Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 3-year-old daughter, Lilibet, has entered her “princess phase,” a friend of the couple’s has revealed.
Chef Adrian Lipscombe, who boasts a close friendship with the Duchess of Sussex, called the duo “some of the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever met” in an Instagram post Sunday night.
Lipscombe rushed to social media in defense of the “Suits” alum, 43, who was hit with backlash after releasing the trailer for her upcoming Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan.”
Despite the heart-warming snippet from the series, which is set to drop on Jan. 15, online outlet Eater criticized the duchess, titling their article “I’m Already Bored by Meghan Markle’s New Netflix Cooking Series.”
Posting a screenshot of the article, Lipscombe jumped to Markle’s defense.
“How are you going to criticize someone or judge a TV show before it has even aired?” the chef wrote on Instagram.
“I’ve had the pleasure of meeting @meghan over food, and let me tell you, she and her well-known significant other are some of the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever met.”
Lipscombe said she bonded with the former actress over both of their daughters being in a “princess phase.”
“We talked about our families (mostly about our daughters being in their princess phase and the movies they love) and, of course, about food,” she went on.
“She didn’t rush the conversation, even though I was taking up her time. She was gracious, engaged, and kind.”
Another fierce critic of Markle’s latest business venture was Meghan McCain, who labeled the mom of two “tone deaf” for releasing the “out of touch” project.
“Now that she wants to be American again instead of British aristocracy what she seems to forget is Americans want real, raw, uncensored,” McCain wrote on X last week.
Admitting that she was a Markle supporter at first, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said her thoughts on the runaway royal changed “like the rest of the world” after she “disrespected the royal family.”
McCain claimed Markle’s lifestyle is unattainable for a slew of Americans, many of whom “can’t pay for groceries.”
“All of this even in the trailer is highly curated, produced and out of touch,” McCain said.
The Sussexes signed a $100 million deal with the streaming giant in 2020. It’s unclear if their deal with the platform will be renewed when it comes to an end this summer.
