Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Cartagena, Colombia on Aug. 17, 2024.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via Getty

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the Escuela Tambores de Cabildo during The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Colombia Visit on August 17, 2024 in Cartagena, Colombia.

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Meghan Markleis on the move in the morning withPrince Harry,Prince ArchieandPrincess Lilibet.The Duchess of Sussex opened up about the ritual to start her day in her new Netflix series,With Love, Meghan, which premiered on March 4. The second episode of the lifestyle show followed Meghan, 43, meeting up withMindy Kalingand making breakfast before Kaling arrived.“I wake up every morning and take a lot of pride in making breakfast for my family…mornings are fast. Gotta get the kids to school,” the Duchess of Sussex said.Meghan and Prince Harry, 40, share son Prince Archie, 5, and daughter, Princess Lilibet, 3, who they are raisingoutside of the spotlightin Montecito, California. Meghan has a well-known passion for cooking and reportedly slipped out of an event over the summer to “make dinner for the kids.“The Duchess of Sussex was busy in the kitchen in the second episode ofWith Love, Meghan,and she whipped up an egg breakfast for herself and her director, who was off-screen. She cracked a joke while cooking the bacon and said the scent “brings my husband and three dogs to the kitchen, not my perfume” and sang, “My bacon brings all the boys to the yard” in a riff of Kelis' 2003 hit “Milkshake.“Elsewhere in the episode, Meghan spoke about how Harry likes to flavor his food while making lunch for herself and Kaling.“Harry likes it salty and puts salt on everything she makes before even tasting it,” the Duchess of Sussex said.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Bogota, Colombia on Aug. 16, 2024.Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via GettyKaling, 45, explained that she and Meghan have been “email pen pals” since she appeared on the Duchess of Sussex’sArchetypespodcastin September 2022, and they continue to bond about motherhood. The actress, writer and comedian is mom to three young children: Katherine “Kit,” Spencer and Anne.“I love having mom friends, we need them,” Meghan said in the show.The Duchess of Sussex and Kaling also prepared a kid-friendly snack in the episode:tomato and cheese toaststhat look like ladybugs. The pair later headed into the backyard for a garden tea party.Meghan Markle and Mindy Kaling in “With Love, Meghan” on Netflix.Courtesy of NetflixIn anexclusive interview for PEOPLE’s latest cover story, the Duchess of Sussex shares more about her family’s mornings in Montecito.“I’m up before my kids are, so I’m normally up at 6:30, and then I get them up and dressed for the day, and we go downstairs. I love making breakfast for my family,” she explains, adding that their favorite is “surprise” pancakes.“They don’t know what’s going to be on the other side when it flips over,” says Meghan, who picks from rainbow sprinkles, chocolate chips or blueberries in the shape of a smiley face.Meghan Markle.Jake Rosenberg/Courtesy Netflix“Of course, they love [toast with] jam and fresh fruit preserves because they were such a part of me making them and picking all that fruit during berry season for all of our canning,” she says. “My husband and Archie both love fried eggs. There’s a lot of bacon around here. And then sometimes you don’t have time for all that, and you just put a frozen waffle in the toaster and call it a day. And there’s no shame in that either.”

Meghan Markleis on the move in the morning withPrince Harry,Prince ArchieandPrincess Lilibet.

The Duchess of Sussex opened up about the ritual to start her day in her new Netflix series,With Love, Meghan, which premiered on March 4. The second episode of the lifestyle show followed Meghan, 43, meeting up withMindy Kalingand making breakfast before Kaling arrived.

“I wake up every morning and take a lot of pride in making breakfast for my family…mornings are fast. Gotta get the kids to school,” the Duchess of Sussex said.

Meghan and Prince Harry, 40, share son Prince Archie, 5, and daughter, Princess Lilibet, 3, who they are raisingoutside of the spotlightin Montecito, California. Meghan has a well-known passion for cooking and reportedly slipped out of an event over the summer to “make dinner for the kids.”

The Duchess of Sussex was busy in the kitchen in the second episode ofWith Love, Meghan,and she whipped up an egg breakfast for herself and her director, who was off-screen. She cracked a joke while cooking the bacon and said the scent “brings my husband and three dogs to the kitchen, not my perfume” and sang, “My bacon brings all the boys to the yard” in a riff of Kelis' 2003 hit “Milkshake.”

Elsewhere in the episode, Meghan spoke about how Harry likes to flavor his food while making lunch for herself and Kaling.

“Harry likes it salty and puts salt on everything she makes before even tasting it,” the Duchess of Sussex said.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Bogota, Colombia on Aug. 16, 2024.Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via Getty

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are seen at a Training Session with Invictus Games Team Colombia at the Centro de Rehabilitación Inclusiva during The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Colombia Visit on August 16, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia.

Kaling, 45, explained that she and Meghan have been “email pen pals” since she appeared on the Duchess of Sussex’sArchetypespodcastin September 2022, and they continue to bond about motherhood. The actress, writer and comedian is mom to three young children: Katherine “Kit,” Spencer and Anne.

“I love having mom friends, we need them,” Meghan said in the show.

The Duchess of Sussex and Kaling also prepared a kid-friendly snack in the episode:tomato and cheese toaststhat look like ladybugs. The pair later headed into the backyard for a garden tea party.

Meghan Markle and Mindy Kaling in “With Love, Meghan” on Netflix.Courtesy of Netflix

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Mindy Kaling in episode 102 of With Love, Meghan.

Courtesy of Netflix

In anexclusive interview for PEOPLE’s latest cover story, the Duchess of Sussex shares more about her family’s mornings in Montecito.

“I’m up before my kids are, so I’m normally up at 6:30, and then I get them up and dressed for the day, and we go downstairs. I love making breakfast for my family,” she explains, adding that their favorite is “surprise” pancakes.

“They don’t know what’s going to be on the other side when it flips over,” says Meghan, who picks from rainbow sprinkles, chocolate chips or blueberries in the shape of a smiley face.

Meghan Markle.Jake Rosenberg/Courtesy Netflix

Meghan Markle On the With Love, Meghan set in Montecito, CA November 2024

Jake Rosenberg/Courtesy Netflix

“Of course, they love [toast with] jam and fresh fruit preserves because they were such a part of me making them and picking all that fruit during berry season for all of our canning,” she says. “My husband and Archie both love fried eggs. There’s a lot of bacon around here. And then sometimes you don’t have time for all that, and you just put a frozen waffle in the toaster and call it a day. And there’s no shame in that either.”

source: people.com