The Duchess of Sussex, 43, affectionately referred to her long-time hair stylist and business partner Kadi Lee, as “Auntie Kadi”.
She added that her children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, light up whenever she arrives.
“I mean, our kids love Auntie Kadi,” Meghan shared. “It’s just our favourite when they run out, your car, it’s like ‘Kadi!’”
Kadi, co-founder of the wellness and beauty brand Highbrow Hippie, beamed back: “I know! I feel like I look for them first!”
Meghan Markle releases new podcast episode
Kadi is the latest friend to be dubbed an “auntie” by Meghan. The duchess also used the term for Serena Williams in a recent Instagram post, calling the tennis legend “Auntie Serena” to Lilibet.
Despite their royal titles, Archie and Lilibet’s real-life connections with extended family remain limited.
Princess Kate met Archie a week after his birth. However, it’s still unknown whether she’s ever met Lilibet.
Back in 2021, after Lilibet’s birth, Kate told reporters: “I can’t wait to meet her. We haven’t met her yet. I hope that will be soon.”
It’s just our favourite when they run out, your car, it’s like ‘Kadi!’.
Meanwhile, Meghan is estranged from most of her biological family. She has no ongoing relationships with her half-sister Samantha Markle or half-brother Thomas Markle Jr., both of whom have criticised her publicly.
During the podcast, Meghan shared how she and Kadi first met in 2020 – the same year she and Prince Harry left the UK and began their new life in California.
“My family had just moved to California,” Meghan recalled. “Because it was the pandemic, I kept ordering boxed hair dye… and instead it was this very inky, almost Elvira-esque black hair.”
Kadi remembered the encounter fondly: “I remember meeting you guys, and you were so warm. Both you and H wrapped us up in these big bear hugs. I was like, ‘I don’t even know these people and I’m not a hugger, but let’s do it.’”
Confessions of a Female Founder episode
Meghan also proudly promoted Kadi’s brand Highbrow Hippie, which she invested in late last year. She highlighted the company’s success, noting that their new hair serum had already been crowned Best Hair Serum by Oprah Daily.
Meghan gushed: “Look at you now! The name Highbrow Hippie is no longer just a blog and a hair salon, it’s a product line too.”
The Duchess of Sussex attended the brand’s product launch in California in November 2024.
Meanwhile, the third episode of Confessions of a Female Founder revealed just how busy Meghan has been lately.
Between developing her podcast series, launching her lifestyle brand As Ever and producing a Netflix show, she admitted she’s juggling a lot – but still enjoying the ride.
“I’m doing the podcast right now, the show, and the brand. That’s three launches at the same time,” she said. “It’s a lot of moving pieces, but it’s also energising.”
Meghan also touched on the rebranding of her lifestyle company, which was initially named American Riviera Orchard, but ran into trademark complications.
“Suddenly, it became this word salad. I didn’t love that so much,” she shared. Meghan added that returning to the name As Ever, which she trademarked back in 2022, felt right.
