Meghan Markle is all about getting her kids ready for the day with a fun breakfast.
The Duchess of Sussex, who shares son Prince Archie, 5, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 3, with Prince Harry, says she makes sure the kids start the day on the right foot.
“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,” she told People. “I love making breakfast for my family.”
Meghan said her children’s favorite dish is “surprise” pancakes, which are pancakes made with, well, a surprise.
“They don’t know what’s going to be on the other side when it flips over,” she said. The duchess will prepare them with a variety of ingredients, including rainbow sprinkles, chocolate chips or blueberries in the shape of a smiley face that the kids see once they turn over the pancakes.
That’s not all the kids enjoy, either.
“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 said.
“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 and Archie also enjoy fun food during weekends and when school is not in session when they have what she calls “day dates.”
“Archie and I like to go and have lunch, share a burger and a Caesar salad, and have an ice cream sundae with two cherries on top,” she said.
Meghan, Harry and their kids also tend to eat early around 5:30 p.m., or what she and her husband call “Boca dinners.”
You can learn more about the duchess in her new Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan,” a lifestyle series which features her hanging out with her celebrity friends, cooking and sharing tips in the kitchen.
While Meghan does cook on the show, it doesn’t capture her in her actual kitchen. She said the show was filmed in a nearby rental.
“I wanted to protect that safe haven,” she told People. “We’re a close-knit family, and I love those moments — putting Lili down for a nap, having lunch together, having sacred time together at the end of the day. Our kitchen is where Mama just cooks for the family, and with a crew of 80-plus people, that’s a lot of people to have in your house!”