The year of Meghan

THE DUCHESS HAS HAD A VERY BUSY 12 MONTHS – BUT DID SHE PULL OFF HER BIG COMEBACK?

- Kylie Walters

After years of whispers that there was a lot going on behind the scenes, 2025 was when we finally got to see what the Duchess of Sussex has been doing with her post-royal life. Meghan Markle started the year off with a bang on January 1, making her long-awaited personal return to Instagram and announcing the first season of her Netflix lifestyle show, and it will culminate on December 3 with her holiday special premiering on the streamer..

In between, she has done everything from launching her As Ever company to filming scenes in Lily Collins' upcoming movie Close Personal Friends. But just like everything Meghan, 44, does, people have either thought her jam was the best thing since the invention of sliced bread or they've slammed her for being overexposed, opportunistic and trying too hard to reinvent herself.

“I think the moment that you start making all of your personal decisions based on external judgment, then you lose your authenticity,” Meghan told US Harper's Bazaar magazine.