A startlingly candid new Netflix episode has once again peeled back the royal curtain — and this time, it is all about motherhood.

In the latest season of With Love, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex reveals the emotional toll she endured in the days surrounding the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. The moment arrives quietly, during what begins as a cozy conversation with British fashion designer Tan France, before it turns raw and deeply personal.

A Cozy Scene Turns Emotional

Episode 3 of Season 2, released on August 26, 2025, opens with Meghan and France sitting together at home, hand-painting aprons and reminiscing about childhood. The mood is lighthearted, filled with laughter and gentle teasing. Yet beneath the surface, a more vulnerable truth soon emerges.

“You know what’s funny? When parents are like, ‘Oh, I just can’t wait for them to go to college and be out,’ I’m like, I never want my children to leave,” France says, half-joking. “They’re not allowed to get married. Not allowed to leave my house.”

Meghan responds warmly, agreeing with his yearning to hold onto every moment of parenthood. But when France adds that he would “die” without his kids, finding it hard to be apart even for a couple of days, Meghan’s expression changes. “Oh, I know,” she says, with a solemn nod. “The longest I went without being around our kids was almost three weeks. I was… not well.”

Though she does not specify the reason, the timing strongly suggests the days surrounding Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. The monarch died on September 8, 2022, with her state funeral held at Westminster Abbey on September 19. During that time, Meghan and Prince Harry were seen attending multiple memorial events in the U.K., often alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, while their children remained in California.

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