Meghan Markle takes subtle swipe at royal family in latest podcast appearance as she's asked what she would do differently to 'rewrite the public narrative

Daily Mail​

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Meghan Markle appears to have taken yet another pop at the Royal Family after she pointedly said that she wanted people to 'tell the truth' about her.
The Duchess of Sussex says she can now celebrate being her 'real' and 'authentic' self, especially after returning to Instagram.
Meghan was speaking to her friend and fellow podcaster Emma Grede, British-born CEO of fashion brand Good American and a founding partner of Kim Kardashian 's Skims line.
Emma asked her: 'If you could rewrite your public narrative from scratch, is there anything you would do differently?'.
Meghan wore a determined look and replied: 'Yes, I would ask people to tell the truth'.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, made the remarks in an upcoming episode of Aspire With Emma Grede, which was released this morning.
Royal watchers also noticed that she was wearing $15,000 Birks 2.15ct Snowflake Snowstorm Diamond earrings that she wore no less than nine times to royal events before she and Harry quit as frontline royals. They first appeared on the eve of the royal wedding in 2018.
Her 'truth' comments will raise eyebrows in royal circles. Meghan was accused of bullying by two Buckingham Palace aides.
'There are plenty of people who worked with Harry and Meghan in those difficult years who would love to tell the truth about what happened to them', one royal insider claimed to MailOnline today.
One former staffer, who had to sign a confidentiality agreement, previously urged the palace to lift non-disclosure agreements so they could respond to 'attacks' on the royal household from the Sussexes after they emigrated to the US.
The appearance marks Meghan's second long-form podcast interview in recent months and follows the season finale of her own show, Confessions of a Female Founder, which wrapped up two weeks ago.
In their conversation, Meghan discusses the launch of her lifestyle brand, As Ever, and reveals how its signature raspberry jam, which she calls fruit spread, sold out almost immediately after launch, and was inspired by her personal garden.
She also touches on the difficulties of building a business in the spotlight, where even the smallest change can garner public attention.
Reflecting on her entrepreneurial spirit, Meghan recalls her earliest foray into business as a young girl, when she made and sold homemade scrunchies to her classmates.
And the interview also touches on Meghan's now-viral 'Baby Mama' dance clip, which she shared earlier this month on Instagram to mark daughter Princess Lilibet's fourth birthday.
The short video, taken during her labour with Lilibet, shows Meghan dancing along to Starrkeisha's viral TikTok anthem while heavily pregnant, with Prince Harry making a cameo in the background.
It sparked a flurry of reactions online, but Meghan now says it was all about reclaiming joy and being real with her audience. 'You have to be authentic,' she tells Grede.
'Did you see my "Baby Momma" dance? That was four years ago. So it's also a really great reminder that with all the noise or whatever people do, there's still a whole life - a real, authentic, fun life - that's happening behind the scenes.'
She adds that she's 'grateful' to be back on social media, saying it finally gives her a platform to share 'on her own terms.'
Meghan's return to podcasting comes as part of a broader media push, following the official launch of As Ever.
The Duchess's pointed remarks about image and authenticity will no doubt spark conversation - particularly as she continues to carve out a brand separate from the House of Windsor.
The candid interview comes just after Meghan shared her most intimate glimpse at family life in Montecito, California, yet.
In light of Father's Day in the UK yesterday, Meghan hared a tribute post for her husband, Prince Harry, who is the father to their two young children, Archie, six, and Lilibet with clear views of the children's faces throughout the video.
Though the couple have previously chosen to shield their children's faces from social media, their guards appear to be dropping as Meghan shared a string of revealing clips of her family to her nearly four million followers.
The insights didn't stop there, and the mother of two displayed some of Harry's most special moments with his children to mark the occasion.
She captioned the clip, which was accompanied by Jason Mraz's Have It All playing in the background, 'The best. Happy Father's Day to our favourite guy.'
The clip started with 40-year-old Harry lying down with his newborn child on his chest as he gently stroked their fingers before moving on to a snippet of him playing ball on the front drive with Archie.
Moments later came another newborn clip showing a sweet memory of Harry holding his child up to the camera as they smiled at one another.
Meghan followed the clip with a photograph of Harry and Lilibet walking barefoot through sun-drenched sand as they held each other's hands.