Meghan Markle’s Sweet Tradition Is the Ultimate Parenting Travel Hack to Stay Connected With Her Kids

The duchess has a great parenting travel hack.

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Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is one busy lady. Not only does she have a new show on Netflix, With Love, Meghan, but she’s also got an upcoming line of jams via her brand As Ever, and even a new podcast in the works. But somehow, she’s a woman who can seemingly do it all—including staying connected with her family while on the road to promote her projects in the most adorable way possible.

In early March, while making an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, the duchess shared how she stays connected to her kids when she is away from them, even for a night. 

"I always make it a point when I'm traveling, if I can't do bedtime stories with my kids—because Archie and Lily are just three and five—so I'll always pack a really thin book, and I'll videotape myself reading it," she explained.

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The television host went on to note that, this way, whoever is with them, including her husband Prince Harry, who apparently goes by "papa," can say, "‘Here’s mama reading your bedtime story.'" She added that even while traveling, "you find ways to show up for each other … I want people to know you can show up for each other because you know how good it feels when someone shows up for you." 

However, this wasn't the only tidbit Markle dropped about her family life. She gushed about Harry noting, "he's so supportive of me."

She added, "We have this connection because I think we're so committed to treating each other the same way [we] did before you had a ring on it, before it was locked down, when you're just courting each other, and you can see all the good and joy and that butterfly period, and I think that's what keeps things really alive."