Meghan Markle has revealed how her childhood love for comics appears to have foreshadowed aspects of her adult life, while insisting she didn't intentionally name her son after one of her favourite characters.
Meghan, 41, delves into what life was like when she was growing up in her latest Archetypes podcast with Mindy Kaling. The duo delight listeners with talk of their favourite books as kids, which include the novel Harriet the Spy and Archie.
Originally known as America’s Typical Teenager, Archie Andrews is a klutzy-but-kind nature character who also happens to have red hair and freckles just like the Duke of Sussex.The comic book strip has been transformed for a modern-day audience with Riverdale, a subversive take on Archie and his friends as they explore the mysteries of what lies beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade.
During the podcast, Mindy says that the comics "never got too sexy”, before she jovially draws Meghan's attention to the likeness of her husband Prince Harry to the comic’s lothario by gushing: "Well, you like redheads.” Sensing the joke, the Duchess wittily responds: "I do and I like the name Archie”.
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