Meghan Markle has expressed that she was captivated by Prince Harry’s “childlike wonder and playfulness,” adding emphatically, “No one in the world loves me more than he does.”

In an enthusiastic interview with Harper’s Bazaar, where she graces the cover with a natural “bareface” portrait, the Duchess of Sussex shares that her British husband will always “have her back.”

Discussing her personal life and ventures, the Duchess admitted that striving for perfection is not particularly enjoyable, acknowledging her own missteps and extending to herself the same compassion she would offer to her children, Archie and Lilibet.

“There’s no such thing as perfect. I, too, get to make mistakes,” she stated.

With a heartfelt gesture of placing her hand over her heart, she described Harry, saying, “He loves me so boldly and fully, and he also has a unique perspective because he sees media that I wouldn’t.”

‘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. You have someone who just has this childlike wonder and playfulness. I was so drawn to that, and he brought that out in me’.

She added that she has applied this to her work: ‘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.’ 

Meghan admits her parenting style is ‘very different’ to her mother Doria’s – calling Ms Ragland a ‘free spirit’ – and that Archie and Lilibet sit on her lap during business meeting because her office is next to the kitchen of their Montecito mansion.

She said: ‘I hope they see the value of being brave. They saw it when the jam was just a pot on the stove, bubbling. When you’re young. I think you are a little bit more fearless. As we get older, we lose some of that’.

The Duchess of Sussex, 44, appeared on the front of the magazine’s December 2025/January 2026 edition

During the interview, she also spoke about her relationship with Prince Harry, who she married in 2018, saying she loves his ‘childlike wonder and playfulness’

The Duchess of Sussex, 44, appeared on the front of the magazine’s December 2025/January 2026 edition, which was labeled as the art issue. 

She appeared to be wearing no makeup in the photo, as she had her hair tied back, showing off a pair of dangling diamond earrings. 

The mother-of-two wore a low-cut, black silk blazer with a tie at the waist, as the magazine’s cover was titled, ‘Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Meets her Moment.’ 

In another photo for the magazine, Meghan posed in a sleeveless red dress with a dramatic cape draping over one shoulder.  

Discussing learning from imperfect moments, she shared: ‘You learn not to do it again.

‘If it all goes swimmingly, you don’t learn from it. If you don’t learn anything, you’re not going to grow.’ 

‘I’m a mom with kids at that age where they are constantly learning something new. I watch them face things that feel completely insurmountable every day.’

‘But you can remember and say, ‘I know it seems really hard right now, but trust me, that’s going to come so easily soon.’ I can give myself the same grace as a founder. There’s no such thing as perfect. I, too, get to make mistakes.’

Discussing learning from imperfect moments, she shared: ‘You learn not to do it again’

‘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 continued

Elsewhere in the interview, Meghan also spoke about her relationship with Prince Harry, who she married in 2018.

The couple share two children together – son Archie Harrison, six, and daughter Lilibet Diana, four.  

And, interestingly enough, Meghan also spoke about her viral moment at Paris Fashion Week in September, when she attended the Balenciaga show. 

The Daily Mail revealed how the designer Pierpaolo Piccioli had said she invited herself via text. 

‘I was excited for him,’ Meghan told Harper’s Bazaar about the Balenciaga show. 

‘I reached out and I said, ‘Happy to come and support you.’ We kept it a secret, and it was really fun,’ she said. 

The As Ever founder added that she likes being able to ‘do both’ – balance motherhood and her career.  

‘I think the moment that you start making all of your personal decisions based on external judgment, then you lose your authenticity,’ she said.

Meghan added that her boundaries became ‘stronger’ once she was in the ‘public eye.’

‘You find different ways to protect yourself, whether that’s self-preservation or it’s just growing up,’ she told the outlet.

The As Ever founder added that she likes being able to ‘do both’ – balance motherhood and her career

‘We love a good mimosa,’ Williams told the outlet. ‘We could talk for a hundred hours, and it feels like 10 minutes go by, and it’s like we never stop smiling’

Elsewhere in the story, the writer, Kaitlyn Greenidge, also interviewed two of Meghan’s famous friends – tennis player Serena Williams and entrepreneur Kelly Zajfen.

Williams gushed about how easy it is to talk to Meghan. 

‘We love a good mimosa,’ Williams told the outlet. ‘We could talk for a hundred hours, and it feels like 10 minutes go by, and it’s like we never stop smiling.’

Zajfen added about the former Suits star, ‘She’s funny. I think maybe that’s surprising to people.’

Zajfen also shared how supportive Meghan had been of her and her family after her nine-year-old son had passed away from Covid-19 and viral meningitis in 2022.

She explained that they had lost touch for a few years, but Meghan picked up the phone to call her.

‘There’s not a day that goes by that she hasn’t checked in or I haven’t checked in,’ Zajfen said. 

‘Someone can show up in a time of need or grief. And oftentimes they don’t stay or they’re only here for a short amount of time. But Meghan just always made herself available to all of us.’

Meghan’s appearance on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar comes after she was featured on the digital cover of New York Magazine’s The Cut in 2022.

In the story, she posed for multiple photos from her home in Montecito, California, where she lives with Prince Harry and their two children.