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Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex sends handwritten letter to ‘concerned’ fan, podcaster Amanda Hirsch
Ahead of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex‘s new TV show With Love, Meghan, many fans were concerned for the inevitable backlash the former working royal would receive.
One such fan was Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast host Amanda Hirsch, who left a comment on the trailer posted to Instagram weeks ago reading, “You guys I’m scared for Meghan.”
Not thinking anything of the comment, Hirsch went on with her life, enjoying the show alongside fans across the world. But two weeks after the show’s premiere, Hirsch discovered a letter in her mailbox that left her spiralling.
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Taking to her Instagram Story, the podcast host shared how she came into possession of a letter addressed to her, handwritten by the Duchess of Sussex herself.
“Remember I said I was scared for Meghan’s new show and the possible hate she would get bc for some reason [people] wanna hate on her about everything?” she asked her followers.
She then showed her 894,000 fans the letter dated March 2025, which read: “Dear Amanda, I heard you were feeling scared. Don’t be! This is the fun part – let’s enjoy it.”
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The 43-year-old signed off the monogrammed letter with “As ever, Meghan”, a callback to her soon-to-launch lifestyle brand.
Hirsch continued to freak out over the letter, saying Meghan now has a new “fan for life” in her.
“Like, obviously framing this,” the podcast host wrote, “Beyond shook. Beyond spiralling. Did I smell the paper? Yes! Do I want my own monogram? Yes. Am I absolutely flabbergasted and obsessed. F—. YES.”
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She also shared a picture of the letter to her Instagram grid, as well as a graphic of her original comment to give context.
“OH MY DUCHESS,” she captioned the post.
Fans commented on the intimacy of the letter.
“Incredible! The power of social media!!!” one marvelled.
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“Gotta love a handwritten note from the calligraphy Queen herself,” one said.
“Shut the front door!!!!!! This is so cool. Makes me like her even more than I already do,” one fan admitted.
Others thought it was more of a witty response to Hirch’s original comment.
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“She really called you out actually with a…. I gotta say…. Funny note. She usually makes me cringe but this is something else. Funny. Witty. You are both throwing shade but in good fun. Bravo. Well done on both sides,” one commenter said.
“Whoever on her PR Team gave her this idea deserves a raise I would say,” another added.
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