Meghan Markle is seemingly taking a page out of Catherine, Princess of Wales’ playbook and embracing her natural beauty more and more these days. With the relaunch of her lifestyle brand, As Ever, and her Netflix lifestyle show “With Love, Meghan,” the Duchess of Sussex has been dialing back the glam in favor of a laidback, makeup-free aesthetic. Speaking with The Sun, royal expert and biographer Ingrid Seward claimed that Meghan may be borrowing cues from her sister-in-law’s “trad wife” image.
Advertisement
“I think what she wants to project is her image as a homemaker rather than a ‘royal wrecker,'” said Seward. “You remember with Kate – we’ve seen Kate cooking with Mary Berry, we’ve seen Kate making cakes, and we know that Kate is a very accomplished cook. So I think Meghan wants to try and get one over her too.” She added that Meghan might be looking to salvage her reputation after years of intense media scrutiny. “That’s what I think it’s all about,” the commentator added. “She wants to project this very homely image of herself.”
In 2025, Meghan appeared on “The Jamie Kern Lima Show” for her first podcast interview wearing sweats, sneakers, and nothing on her face. Among the topics they discussed, she and Lima touched on everything from her current projects to her and Prince Harry’s marriage and her motherhood journey. But it was Meghan’s stripped-down look that had everyone buzzing on the internet. “She’s trying to be like Gwyneth [Paltrow] and [Alicia] Keys and Pam Anderson now. She must have seen how terrible she looked at that Invictus Games with the clown makeup,” one Reddit user expressed. “Plus, glam squads are expensive, especially when you pay them extra for trolling for you on [social media].”
Advertisement
Is Meghan trying to copy Paltrow?
Whether Meghan Markle is taking cues from Kate Middleton or not, there are those who claim she’s trying to emulate actor and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow with her recent no-makeup aesthetic instead. As one Reddit user put it, “The no make-up ‘look’ is directly from GP’s playbook,” while another stated, “She is, again, copying Gwyneth, going without makeup. What is her reason for doing so other than that?” Lately, there’s been chatter of a bubbling feud between the two lifestyle moguls after Paltrow threw some shady hint that she’s over Meghan (and, by extension, Hollywood, too). She did, however, put those rumors to rest by responding to a question asking about their rumored rift on Instagram. “I genuinely do not understand this at all whatsoever. Do you understand this?” said Paltrow, before showing Meghan next to her, clearly in on the joke.
Advertisement
Regardless of the negative comments, one thing even Meghan’s biggest haters can’t deny is that Meghan looks gorgeous without makeup! Despite their feelings for her, a Reddit user agreed she doesn’t need too much products to look camera-ready, as she’s always been a natural beauty. Others praised the senior royal for normalizing the stripped-down look, although, “If I looked like her I would too, as it’s really the ultimate flex on her haters, lol,” one fan suggested. “Yes I know she has a lot of help to look that way but she’s always been very beautiful!” On that note, here’s how Meghan maintains her fresh complexion, as told by her makeup artist and longtime friend, Daniel Martin.
