Meghan Markle has shared that she has employed a nanny to help care for her children – Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three – for the past five years.
This comes after the Duchess of Sussex recently described her experience as a mother as ” incredibly overwhelming” and said, “I just need a break.”
In a conversation on The Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast, the 43-year-old revealed details about her morning routine before the nanny takes the children to school each day, allowing her to focus on her professional commitments.
Meghan walked Jamie through a typical morning, saying, “This morning was different because Archie has a cold so he’s home from school, but I get up at 6.30 a.m. and gives me a minute to – I wish I could say I woke up and meditated – I don’t do that, I have the monitors on so I could hear both the kids.”
Meghan continued, “And then on other days then I’ll wake up and get them all set and then our amazing nanny who’s been with us for five years, she’ll take them to school for us and then, yeah, we always try to..”
She further elaborated, “I know, that’s morning, that’s the morning, that gets you to 9 a.m.”
The Duchess of Sussex also disclosed to Jamie that she sends “secret emails” to her son and daughter for them to read when they’re older. She said, “I thought it was such a great time capsule to create for them and so I created for the kids these email addresses… that I will give them at some point. Before I go to bed, every night, I email them.”
Referring to it as her “love language,” Meghan also revealed that she includes pictures of memorable items – like their report cards – in the emails.