Meghan Markle Reveals How Archie And Lilibet are Introduced to Money as Children from Wealthy Backgrounds

Meghan Markle recently revealed how she and Prince Harry keep their “privileged” kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, grounded.

While talking on the “Aspire” podcast, the Duchess of Sussex shared some insightful advice on raising her children, stressing the importance of teaching them the value of things.

Meghan Markle also discussed her viral “baby mama” dance video, linking it to the importance of authenticity.

Meghan opened up about her parenting approach in a conversation with the podcast’s host, Emma Grede. She disclosed that she and Harry make it a point to have conversations about money with their young prince and princess to help them understand the significance of various things.

The former actress mentioned that engaging in gardening has proven to be an excellent teaching tool for her kids. Through this activity, they can learn crucial values like patience, appreciation, and the importance of food.

Archie and Lilibet also run their own “little farmers market stand” sometimes, which Meghan uses to teach them about money and the value of things.

“We grow a lot of veggies, and part of what I want them to learn is … you start from seed and you watch it grow,” Meghan said. “But with that is, ‘Now do you want to sell your harvest? Do you want to share it with our community? And also, what do you want to do with those funds once you have them?”

Meghan further shared that as Archie and Lilibet grow, she wants them to “really understand … there is a cost and a price.”

“And I think that’s key for children to understand that, especially children who are very lucky to have a home that has privilege,” she noted. “You need to know that — just like manners and taking care of the things around you — there is a value on things.”

During her chat with Grede, Meghan spoke about authenticity and the joy of sharing her life “on her own terms.”

She took the opportunity to address her viral pregnant dancing video, saying: “You have to be authentic. Did you see my ‘Baby Momma’ dance? That was four years ago. So it’s also a really great reminder that with all the noise or whatever people do, there’s still a whole life, a real, authentic, fun life, that’s happening behind the scenes.”

Meghan added, “I’m just grateful that now, being back on social as well, I have a place where I can share it on my own terms.”

During the podcast conversation, Grede, founding partner of SKIMS and CEO of Good American, couldn’t hide her excitement about Meghan’s now-viral dance video.

“We maybe watched it like 20 times yesterday,” Grede admitted with a laugh. “I was like, is that, is that her? Is that Prince Harry there with the fingers? I was like, okay, Meghan and Harry, let’s go.”

The video in question was shared by Meghan on her Instagram page earlier this month to celebrate Princess Lilibet’s fourth birthday.

In it, a heavily pregnant Meghan is seen dancing around a hospital room to Starrkeisha’s viral “Baby Mama” anthem, playing in the background.

Harry makes a surprise entrance into the frame, grinning as Meghan begins to twerk gently and elegantly beside a hospital bed.

Reflecting on the day, the Duchess of Sussex wrote in the caption: “Four years ago today, this also happened. Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work – there was only one thing left to do!”

Back in April, Meghan opened up during her very first podcast interview with longtime friend and entrepreneur Jamie Kern Lima.

In an emotional moment, the Duchess of Sussex broke down in tears while reading a heartfelt letter from her children, Archie and Lilibet.

During a candid conversation, Meghan revealed that she has been sending daily emails to her kids as a way of creating a digital “time capsule,” a collection of memories they can look back on as they grow older.

Fighting back tears, she read a note penned on their behalf: “From Archie and Lili via Papa. We love your cooking. We love your pancakes and we love, love, love your hugs. You’re the best mummy and we love you.”