Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage
Meghan Marklehit the books after marrying into the royal family!
The Duchess of Sussex, 41, revealed on thelatest episodeof herArchetypespodcast that she found the United Kingdom’s citizenship exam challenging. After Meghan andPrince Harryannounced their engagement in November 2017,PEOPLEconfirmed she planned to become a citizen of the U.K. after their royal wedding.
Welcoming Sophie Trudeau, Pamela Adlon and Sam Jay for a conversation titled “Good Wife/Bad Wife, Good Mom/Bad Mom,” Meghan and Adlon (both born in America) connected over the rigorous process of earning U.K. naturalization.
“I heard you just got your citizenship! A couple years ago?” Meghan asked her guest.
The Duchess of Sussex continued, “That citizenship exam is so hard! I was studying for it, and I remember going, ‘Oh my goodness.’ I would ask my husband, ‘Did you know this? Did you know this?’ And people went, ‘Oh, I had no idea.’ "
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Cheekily joking about Meghan’s experience living in England, theBetter Thingsco-creator replied, “I think they made it harder for you.”
Laughing, Meghan deadpanned, “You think?”
As explained on thegovernment website, the “Life in the U.K.” test gives hopefuls 45 minutes to answer 24 questions about British customs and traditions, a mandatory part of the application process to become a citizen. The Duchess of Sussexrelocated to Englandafter falling in love withPrince Harry, 38, where they would wed in May 2018 and welcome sonArchie, 3, one year later. The couple headed to North America after stepping back from their senior royal roles in March 2020 and settled inMontecito, California. DaughterLilibet, 1, would be born in Santa Barbara in June 2021.
At the close of the episode, Meghan revealed that she “longed to be a mom as much as I longed to be a wife” while she was growing up — though those dreams didn’t detract from being a feminist.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Samir Hussein/WireImage
“We are all doing the best we can. So maybe it’s time to let go of these archetypes,” she continued. “These challenging, limiting archetypes riddled with so much judgment. So it’s less about that’s the right way to do it… and instead just focus on one thing: being a good person.”
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Meghan andPrince Harryfirst announced a “multi-year partnership” betweenSpotify and their production company Archewell Audioin 2020. According to a previously shared press release,Archetypesintends to “investigate the labels that try to hold women back.”
Previous guests have includedSerena Williams,Mariah Carey,Mindy Kaling,Margaret Cho,Lisa Ling,Constance Wu,Paris HiltonandIssa Rae.
source: people.com
