Meghan Markle's Surprising Dream for Daughter Princess Lilibet: ‘We'll Be Building Something'

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Meghan Markle welcomed Tina Knowles, mother to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, on the bonus finale episode of her Confessions of a Female Founder podcast
Meghan and Tina discussed the possibility of starting a business with your children, and the Duchess of Sussex mused about working with her daughter, Princess Lilibet
Beyoncé and Meghan first met in 2019, and Meghan most recently watched the singer perform on her Cowboy Carter Tour in Los Angeles last month with her husband Prince HarryMeghan Markle is busy building her own brand, but she's also dreaming of the future.
During a bonus episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, brought on one very special guest. Tina Knowles, mother to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, joined the Duchess of Sussex for an interview conducted in early May that debuted on the Tuesday, June 3, episode of her podcast.
While talking about mixing family and business, Meghan mused about a potential future working with her daughter, Princess Lilibet, 3.
"You've worked with the girls for years, but this is a different type of endeavor," Meghan told Tina, 71. "Just curious, I mean, I wonder if one day I'll be in business with Lili and we'll be building something?"
Tina assured Meghan that working with your daughters is "the best," with Meghan then going on to ask the Matriarch author if she had any tips for those considering going into business with their children.
"There are difficulties sometimes because if you're dealing with your child or you're dealing with your mother, you know, you have disagreements," Tina admitted. "I'm the one that always caves. I've been like that since I was young. If my kids are mad at me, I can't take it. I'll apologize."
Meghan first teased her special guest on Thursday, May 29, when Lemonada Media, which produces her podcast, posted a promo of the bonus episode to Instagram.
"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," they shared.
Meghan said in a voiceover in the promo, "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."
While Tina was not revealed by name in the promo, her voice was included, making it easy for fans to identify Meghan's mystery guest. Tina told Meghan in the preview why she "fights so hard" for her family, saying, "I tell them every day, since they were little girls, 'You belong anywhere you choose to be.' "
Meghan's interview with Tina is not her first brush with Beyoncé and her famous family. The Duchess of Sussex recently enjoyed a date night with Prince Harry at Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, and the couple previously attended Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour show in Los Angeles in September 2023, where they were joined by Meghan's mom, Doria Ragland.
The Duchess of Sussex and Beyoncé met at the Lion King premiere in July 2019, where the "Texas Hold 'Em" singer called Meghan "my princess." Their friendship has continued since, with Beyoncé even checking in with Meghan when she and Prince Harry gave their life-changing interview to Oprah Winfrey in March 2021.
Tina's appearance on Meghan's podcast comes after a debut season packed with conversations with female founders. Meghan welcomed guests including Whitney Wolfe Herd of Bumble, Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code and Moms First, Kadi Lee of Highbrow Hippie, Jamie Kern Lima of IT Cosmetics and The Jamie Kern Lima Show, Hannah Mendoza of Clevr Blends, Heather Hasson of FIGS and Cassandra Morales Thurswell of Kitsch.
Meghan told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview how female founders like the ones on her show have inspired her as an entrepreneur.
"What's been meaningful is being able to talk about my own entrepreneurial journey with other female founders who are either on their own trajectory of growth or have IPO'd, sold, or created high impact brands and gone through all of the learning curves that we all do at the start," she said.
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"You're just trying to figure out how to walk, then you want to learn how to run, and then you want to learn how to fly. All of those things take time. There's also something very exciting and energizing about learning something new as we get older," Meghan shared. "The entrepreneurial journey, for anyone, is a lot, and I'm also really, really lucky that so many of my close friends are female founders that I can glean advice from."
Confessions of a Female Founder marks Meghan's second podcast. She previously hosted Spotify's Archetypes in 2022, which debunked stereotypes that hold women back.
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