Why Meghan Markle Left a Lasting Impression When She Flew Commercial

On Thursday, a fan of Meghan Markle shared the most adorable story of interacting with the Duchess of Sussex while they were on the clock as a crew member of a commercial American Airlines flight. Creator @ninavidavlogs on TikTok posted the story about Meghan recently being one of her guests on a flight and how excited the whole crew was to see her.

In her TikTok, Nina described Meghan as “so beautiful in person,” continuing, “She was so sweet. She wrote us a little handwritten note back. So we wrote her note that said, ‘It’s a pleasure of serving you. We love you real bad.’ And she wrote this note back that says, ‘Dear AA Girlies, thank you for the love, hospitality, and handwritten note. You know me well.’”

The flight attendant added that the duchess signed her napkin note, “Forever Meghan.”

“You know, I can barely read this cursive, but look at this handwriting: it’s giving rich. It’s giving expensive. It’s giving princess,” Nina explained. “She also said she loved my nails and the captain on my last flight said they were intense. So, sir, it doesn’t matter what you think. The Queen says she likes them.”

She also flashed the note, showing off Meghan’s flowery cursive handwriting.

Some fans of Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, might not realize that they still fly commercial at times, but the duchess has addressed her “relatability” before. In early April, while promoting her new As Ever brand, the Duchess of Sussex gave the New York Times a rare interview on the topic.

“Don’t they know my life hasn’t always been like this?” she asked, adding that before she met Harry in 2016, Meghan was “divorced, in her mid-30s, and unsure where her next job or home would be.”

Meghan shared she’d had a job since she was 13, and launched the brand to keep working, saying, “I need to work, and I love to work. This is a way I can connect my home life [raising children Lilibet and Archie] and my work.”