Prince Harry was the guest in the March 4th, 2023, virtual event titled "Spare: Prince Harry in conversation with Dr. Gabor Mate." I was not sure what to expect of the event. I suspected perhaps a more intellectual review of Prince Harry’s book.  What we got was an hour and a half’s worth of discussion including a few pre-selected questions from attendees, on the topic of all things trauma and mental health.  The conversation included a section where Dr. Mate provided Harry, based on what...

It has been a while since you have heard from me and that is because after Harry’s PR appearances for his memoir "Spare" he and Meghan have been pretty much out of sight, no doubt still working but keeping a low profile.   I was sort of wondering whether I had got to the point of having said everything that I want to say about all things Harry and Meghan then out of the blue we get the shocking news,  broken by the UK tabloid the Sun,  declaring that King Charles was evicting Harry and...

People who regularly follow all things Meghan and Harry on social media will be very familiar with the UK journalist Omid Scobie.  Since 2018 Scobie’s posts and reporting on the UK Royals made him a go-to person to get the current news. In fact, Scobie often broke exclusive stories on the Sussexes,  so much so that it became widely rumoured that he was a close friend of Harry and Meghan. Scobie has recently denied being a close friend. However it is clear his career has benefitted from the...

Contact me regarding receiving my spare copy of Prince Harry's memoir "Spare"  either through my blog  https://www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com/ or maybe through my Twitter account Jeanette Songolo (@JeanetteSongolo) / Twitter Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at https://www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com/

Firstly, Happy New Year to you all and thank you for your continued support of this podcast.  For those of you who are waiting or are in the process of reading Prince Harry’s memoir 'Spare' – you might not want to listen to this episode until after you have read the book.  I have sped read through the book once and plan to re-read it, in the meantime here are some of my take away thoughts after my first reading. Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for...

The final three episodes of Meghan and Harry’s Netflix docuseries were just as gripping as the first three – As before,  I watched the episodes through twice,  let it all sit with me for a while, and then observed the UK reactions (including the vile attack by the UK TV host Jeremy Clarkson printed Rupert Murdoch's The Sun UK newspaper. ) Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime...

As with everything to do with Harry and Meghan everyone has an opinion about the first three episodes of their Netflix docu-series that is called simply "Harry and Meghan."  I have mostly avoided reading everyone else’s opinions and having watched the first 3 episodes through - twice - here are my takeaways and my thoughts on what is coming next. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things...

It was an East coast West Coast kind of week for Harry and Meghan as they and their team picked up Awards in America.  Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at https://www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com/

In America the Thanksgiving Thursday holiday is followed by the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday,  and since 2012 a global movement to support non-profits called Giving Tuesday.  Ahead of Giving Tuesday 2022 Meghan has teamed up with the eco-friendly lifestyle brand Cuyana, https://www.cuyana.com/ that will see 500 of their Classic Structured Tote Bags, that retail at just under $250.00 each,  donated to the UK charity Smart Works  the non-profit where Meghan remains...

In October of this year Kerry Kennedy,  daughter of the late US Senator Robert F. Kennedy and a niece of the former US President John F. Kennedy,  released a statement saying that Meghan and Harry were chosen and had agreed to accept one of the 2022 Ripple of Hope Awards given out each year by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Foundation. Ms. Kennedy further announced that Meghan and Harry would be given their award at a gala ceremony in York City on December 6th, 2022. Please keep listening...

Meghan and Harry commemorate Veterans Day and Remembrance Day 2022 by thanking servicemembers around the World,  and reveal that they are working with The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation (TGGF). Also,  Meghan and Harry both individually make the Hello Magazine 2022 Kind List.  Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at https://www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com/

You know how last time I said that we wait and wait for news stories about Meghan and Harry and then a whole slew come along at once.  This week  Meghan and Harry downloaded a motherload of some 13 news stories to their Archewell website covering their work during the months of September and October 2022.  Most of these stories have been already well covered in the media. There were, however, two stories that had not been widely publicized prior to this week. In this podcast I chat about...

Welcome to the 150th episode of this podcast.   Waiting for news from the House of Sussex sometimes feels the same as when you are waiting for a bus - nothing, nothing then a whole slew come along at once. And so it was this week with all things Meghan and Harry. In this episode I talk about the just some of the news that we heard this week concerning Meghan and Harry.  Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for...

Over the last few days we have seen the couple re-start the work that they had put on hold as a mark of respect during the official mourning period for the late Queen. In part inspired by Meghan’s podcast, Archetypes, she and Harry announced a new partnership, with their Archewell Foundation teaming up with the VING Project. https://vingproject.org/ The VING Project is an American national movement aiming to inspire the next generation of givers. High School students aged between 14 and 18...

Harry and Meghan have been handling unfolding events in the UK with respect, grace and dignity. From what I have observed they haven't put a foot wrong during the period of mourning leading up to the Queen's funeral.  They have stayed pretty quiet,  trying to keep the focus rightly on the Queen.  So, you might think that the UK tabloids and their carnival of Royal experts and the social media trolls would give Meghan and Harry a break.  Sadly,  the nastiness and abuse has continued unabated ....

As I was getting my daily fix of Royal T.V. news following the Queen's passing,  I caught sight of William and Kate,  now officially known as the Prince and Princess of Wales emerge from their car at Windsor Castle. Then to my delight and to my surprise, I saw Meghan and Harry step out of that same car.  I dragged my chair close to the TV screen and for the next hour I was transfixed as I watched the live TV broadcast of the four of them together,  side-by-side, as they met and chatted with...

Harry and Meghan were two thirds  through their successful charity events in the UK and Germany, when on September 8th, the sad news came of the unexpected death of the Queen at the age of 96. Harry and Meghan altered their plans and will, we are told, stay in the UK until after the state funeral for the Queen, that will take place in the coming days.  Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all...

Meghan and Harry took an eco-friendly train from London to Manchester in the UK,  for the opening ceremony for the  2022 One Young World summit.  Having spent a bit of time ahead of the summit’s opening  meeting privately with some of the delegates, Meghan and Harry were given a rapturous welcome as they entered Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Meghan was welcomed to the stage as a counsellor for the One Young World organization, a position she has held since 2014 (before meeting Prince...

In Episode 2 of Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast titled "The Duality of Diva" she and Mariah Carey talk, amongst other things, about the word diva - the historical definition and use of the word in the past,  then how the word came to be used as a derogatory term against a certain kind of woman.  In the podcast, Mariah says at one point to Meghan "you give us diva moments sometimes."  So is Meghan a diva or not? Keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and...

As we head towards the fall it seemed a good time to do a re-cap of just some of the things that Meghan and Harry have been doing this past summer - their brief trips to the UK and NYC; Harry's summer of polo; Harry's trip to Africa; Meghan's podcast launch and her recent interview with The Cut magazine. Keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at...

In honour of adorable Archie's 3rd Birthday and the forthcoming 1st Birthday of baby Lili,  Meghan and Harry supporters’ group, the Sussex Squad  - as well as other Sussex followers  - are raising money in support of Jose Andres’s World Central Kitchen (WCK). WCK use the power of food to nourish communities in crises. WCK are currently doing wonders in feeding those living in or fleeing from the war in Ukraine.  World Central Kitchen has been a partner with the couple's Archewell Foundation...

Today I am taking a look at a topic that everyone and their dog has an opinion on – the question as to whether Harry and Meghan should travel to the UK to participate in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations? It is not yet known whether or not Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili will make the trip over from California to attend all or some of the Jubilee Celebrations.  Whilst rumour has it that the Queen would like them to come, when asked recently if he would be coming Prince Harry did not...

During the week of the Invictus Games at the Hague in Holland - Prince Harry did a fair few press interviews to promote the Games. In these interviews Harry,  for the most part,  kept the topic limited the Games and only answering the odd question about fatherhood and his children.  Not so when he sat down with NBC’s Hoda Kotb. This interview did explore Harry's private life.  This podcast is an overview of their interview, the reaction to it by the UK press, and my thoughts. Please keep...

As I mentioned before we don’t have live TV coverage of the Invictus Games The Hague here in Canada, but I have been trolling all over social media and news reports so as to keep up to date on how the Games are going. Amongst the many hard-hitting stories of the competition,  such as the fact that the Ukrainian team who despite the on-going war with Russia did manage to travel to Holland to take part, and also the serious part of the games for each of the 500 plus competitors who have either...