Meghan Markle just received some mom praise.

A popular influencer on Instagram, by the name of Ashley Empowers just revealed that her mother is the most adorable fan of the Duchess of Sussex.

She put up a story where her mother had sent a voice recording of herself gushing over Meghan Markle’s With Love, Meghan season 2.

“Hi Ashley, Meghan Markle season two is on,” she began.

The mother continued, “I’m very excited about it. Can you please contact Meghan Markle on Instagram and tell her I really really like her show and thank you for doing season two.”

“Please make sure you do that for me, thanks, bye,” the mom said to her daughter, Ashley, who wrote below the audio: “My mom is so adorable. I literally can’t.”

Then she tagged Meghan on the story and mentioned: “I hope you see this.”

The Duchess of Sussex, who is married to King Charles’ younger son, Prince Harry and exited royal duties in 2018, did in fact see the story.

She responded, “Loving your mom.”

With Love, Meghan, a lifestyle series on Netflix, first aired on March 4, 2025, is hosted as well as executive produced by the former royal.

Officially, the show is described where, “Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reimagines the genre of lifestyle programming, blending practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends, new and old. Meghan shares personal tips and tricks, embracing playfulness over perfection and highlights how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpected. She and her guests roll up their sleeves in the kitchen, the garden and beyond, and invite you to do the same.”

Some notable guests on her program, which was eight episodes long, were, Mindy Kaling, Roy Choi, Delfina Blaquier, Abigail Spencer, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Victoria Jackson, Vicky Tsai and Alice Waters.

• PM to attend military parade in Beijing alongside President Xi.
• Premier scheduled to interact with Chinese businessmen.
• PM to address Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference.
  

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a visit to China from August 30 to September 4 to attend the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit in Tianjin.

According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, the premier will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to discuss various aspects of bilateral cooperation.

He will also attend a military parade in Beijing, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the World’s Anti-Fascist War, alongside President Xi and other world leaders.

The prime minister is further scheduled to interact with leading Chinese businessmen and executives to enhance trade, investment, and economic ties, and address the Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference in Beijing.

The Foreign Office said the visit is part of high-level exchanges aimed at deepening the “All Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership,” advancing the second phase of CPEC, and maintaining regular communication on key regional and global issues.

The three-day important 25th meeting of SCO Heads of States is planned for 31 August, September 1 and 2.

This year’s summit will be the largest since the SCO was founded in 2001, a Chinese foreign ministry official said last week, calling the bloc an “important force in building a new type of international relations”.

Among the attendees at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, set to take place in the northern port city of Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, will be Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

The theme of this year’s meeting will be, “Upholding the Shanghai Spirit: SCO on the Move.” The annual event is likely to focus on key discussions on regional security, economic cooperation, trade and the SCO’s long-term strategic direction and way forward.

The security-focused bloc, which began as a group of six Eurasian nations, has expanded to 10 permanent members and 16 dialogue and observer countries in recent years. Its remit has also enlarged from security and counter-terrorism to economic and military cooperation. 

Sabrina Carpenter dropped her seventh album, “Man’s Best Friend,” on Friday – approximately one year after her Grammy Award winning album “Short n’ Sweet.”

“I was just going through a lot and I was like, ‘well, I could either, you know, sit and sulk about it, or I could write about it,’ and it doesn’t mean I have to put any of this out,” Carpenter told “CBS Mornings” about creating the album.

In an exclusive interview, the superstar spoke about her new music, songwriting process and the viral debate around her original album cover.

For “Man’s Best Friend,” Carpenter worked with familiar collaborators, including Jack Antonoff, John Ryan and Amy Allen.

“It felt like a band in a lot of ways. Like, someone’s on the drums, and someone’s over here playing the synth and then we’re on the tambourine. … Then I’m cutting vocals. We’re all doing gang vocals together,” she said regarding the album.

Carpenter described having “many different processes” while writing her songs – but highlighted lyrics and concepts come first.

“When I started, you know, becoming more sexual as a person, I think it’s just something that’s a part of life. You want to write about it,” she said. “I didn’t realize it was as taboo of a topic until I started writing about it more freely.”

The Grammy Award winner gave insight into a few of the songs on the new album.

For “Never Getting Laid,” she revealed, “that one was a bit of a turning point for me because I’m so used to writing bitter songs and this one felt like being bitter but with a lot of sweetness.”

She said “Don’t Worry, I’ll Make You Worry” “sounds like a threat, but it’s, like, it’s all just said with a wink. It’s said with, like, a pat on the back. I think that is the way that I communicate.”

While fans speculate who her music is about, Carpenter maintained she wouldn’t say.

“It’s more fun for people to picture in their head than the person I picture in my head, I think,” Carpenter said.

“I feel pretty transparent going into any of my relationships, that I write songs and I think they’re just as down for it. I think it’s also, most of the time, they’ve been pretty flattered when I … when they get a song written about them, good or bad.”

Carpenter admits that her music may not be for everyone, saying, “you don’t have to like what I do.  I think there’s this weird misconception that every artist has to check every box for everyone to like everything about them.”

She just hopes her fans she’s speaking to through her music feel the connection and can relate.

“Then I’m happy,” she said.

The pop star has previously said she thinks of her life and music like a movie, saying “there’s like a lot of suspenseful music. There’s some cliff hangers sometimes. It’s truly an up-and-down.”

While describing her own life as versatile, she said she’s currently, “in a lovely place.”

Album cover debate

Prior to the release of her new music, a debate ensued over Carpenter’s original album cover for “Man’s Best Friend,” shocking the singer.

“I think between me and my friends and my family and the people that I always share my music and my art with first, it was … it just wasn’t even a conversation. It was just, like, it’s perfect. For what the album is, it’s perfect for, you know, kind of what it represents.”

The cover depicted Carpenter kneeling on the ground. An individual is standing next to her with Carpenter’s hand on the person’s thigh as they’re pulling her hair.

She said her intention was to keep the cover open to interpretation.

“My interpretation is being in on the control. Being in on your lack of control and when you want to be in control,” Carpenter said. “I think as a young woman, you’re just as aware of when you’re in control as when you’re not.”

She explained the album for her was about “the humanity of allowing yourself to make those mistakes.”

Carpenter said she tries to take the critical comments lightly.

“My fans that know me and know the person behind the music will look at that photo and they know exactly what it is. People that have no idea who I am absolutely look at that photo and go, like, ‘where are her parents?'”

“My parents actually saw the photo and they loved it,” she said.

Friendship with Taylor Swift

Carpenter opened for Taylor Swift on the Eras tour.

She’s also featured on a song in Swift’s upcoming album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” which will be released Oct. 3.

While Carpenter wouldn’t reveal anything about the song, she spoke about the opportunity, saying, “I’ve been looking up to her (Swift) since I was, … I remember the first time I heard a song by her. I was 8 years old on the school bus, and I was … just like my life was changed.”

She also expressed her excitement for Swift following the announcement of her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, saying she wasn’t surprised at how big the reaction was from fans.

“I’m just happy for them,” Carpenter said.