Meghan Markle has taken a subtle swipe at her time as a working royal, admitting she didn’t feel like herself when forced to wear tights during official duties.

The Duchess of Sussex, now 44, stepped away from her senior royal role in 2020, relocating to the US with Prince Harry.

In a candid interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang, Meghan expressed her discomfort, saying she was expected to “wear nude pantyhose all the time” — something she admitted felt “a little bit inauthentic.”

Feeling Inauthentic in the Royal Role

The former actress, who joined the conversation to promote the second season of her Netflix show With Love, Meghan, explained that things are very different now compared to her time in the royal fold.

“It was different several years ago where I couldn’t be as vocal and I had to wear nude pantyhose all the time,” she said.
“Let’s be honest, that was not very myself. I hadn’t seen pantyhose since movies in the 1980s. That felt a little bit inauthentic.”

She continued: “That’s a silly example but it is an example of when you want to dress the way you want to dress and say the things that are true and you’re able to show up in that space really organically and authentically — that’s being comfortable in your own skin. That’s had different chapters in my life.”

Adding to that, she reflected: “Right now, I don’t feel that I need to prove anything.”