The Secret Emails Meghan Markle Sends to Lilibet and Archie

Meghan Markle wears a gold strapless gown and stands and a podium, and Meghan stands in the garden with her children, both of whom had red hair, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie

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Meghan Markle opened up about a variety of topics during an appearance on "The Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast, including whether she would ever run for president. The Duchess of Sussex also made multiple admissions about her family, and revealed one of the adorable things she does for children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet everyday.

Sharing details of a sweet keepsake tradition she started for Archie and Lilibet, Meghan explained (via People), "One of our mom friends, she had said to me last year that she just created, sort of, secret email addresses for her kids that she'll give to them at some point in their life." The Duchess of Sussex continued, "She would just send to them random pictures, the pictures that you aren't going to put in a frame."

Sharing her own spin on the idea, Duchess Meghan explained, "I thought it was such a great time capsule to create for them because I used to have scrapbooks and photo albums, but we're past that generation now. And so I'd created for the kids these email addresses."

According to the former Suits star, she chose personalized email account names for each of her kids, which she plans to "give them at some point in their lives when they're older." Meghan explained, "But before I go to bed almost every night, I email them! Because it doesn't have to be a heavy lift."

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As for when Archie and Lilibet will have access to the special email addresses, Meghan said "maybe when they're 16 or when they're 18."

Discussing why the secret emails are so important to her, the Duchess of Sussex revealed, "For them to be able to look back and go, 'Oh my gosh, she has loved us so much!' And that's, I think, the best part about being a mom and we go back to like, a love language or gifts."

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Meghan continued, "It's not about the grandeur of a gesture. It's about, 'I see you. I'm nurturing you and I see you so deeply. And I love being able to see your growth.' And I'm just so proud of them."

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Amy Mackelden is the weekend editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.