MEGHAN Markle is known for keeping details about her children’s lives pretty private.
But the Duchess of Sussex, 43, has opened up about who son Archie, five, and daughter Lilibet, three, call ‘uncle.’
Her new Netflix show, titled With Love, Meghan, gives viewers a look inside her home and family life, alongside some of her famous pals.
The first episode of the show included Meghan’s friend and makeup artist Daniel Martin, and it turns out he also shares a close bond with Archie and Lilibet.
“He has just been in my life for the before, during, and after, shall we say, and he’s very much a mainstay,” Meghan said in the episode.
She continued: “Uncle Daniel, the kids call him.
“They know Daniel very well, and I love him to pieces.”
During the episode, the pair dote over their close relationship, but Meghan notably was shocked to discover Daniel is left-handed.
There were other curious cues their friendship might not be as close as they want viewers to believe too, like the fact Meghan had to ask if he liked tomatoes.
She also labelled the peanut butter pretzel snack she made for him as she wasn’t sure if he was allergic.
Notably, Harry and Meghan’s children also have an uncle in Prince William, but the two families have had a strained relationship over the past few years.
Their bond only worsened after the Sussexes made a number of accusations against the Royal Family in their Netflix docuseries.
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During the episode, Meghan and Daniel were all smiles as they whipped up some tasty dishes together, including a pasta dish and a sumptuous cake topped with raspberries.
As well as dishing up grub, the duo also got crafty and make beeswax candles, using the wax from Meghan’s own hive.
But the makeup artist wasn’t the only one of Meghan’s close pals to make an appearance on the show – actress Mindy Kaling also starred in one episode and caused a stir when she didn’t use Meghan’s married name.
“It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now,” Meghan said to Mindy after the US Office star referred to her as ‘Meghan Markle‘.
The California-based pair have also attracted criticism for only visiting Sussex once when they held several engagements seven years ago.
But speaking to People magazine in the US, Meghan now claims the title is important to her.
she said: “It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognised how meaningful that would be to me until we had children.
“I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.”
The Sussex name, she adds, “is part of our love story”.
Meghan and Harry are also the Earl and Countess of Dumbarton but rarely use the title and are not expected to pass it onto Archie.
They are banned as part of the Megxit agreement from using their “Sussex Royal” brand although the website remains.
And last year they set up ‘The Office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’ with Meghan’s coat of arms.
