Meghan Reveals Who Said 'I Love You' First and What She Misses About the UK

California sunsets, perfectly decorated cakes, and lessons on how to make salt and vinegar snacks.

That's right — With Love, Meghan is back.

The second season of the TV series, which premieres on Netflix on Tuesday (26/8), was filmed once again at a house near the Duchess of Sussex's home in Montecito.

Celebrity friends like Chrissy Teigan and John Legend drop by for a meal.

And we get a glimpse into what Meghan's family life is like, although the Duke of Sussex and their children Archie and Lilibet don't appear in it.

Let's take mornings as an example.

In one episode, Meghan reveals that she makes hot breakfast for her family almost every day.

"It's not as complicated as people think," she says.

"It seems like a huge task, but you're just slicing bread, dipping it in some eggs, and you're done."

When asked about this by her guest, Tan France from the Netflix series Queer Eye , she explains what she likes to cook.

"Fried eggs and pancakes, but I like to make surprise pancakes for the kids, so I always add some ground flax seeds and some chia seeds. And Lili asks me, 'Can I have chia seeds? I want (the pancake) to have freckles,'" she says.

"The breakfast ritual is a sacred moment for the family," she adds.

"Just take a minute to calm down before the day."

If this doesn't sound like your mornings at all, don't worry.

Many of us are lucky if we can find time to eat some cereal before work.

But the point of Meghan's series is for it to be aspirational.

He's optimistic. And he remains relentlessly optimistic in every episode.

Harry said 'I love you' first

In the second season, as in the first, Meghan shares cooking, gardening, and hosting tips with friends and celebrity guests.

Pieces of his life, love, and interests are scattered throughout.

We hear that as an aspiring actress, Meghan — who starred in Suits — used to get so nervous at auditions that she would get stains and have to wear turtlenecks.

When an audition went well, she would treat herself to an apple pie from McDonald's.

She knew she loved Harry on their third date, when the couple were camping in Botswana.

He said "I love you" first.

They eat a lot of roast chicken.

But Harry's less adventurous palate also deserves mention.

While preparing a meal with chef José Andrés, Meghan reveals that her husband doesn't like lobster.

"No way," says Andrés.

"And you married him?"

But the show is as much about what's not in it as what is.

The Royal Family is not mentioned, nor is there any discussion of the division within it.

Earlier this year, Harry gave an interview to BBC News in which he said he "would love a reconciliation" with his family, but none of that is evident here.

In fact, Harry does not appear in any scene in the series.

Neither do their children.

The couple continues to protect Archie and Lilibet's privacy while showcasing their lifestyle.

There are no references to their previous lives as royalty.

However, we discovered what Meghan misses most about the UK.

The answer? Magic Radio.

"I'm sorry to say this publicly, but this is a season for grandmas," says Tan France.

"I'll be that grandmother," Meghan replies.

The 'lifestyle empire'

With Love, Meghan has been widely seen as the Duchess's relaunch as she builds her new lifestyle empire.

Despite being the tenth most-watched Netflix show globally in its first week, audiences gave the first season a rating of just 32% on film and television review site Rotten Tomatoes (based on over 2,500 votes).

Reviews were mixed. The British newspaper The Guardian described it as a "dull lifestyle," while another British outlet, the Telegraph, gave it two stars and called it "insane" and an "exercise in narcissism."

However, the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan wrote that it was "escapism", adding: "It's a glass of something bubbly on a grey day."

The TV show was followed by the launch of Meghan's new brand, As Ever, which sells, among other things, edible flower petals and jars of wildflower honey.

Next came her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder.

And earlier this month, Prince Harry and Meghan signed a new multi-year film and TV deal with Netflix.

It's a more flexible deal than the previous one, but it refutes claims that the Sussexes and Netflix will completely part ways.

Royal expert Victoria Murphy says that for Meghan personally, her TV show is "very important... in terms of how she wants to be seen and the kind of public presence she wants to have in the future."

And, as with everything Meghan does, reactions to the show's second season will likely be mixed.

If you don't like Meghan, you probably won't like this.

But if you're a Meghan fan, you'll love it.

This report was written and reviewed by our journalists using AI translation assistance as part of a pilot project.