Meghan Markle Reveals Why She’s Currently The ‘Happiest’ That She’s Ever Been

Meghan Markle Reveals Why She’s the ‘Happiest I’ve Ever Been’ in On-Stage ‘Confession’ in N.Y.C.

The Duchess of Sussex is back in Manhattan for the second time in a few weeks

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attends the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City.
Meghan Markle attends the 2025 TIME100 Summit on April 23, 2025 in New York City. Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty

Meghan Markle is sharing her upbeat “confession” during her trip to New York City.

On April 23, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, stepped out at the TIME100 Summit in New York, taking her back to N.Y.C. for the second time in two months. She arrived at Jazz at Lincoln Center with her husband, Prince Harry.

Speaking on stage with Jessica Sibley, the Chief Executive Officer of Time, the Confessions of a Female Founder podcast host was asked about her own “confessions.”

“A confession for you today that I can very comfortably say is that I’m the happiest I’ve ever been,” Meghan replied. “To have a partner and a husband who is so supportive and have healthy kids who are so joyful…I never would have imagined at this point I would feel so happy and grateful, and I really do.”

The Duchess of Sussex also spoke about being a working mom and revealed that her 5-year-old son, Prince Archie, is going to lose his first tooth “this week, which is about to happen, and I just hope I’m back home in time for it!” (The family, including 3-year-old Princess Lilibet, is based in California.)

While her latest Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, filmed in their neighborhood in Montecito, it wasn’t their actual home.

“On this show, it’s a crew of 80 people,” Meghan said. “People said, ‘Why didn’t you film the show in your house?’ I said, ‘My kids are coming home for their nap.’ Eighty people in the kitchen isn’t really the childhood memory I would love for them to have.”

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attends the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City.
Meghan Markle attends the 2025 TIME100 Summit on April 23, 2025 in New York City.Craig Barritt/Getty

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a longstanding relationship with TIME and previously covered the magazine for their inclusion in its Most Influential People list in 2021.

Meghan has had a busy start to the year with creative projects and entrepreneurial endeavors. With Love, Meghan topped the charts when it premiered on March 4, and PEOPLE exclusively revealed it will return for a second season this fall. The first collection of food products from her lifestyle brand As ever then dropped on April 2 and sold out in 45 minutes.

At Wednesday’s panel, Meghan said, “After a year of work and development and manufacturing, we had a feeling there would be some buzz surrounding it, but 45 minutes was not something I could have anticipated.”

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the TIME100 Summit on April 23, 2025 in New York City.Craig Barritt/Getty

On April 8, Meghan’s new podcast premiered from Lemonada Media, marking her second foray into podcasting after hosting one award-winning season of Archetypes on Spotify in 2022. Confessions of a Female Founder sees the Duchess of Sussex take the mic to interview fellow female founders (including some famous friends) about their journeys in business and lessons learned along the way.

Recently speaking to PEOPLE in an exclusive interview, the Duchess of Sussex opened up about how other female founders have inspired her on her own entrepreneurial journey.

“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,” Meghan says.

“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,” she explains. “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.”

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City.
Meghan Markle during the TIME100 Summit on April 23, 2025 in New York City.Jemal Countess/Getty

Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! 

The Duchess of Sussex was in New York in early March for a few outings to promote her Netflix series. On March 3, Meghan surprised longtime followers of her original lifestyle blog, The Tig, at a special screening of With Love in N.Y.C. She ran the website from 2014 to 2017 while starring on Suits as a way to celebrate her love of cooking, creating, gardening and entertaining, and shuttered the site as her courtship with Prince Harry intensified.

Meghan then appeared in the March 6 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, where she and Barrymore spoke about her love story with Prince Harry, Barrymore’s childhood meeting with Princess Dianabaking cookies for the studio audience with Archie and Lilibet and more.

[MUSIC PLAYING]
0 of 43 secondsVolume 0%
00:01
00:43
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s Relationship Timeline

News

Harry in Tears After Secret Camera Captures Meghan on the Street — Palace Silent as World Demands Answers

😱 Harry in Tears After Secret Camera Captures Meghan on the Street — Palace Silent as World Demands Answers The royal world has been shaken once again. A secret camera clip has surfaced online, showing Meghan Markle in what some describe as a “compromising” moment on a busy street. The footage, leaked without warning, has […]

Royal Bombshell: Diana’s Old Phone Finally Unlocked — And Her 6 Final Secret Messages Leave the World Stunned

📱 Royal Bombshell: Diana’s Old Phone Finally Unlocked — And Her 6 Final Secret Messages Leave the World Stunned For decades, the world believed the final words of Princess Diana had been lost to history. Her tragic passing in 1997 silenced the voice of the “People’s Princess,” leaving only speculation about what she might have […]

After 2 Years of Gathering Evidence, Princess Anne Releases Paternity Test Results of Harry and Archie: “The Long-Standing Rumor Is True, and the Results Are…”

After 2 Years of Gathering Evidence, Princess Anne Releases Paternity Test Results of Harry and Archie: “The Long-Standing Rumor Is True, and the Results Are…” Recent online headlines have circulated sensational claims about an alleged DNA test involving Prince Harry and his son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. One article, in particular, claimed Princess Anne made a public […]

Royal Shockwave: Catherine Bursts into Tears After Secret Fourth Child’s Birth—The World Is Speechless

Royal Shockwave: Catherine Bursts into Tears After Secret Fourth Child’s Birth—The World Is Speechless In what should have been another poised public appearance, Catherine, Princess of Wales, was seen openly crying, triggering a global media frenzy. Sources claim those weren’t tears of pain or exhaustion—they were born from the emotional strain of revealing a deeply […]

Royal Bombshell: Queen Camilla ‘Kicked Out’ After Princess Anne Exposes Her—Footage Sparks Fury

Royal Bombshell: Queen Camilla ‘Kicked Out’ After Princess Anne Exposes Her—Footage Sparks Fury A fleeting moment at a royal gala has ignited a firestorm across the globe. At what was meant to be a dignified celebration, cameras caught a startling exchange: Princess Anne supposedly confronting Queen Camilla, culminating in whispers that triggered an unprecedented royal […]

Royal Earthquake: Australian Woman Files Claim as Diana’s Secret Daughter — DNA Allegedly Matches 87%

😱 Royal Earthquake: Australian Woman Files Claim as Diana’s Secret Daughter — DNA Allegedly Matches 87% The Royal Family has weathered many storms, but nothing could have prepared them for this latest shockwave. A woman in Australia has come forward, filing an extraordinary legal claim that she is the secret daughter of Princess Diana — […]

End of content

No more pages to load

Next page