{"id":345403,"date":"2025-08-15T02:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345403\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:21:13","slug":"meghan-markles-netflix-show-sparks-christmas-war-with-kate-middleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345403\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle&#8217;s Netflix Show Sparks Christmas War With Kate Middleton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/meghan-markle\/\" id=\"auto-tag_meghan-markle\" data-tag=\"meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a>\u2018s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234911134\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-netflix-deal-downgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first-look deal<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> not only includes a second season of With Love, Meghan, but it also adds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/christmas\/\" id=\"auto-tag_christmas\" data-tag=\"christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> special into the mix. Now, royal critics are comparing the Duchess of Sussex\u2019s holiday move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/kate-middleton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kate-middleton\" data-tag=\"kate-middleton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration will arrive in December, and Archewell Productions, via <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-holiday-special-with-love-meghan-netflix-11788459\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a>, described it as \u201ca magical holiday celebration.\u201d The press release continued, \u201cTogether, friends and family deck the halls, create holiday feasts, craft heartfelt gifts, and share lots of laughs \u2013 with simple how-tos to follow at home. It\u2019s a holiday wonder with warmth, tradition, and a generous dose of joy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234911134\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-netflix-deal-downgrade\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex@tablet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755224470_373_harry-meghan.png\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755224470_373_harry-meghan.png\" alt=\"Prince Harry &amp; Meghan Markle\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\tRelated story<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWhy Meghan Markle &amp; Prince Harry\u2019s New Netflix Deal Is Being Described as a \u2018Downgrade&#8217;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/849959\/meghan-markle-magical-family-reunion-christmas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HELLO!<\/a> magazine\u2019s royal correspondent Danielle Stacey was positive about the development, noting, \u201cIt will be lovely to hopefully hear from the Duchess herself about how she and Harry have blended their family traditions in Montecito. Particularly, as Meghan has previously spoken about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1137548\/all-eyes-are-on-meghan-markle-on-christmas-day-and-she-doesnt-disappoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her first Christmas in Sandringham<\/a>, describing it as \u2018amazing\u2019 and there being \u2018constant movement and energy and fun.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/With_Love_Meghan_n_S1_E8_00_16_10_05R.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/With_Love_Meghan_n_S1_E8_00_16_10_05R.jpg\" alt=\"With Love, Meghan. (L to R) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Alice Waters in episode 108 of With Love, Meghan. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2025\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWith Love, Meghan. (L to R) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Alice Waters in episode 108 of With Love, Meghan.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCOURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOf course, the naysayers are chiming in with comparisons to Kate\u2019s annual Together at Christmas carol service. One account on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/foster__braxton\/status\/1955315328310804620\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">complained<\/a>, \u201cIs anyone else curious as to how Meghan Markle plans to teach us how to have the perfect family Christmas, when she has severed all ties with her family, and severed all \u00a0ties with Harry\u2019s family?\u201d Another royal fan <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AhsanRa21053265\/status\/1955900758685311482\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AhsanRa21053265\/status\/1955900758685311482\" target=\"_blank\">wrot<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AhsanRa21053265\/status\/1955900758685311482\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AhsanRa21053265\/status\/1955900758685311482\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">e<\/a>, \u201cMeghan Markle is matched against Kate Middleton for the Christmas special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOf course, one social media user made a great point,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThompsonHe28533\/status\/1955860990135840815\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThompsonHe28533\/status\/1955860990135840815\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> noting<\/a> that \u201cChristmas does not belong to anyone.\u201d Both women can celebrate the holiday with their fans \u2014 there is plenty of room for both specials to celebrate the holiday season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnyone who has watched the Princess of Wales\u2019 concert knows that music is the key focus of her celebration, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/2522816\/kate-middleton-piano-westminster-royal-christmas-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her piano skills.<\/a> On Netflix, Meghan will be cooking and decorating up a storm to get people ready for the holiday season. Two different specials, two different outcomes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLet both Meghan and Kate enjoy the festive season in peace without trying to pit them against each other over TV specials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before you go, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/3027383\/biggest-royal-family-scandals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> all the biggest royal scandals in the past 50 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2296868 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748035149_180_kate-harry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle\u2018s new first-look deal with Netflix not only includes a second season of With Love, Meghan, but&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,35745,533,1281,451,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-345403","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-christmas","12":"tag-kate-middleton","13":"tag-meghan-markle","14":"tag-netflix","15":"tag-prince-of-wales","16":"tag-prince-william","17":"tag-princess-of-wales","18":"tag-royal-families","19":"tag-royal-family","20":"tag-uk-royal-family","21":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115030398423214107","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}