of 20Close ConnectionsMeghan Markle on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramMeghan and one woman seemed to click in a snapshot captured during the morning reception.
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Meghan Markle on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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Meghan and one woman seemed to click in a snapshot captured during the morning reception.
05of 20Meghan Meets Team U.S.Meghan Markle on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramThe Duchess of Sussex charmed some of the U.S. crew that she met during a Feb. 8 breakfast for the American team — and cracked a joke about herwork wardrobeonSuits!“We told her we saw her onSuits,” U.S. competitorLeandra Moehringexclusively tells PEOPLE aboutmeeting Meghan. “And she’s like, ‘I’m sorry I’m not wearing a pencil skirt,’ " referring to the go-to uniform of her character Rachel Zane.
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The Duchess of Sussex charmed some of the U.S. crew that she met during a Feb. 8 breakfast for the American team — and cracked a joke about herwork wardrobeonSuits!
“We told her we saw her onSuits,” U.S. competitorLeandra Moehringexclusively tells PEOPLE aboutmeeting Meghan. “And she’s like, ‘I’m sorry I’m not wearing a pencil skirt,’ " referring to the go-to uniform of her character Rachel Zane.
06of 20Taking the TimeMeghan Markle and Prince Harry on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram"They really took the time with each and every one of us. And despite people who are trying to keep them on schedule, they just did not mind taking pictures at all. And it was just super neat,” Moehring tells PEOPLE about spending time with Prince Harry and Meghan behind the scenes. “I loved them.”
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“They really took the time with each and every one of us. And despite people who are trying to keep them on schedule, they just did not mind taking pictures at all. And it was just super neat,” Moehring tells PEOPLE about spending time with Prince Harry and Meghan behind the scenes. “I loved them.”
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Prince Harry on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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“Thank you, Chris Martin,” she shouted out the Coldplay frontman after hiselectric set, where Harry beamed.
08of 20Cheers for InvictusPrince Harry and Meghan Markle on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex cheered for athletes as they left the venue.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Feb. 8, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex cheered for athletes as they left the venue.
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Meghan Markle on Feb. 11, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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“No, no, no…I really don’t want to it!” she said in video footage shared to her Instagram Stories on Feb. 11.
Prince Harry was then heard encouraging his wife, “Come on, you’ll be absolutely fine! You’ll be fine.”
Meghan braved the mountain and instantly started spinning, which made Harry laugh offscreen.
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Meghan Markle’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 12, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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Afterheading back to Californiaas planned to look after Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, Meghan shared how they where rooting for Invictus from home.
“We did one for him and one for M and for the kids,” Nigerian team manager Derrick Cobbinah tells PEOPLE of the tribute. “They said they would be excited to have them. She was very, very excited.”
11of 20Tiny ValentineMeghan Markle’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 14, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramMeghan took followers into her sweet Valentine’s Day activity at home on Feb. 14 with footage of her preparing red swirl bagels with a pink spread and heart-shaped strawberries.The Duchess of Sussex had anadorable helperwith her: Princess Lilibet! The little princess followed her mom’s lead and put the spread on a bagel half.
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Meghan Markle’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 14, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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Meghan took followers into her sweet Valentine’s Day activity at home on Feb. 14 with footage of her preparing red swirl bagels with a pink spread and heart-shaped strawberries.
The Duchess of Sussex had anadorable helperwith her: Princess Lilibet! The little princess followed her mom’s lead and put the spread on a bagel half.
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Lilibet’s red hair, a trait she inherited from dad Harry, also swept into the frame.
13of 20Seeing Momma MiaMeghan Markle’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 14, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramMeghan then moved to bring the strawberries and dip into another room, with family beagleMomma Miafollowing along at her feet.
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Meghan then moved to bring the strawberries and dip into another room, with family beagleMomma Miafollowing along at her feet.
14of 20Feeling FestiveMeghan Markle’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 14, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramPrince Archie threw open shimmering streamers before a window in the video’s final frame, where red and pink balloons floated outside.
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Prince Archie threw open shimmering streamers before a window in the video’s final frame, where red and pink balloons floated outside.
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Meghan Markle’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 16, 2025.Meghan, Duchess of Sussex/Instagram
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“So proud of you,” she wrote over the Instagram Stories with an applauding emoji.
16of 20Introducing As everMeghan Markle’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 18, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramThe Duchess of Sussex used her Instagram Stories on Feb. 18 to link to her Instagram video announcing that sherenamed her upcoming lifestyle brandfrom American Riviera Orchard to As ever.Meghan explained that the original moniker is a nickname for Santa Barbara, where she lives with her family, and that that name “limited me to things that were just manufactured and grown in this area.“The Duchess of Sussex described As ever as an extension of The Tig, the lifestyle blog she ran from 2014 to 2017 and shared links to As ever’snew Instagram accountand website (featuring Princess Lilibet!) on her Instagram Stories.
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Meghan Markle’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 18, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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The Duchess of Sussex used her Instagram Stories on Feb. 18 to link to her Instagram video announcing that sherenamed her upcoming lifestyle brandfrom American Riviera Orchard to As ever.
Meghan explained that the original moniker is a nickname for Santa Barbara, where she lives with her family, and that that name “limited me to things that were just manufactured and grown in this area.”
The Duchess of Sussex described As ever as an extension of The Tig, the lifestyle blog she ran from 2014 to 2017 and shared links to As ever’snew Instagram accountand website (featuring Princess Lilibet!) on her Instagram Stories.
17of 20Alumni Pride(Right) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on Feb. 23, 2025; (Left) Princess Diana in London in 1996.Meghan Markle/Instagram; Brendan Beirne/ShutterstockMeghangave a glimpseinto her weekend on Feb. 23, where she sported a purple Northwestern University crewneck and shared video of herself walking in her backyard.“Small break from work to soak in the weekend,” she wrote.The Duchess of Sussex showed her school spirit with the Northwestern sweater, as she graduated from the university in 2003 with a dual degree in theater and international relations.The top was similar to a purple Northwestern sweater thatPrincess Dianawasphotographed ina few months after visiting the Chicago-area college in 1996, 20 years before her son Harry and Meghan met.
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(Right) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on Feb. 23, 2025; (Left) Princess Diana in London in 1996.Meghan Markle/Instagram; Brendan Beirne/Shutterstock
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Meghangave a glimpseinto her weekend on Feb. 23, where she sported a purple Northwestern University crewneck and shared video of herself walking in her backyard.
“Small break from work to soak in the weekend,” she wrote.
The Duchess of Sussex showed her school spirit with the Northwestern sweater, as she graduated from the university in 2003 with a dual degree in theater and international relations.
The top was similar to a purple Northwestern sweater thatPrincess Dianawasphotographed ina few months after visiting the Chicago-area college in 1996, 20 years before her son Harry and Meghan met.
18of 20Little HelperMeghan, Duchess of Sussex’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 23, 2025.Meghan Markle/InstagramOne of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children pitched in to help with the gardening under the California sun in Meghan’s Instagram Stories.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s Instagram Stories on Feb. 23, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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One of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children pitched in to help with the gardening under the California sun in Meghan’s Instagram Stories.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Princess Lilibet and Serena Williams on March 2, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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Meghan shared another peek into her weekend routine on March 2 with a snippet of her and friendSerena Williamsplaying with Princess Lilibet.
“3 days until the party begins. All are invited,” she wrote with a heart emoji and Netflix tag over another view of her, Lilibet and Williams playing Candy Land.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s Instagram Stories on March 3, 2025.Meghan Markle/Instagram
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“If this brings you joy, wait until you see all the episodes of With Love, Meghan dropping on @Netflix at midnight tonight! The wait is almost over,” she wrote with a clock emoji on March 3,the eve of the premiere.
The Duchess of Sussex hinted at the colorful way she starts the day with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in the full preview fromNetflix.
“See where a rainbow is coming together here? You don’t have to do a big platter like this,” Meghan said while arranging fruit in a rainbow shape. “You could do one small row for your kids for breakfast, genuinely, and it makes the morning a lot more fun.”
source: people.com