The initial broadcast of this conversation took place on The Drew Barrymore Show, but it’s Meghan’s choice of words, particularly her brief pause before revising “whoever’s with them” to “papa”, that’s drawing scrutiny.
A viewer pointed out: “She tripped up. ‘So whoever’s with them….or, um, Poppa can say to them.’ Busted!” Another observed: “The recovery is slow… oh, papa reads to them… oh dear.” One critic bluntly assessed: “She made a gross SLIP UP MISTAKE,” further noting: “‘Whoever is with them.”
Skeptics of her clarification also chimed in, remarking: “She also said ‘send them to whoever is with them’ – that’s like a lot of people.” Another added: “It looks like she’s about to say ‘so the nanny’ but stops herself to say ‘whoever is with them, papa.”
Critics also took issue with how rehearsed the moment seemed. “It doesn’t make any sense,” one viewer said. Another said: “It is like everything Markle does is scripted.”
The full quote came during a segment in which Meghan tried to express the importance of “showing up” for one another, saying, “You find ways to show up for each other.
“And if that’s the one thing I can convey through the show or through As Ever as a brand, it’s I want you to know you can show up for each other because you know how good it feels when someone shows up for you.”
The resurfaced bedtime clip is just the latest moment fueling public doubt over Meghan’s authenticity – with Royal insiders now backing claims that Prince William had concerns about her from the start.
Royal biographer Phil Dampier recently told The Sun that William saw right through what he called Meghan’s “stepping stone” plan to use Prince Harry for fame.
Dampier said: “Sadly, Meghan never really had any intention of staying in the royal family,” adding that Lady Elizabeth Anson, the late Queen’s closest confidante, had also warned the monarch early on – making the rift between William and Meghan all the more “inevitable.”