Weird Things You Missed In Meghan Markle’s Netflix Series Trailer

A fake home? A scarce Harry? Viewers gave some stinging responses to the trailer for Meghan Markle's new Netflix show, and there are a few weird things you might have missed. After leaving the royal family with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle has occasionally thrown out glimpses into their life. There was, for example, the Oprah interview, the other Netflix series, and a much-maligned Christmas card. Now, the trailer for her upcoming series, With Love, Meghan, has royal watchers talking again, and the chatter isn't all good. The trailer features the Duchess of Sussex cooking recipes with friends and celebrity guests, gardening, and showing off her hobbies. By all accounts, the show aims to offer a cozy, authentic look into her life — and that's where the oddities start piling up. For starters, the show wasn't filmed in her actual home. While Meghan, Harry, and their children do reside in a Montecito mansion, according to the Daily Mail, the property where filming occurred was actually an $8 million farmhouse located in the same town as the Sussexes' home. An insider told the New York Post that Markle chose the location because she felt it would provide a more average, rustic-look vibe. Granted, it makes sense that the former Suits star wouldn't want to share what her home looks like with the public, since the couple has made several petitions for privacy over the years. But some people thought that using a rented home threw off the whole vibe. As the source told the New York Post, If this was filmed at her own mansion, at least it would have come off more authentic. Another surprising detail in the trailer has more to do with what isn't there than what is — Prince Harry. Since the show is supposed to be an intimate look at Markle's life, it's a bit odd that her husband wouldn't be a prominent figure in the series. Maybe he spent production at their real home? There's only one very brief shot depicting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex holding one another with mimosas in hand. The shot lasts for about one second. However, it's possible that Harry will be more present in the show than he was in the trailer. Mindy Kaling, who guest-stars, did confirm to Deadline that she spotted him on set. Harry was there, but he didn't cook for me. But I heard he's actually a pretty good cook. He knows his way around a kitchen. Another peculiar aspect of the trailer, for With Love, Megan, is when Markle tries her hand at beekeeping. Royal heads know that Kate Middleton also tends bees at one of her lavish properties, Anmer Hall. For World Bee Day in 2023, the official Instagram page for her office shared a photo of Kate extracting combs from a hive. While the clip in itself isn't very strange, people have said that it seems a bit staged that Kate and Megan have taken up the same hobby. Self-professed beekeepers even chimed in on Reddit to point out that Megan is holding the equipment incorrectly, and nobody in their right mind would wear that much jewelry to collect honey. In light of the trailer's release, Megan also returned to Instagram after a years-long hiatus. On January 2, the Duchess of Sussex proudly shared the trailer for the show along with an enthusiastic caption that partially read, I have been so excited to share this with you. I hope you love the show as much as I loved making it. Wishing you all a fantastic new year." Comments on Markle's account are disabled, so it's impossible to say what her Instagram followers think of the upcoming show, but other sources are clear. The trailer might suggest that the series will be a ton of fun, but folks aren't buying it.