Meghan Markle is called ‘Meghan Sussex’ on The Drew Barrymore Show

Meghan Markle has gushed about Prince Harry in a rare TV appearance, after an awkard exchange with a celebrity pal over her newly adopted surname. See the video.

Drew Barrymore has introduced Meghan Markle as “Meghan Sussex” on her talk show, after the Duchess was filmed correcting her celebrity friend Mindy Kaling on her preferred family name in her new Netflix series.

In a preview of the show, Barrymore introduced Meghan with the surname “Sussex”, which her children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet use as their surname.

During their interview, which was Meghan’s first daytime television talk show appearance in three years, the Duchess of Sussex gushed about her kids, saying they had picked up Prince Harry’s British accent.

“This is the Fast Five with Meghan Sussex,” Barrymore said, as the audience applauded.

Drew Barrymore and Meghan Markle in the kitchen on The Drew Barrymore Show.

Meghan then answered rapid-fire questions including one about the last time she was surprised, saying it was when Prince Harry and their children sent her a card during her trip to New York.

When asked what aspects of Prince Harry she sees in their children, she said it was their pronunciation of zebra with a “British accent”.

The appearance marked Meghan’s first time on a talk show in three years.

Meghan also revealed that her former TV show Suits was originally called A Legal Mind.

Opening up about her children, Meghan told Barrymore how she still incorporated bedtime stories into their routines when she was away for work, as she gave her brand a plug.

“I always make it a point when I’m travelling 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 so whoever’s with them or Papa can say, ‘Here’s Mama reading your bedtime story,’” she said.

Meghan brought some of her famous jams as she cooked up some treats.

“You find ways to show up for each other and if that’s the one thing that I can convey through the show or through As Ever as a brand, 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,” Meghan added.

The surname “Sussex” was a topic of conversation in an episode of With Love, Meghan when the Duchess corrected Mindy Kaling after The Office actress called her Meghan Markle.

Meghan made the statement in the series as she and Kaling geared up for a garden party and talked about what food they ate as children.

Kaling said, “People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box.”

“It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now,” Meghan said.

“You have kids and you go, ‘No, I share my name with my children,’” she said. “I didn’t know how meaningful that would be to me, but it just means so much to go, this is our family name, our little family name.”

Meghan corrected her celebrity pal Mindy Kaling on her TV series.

Despite opting out of royal life, Meghan told People this week that the Sussex title bestowed upon her and Harry by Queen Elizabeth on their 2018 wedding day holds an even deeper meaning now that they have children.

Some royal fans slammed Meghan over her Sussex statement, with many reiterating that her children’s last name is Mountbatten-Windsor, which is what it says on their birth certificates.

Other critics have pointed out that Meghan has only visited the county of Sussex once.

However, the styling of using a title as a surname is a tradition within the royal family — Prince Harry and Prince William had the surname Wales while at school and in the army.

‘EMBARRASSING’: MEGHAN’S HALF-BROTHER SLAMS SERIES

Meghan Markle’s estranged half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr has delivered a scathing review of her new Netflix series, calling it “embarrassing”.

Not only did Thomas sum up the eight episodes of With Love, Meghan as “bland” and “generic”, but he also hit back at Meghan’s “malarkey stories” about her childhood.

Thomas claimed it “wasn’t the case” that Meghan, “grew up watching cooking shows and grew up cooking all the time.”

Meghan Markle’s new Netflix series has been widely panned. Picture: Netflix

He clarified that while Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, “was a great cook,” the former actress “didn’t cook anything for anybody ever growing up”.

Meghan noted in her show that she grew up eating fast food, from American fast food outlets such as Jack in the Box and Taco Bell — which Thomas also hit back at.

He denied the former actress was “poor and underprivileged,” calling her life “the complete opposite”.

Thomas said, “We weren’t poor. She didn’t have to rub those two nickels together at Sizzler’s salad bar.”

He alleged Meghan ate at iconic Hollywood restaurant, Musso & Frank Grill, Hamburger Hamlet and “lots of restaurants in Hollywood”.

Thomas Markle Jr has slammed his estranged half-sister Meghan Markle's new Netflix series. Picture: Supplied

Prince Harry makes fleeting appearances in his wife’s new Netflix series. Picture: Netflix

Meghan Markle with her parents Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland. Picture: Thomas Markle: My Story

Thomas, who “felt sorry and embarrassed for” his estranged sibling, also joked about himself and his sister, Samantha Markle, changing their last names to Sussex to follow in Meghan’s footsteps.

He added that he does not “have a problem” with Meghan not going by Markle anymore so he and older sister Samantha can “redeem” themselves from the surname’s “stained, tarnished” image.

Thomas Jr., Samantha and their dad, Thomas Markle, have regularly made headlines for criticising Meghan over the years.

Thomas Jr. said that he did not have “enough heart medication” for his father to watch Meghan’s show and needed to fill the 80-year-old’s prescription first.

With Love, Meghan is available to stream now on Netflix.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post

Originally published as Meghan Markle is called ‘Meghan Sussex’ on The Drew Barrymore Show