BREAKING NEWS Meghan Markle interviews Beyoncé's mother in 'bonus' episode of podcast - years after Destiny's Child star praised her for 'breaking generational curses that need to be healed' after Royal split
The Duchess of Sussex has interviewed Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles in a final bonus episode of her podcast which came out this morning.
Meghan Markle spoke on Confessions of a Female Founder with the 71-year-old fashion designer, who has recently been promoting her new memoir 'Matriarch'.
Knowles told the Duchess about how she 'fights so hard' for her family, which also includes her other daughter Solange Knowles and her four grandchildren.
Speaking about the advice she gives to her daughters, Knowles added: 'I tell them every day, since they were little girls, 'You belong anywhere you choose to be'.'
It comes less than a month after Meghan and her husband Prince Harry were seen dancing at Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour at SoFi Stadium in California on May 9.
The Duchess also attended Beyoncé's Renaissance tour in California in September 2023 along with Harry, her mother Doria Ragland and Suits co-star Abigail Spencer.
Meghan first publicly met Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z in London in July 2019 at the premiere of Disney's remake of The Lion King, in which the singer voiced Nala.
Beyoncé greeted Meghan with a long embrace and told her 'Hi, my princess' - a reference to the singer's Brit Awards acceptance video in February that year which included a spoof painting of Meghan dressed as a princess in a tiara and pearls.
The Duchess of Sussex (left, at the Time100 Summit in New York on April 23) has interviewed Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles (right, at SiriusXM studios in the city on May 20)
And in Harry and Meghan's Netflix show in 2022, the Duchess said Beyoncé texted her to praise her 'bravery and vulnerability' after her Oprah Winfrey interview.
In their joint interview with Winfrey in March 2021, Harry and Meghan made a series of allegations about the Royal Family after stepping down as senior royals the year before, including that a member made a racist comment about their son Archie.
Home footage in the Harry & Meghan Netflix series showed the Duchess reading the message from the popstar to her husband. She said Beyoncé told her she 'was selected to break generational curses that need to be healed'.
The documentary showed Harry pulling a mock surprised face and throwing his hands up and responding 'shut up' when Meghan says: 'Beyoncé just texted.'
He added: 'Just checking in, just casual,' as a laughing Meghan said: 'I still can't believe she knows who I am. She said she wants me to feel safe and protected.
'She admires and respects my bravery and vulnerability and I was selected to break generational curses that need to be healed.'
Beyoncé, who rose to fame with the American girl group Destiny's Child, married Jay Z in 2008. They had their first child, daughter Blue Ivy, in 2012 - and then twins Rumi and Sir in 2017.
The final episode of Meghan's eight-part podcast was released on May 29, in which she spoke to Sara Blakely, founder of shapewear clothing company Spanx.
But Lemonada then revealed on May 29 that a bonus episode would be released.
The firm said in a social media post: 'We had just wrapped Confessions of a Female Founder and packed up the mics - until a call came in that we couldn't ignore.
'On the line was one of the most influential and inspiring matriarchs in culture today. Naturally, we hit record.'
Meghan also said: 'Next week, we've got one more very special interview for you. A bonus episode. Because when a matriarch calls, and when this matriarch calls, oh, you answer. This one is so special, y'all.'
The final phrase was viewed as a nod towards Knowles's Texas roots and Beyoncé's tour name of Cowboy Carter.
And the reference to 'matriarch' was also seen as a wink towards Knowles's recent memoir of the same name, which came out on April 22.
While Lemonada did not reveal the name of the guest in advance, fans quickly recognised the voice and identified it as Knowles.
In January, Knowles revealed her Malibu bungalow was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires, writing: 'It was my favourite place, my sanctuary, my sacred happy place.'
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