Meghan Markle reflects on ‘mistakes,’ boundaries and life with Prince Harry in new interview
Meghan Markle has opened up about life in the spotlight, her relationship with Prince Harry and the lessons she’s learned along the way, in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar.
Speaking in the magazine’s December 2025/January 2026 Art Issue, the Duchess of Sussex reflected on how dramatically her world shifted after joining the royal family seven years ago, a journey she admits has involved its fair share of missteps.
“I think my boundaries became stronger once I came into the public eye in this very … I could think of any adjective to fill the blank. And it would probably work,” she told the publication.
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Meghan said that while she was accustomed to attention before marrying Prince Harry in 2018, nothing prepared her for the scrutiny that came with royal life. The unrelenting pressure ultimately prompted the couple to walk away from their roles in 2020 and relocate to California in a bid for privacy.
Their departure wasn’t smooth. In the years since, the couple have aired grievances and detailed their experiences through interviews, documentaries and memoirs — prompting controversy and criticism across the UK and beyond.
Still, Meghan made it clear she stands by the choices she’s made.
“You learn not to do it again,” she said.
“If it all goes swimmingly, you don’t learn from it. If you don’t learn anything, you’re not going to grow.”
She added later: “There’s no such thing as perfect. I, too, get to make mistakes.”
“There’s also not a lot of fun in trying to be perfect,” she continued.
“I don’t like things that feel overly realised. If you overwork the dough, it’s not going to rise. And sometimes I think the stress that people put on moments … they are so consumed in them that you lose the fun of why you are doing something.”
Today, Meghan says she’s far more focused on tuning out external noise. She keeps a tight-knit circle and enjoys the relative seclusion of the Montecito home she shares with Prince Harry and their two children, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, which she views as a place where she can balance public life with parenting.
“I love being able to do both, to play in the sandbox with my kids and to play in the front row at a show,” she said.
“I think the moment that you start making all of your personal decisions based on external judgment, then you lose your authenticity.”
At the centre of her world, Meghan stressed, is Prince Harry, a partner she credits with grounding her through the highs and lows.
“He loves me so boldly, fully, and he also has a different perspective because he sees media that I wouldn’t,” she said.
“No one in the world loves me more than him, so I know he’s always going to make sure that he has my back.”
She also spoke warmly about the energy he brings to their relationship.
“You have someone who just has this childlike wonder and playfulness,” she said.
“I was so drawn to that, and he brought that out in me. That’s translated into every part of our life. Even in business, I want us to play and have fun and explore and be creative.”
