Meghan Markle Recalls the ‘Embarrassment’ of Going to a Nude Spa With Her Mom as a Child

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A royal recollection. Meghan Markle recalled a “humbling” moment from her childhood in her first “Archetypes” podcast episode since Queen Elizabeth II’s death.The Duchess of Sussex, 41 — whose podcast aims to “explore and subvert the labels that try to hold women back,” according to its official description — hosted Asian stars Margaret Cho and Lisa Ling on the Tuesday, October 4, episode, in which they discussed specific stereotypes of Asian women.Meghan opened the conversation with an anecdote about going to a Korean spa with her mom, Doria Ragland, when she was a child.“Now, for those of you who haven’t been to one before, it’s a very humbling experience for a girl going through puberty because you enter a room with women from ages 9 to maybe 90, all walking around naked and waiting to get a body scrub on one of these tables that are all lined up in a row,” the Suits alum recalled, remembering, “All I wanted was a bathing suit.

Which you’re not allowed by the way.”While the Bench author revealed that it was a tough situation for her to handle as a kid, when she allowed herself to open up to the experience, she and her mother created lasting memories together.“Once I was over that adolescent embarrassment, my mom and I, we would go upstairs, we would sit in a room and we would have a steaming bowl of the most delicious noodles,” Meghan shared.Tuesday’s “Archetypes” episode is the first since the death of the Archewell cofounder’s grandmother-in-law, the queen, who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96.Meghan and Prince Harry — who are parents of 3-year-old son Archie and 15-month-old daughter Lilibet — spent two weeks in the U.K.