Expanding on her question, Emma then said to the former working royal that she must feel “angry” to have people “lying about [her] all the time”.

To which she recalled some advice that she had received from former tennis professional and her friend, Serena Willliams, who appeared as a guest on her previous podcast Archetypes in 2022.

Meghan, who is mum to Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4, said: “My dear friend Serena, she told me years ago, ‘A lie can’t live forever'”.

The duchess has previously described her time as a working royal as a time when she “wasn’t as empowered with my voice”.

Speaking of her return to social media, which took place earlier this year, she added: “It was a great way to get my voice back.”

Meghan and Prince Harry, 40, have been at loggerheads with the royals for some time – with the duke recently revealing that he is no longer on speaking terms with his father King Charles.

The couple now reside in California with their two children.