Meghan Markle has a penchant for losing her shoes—for greater wellbeing reasons.

Markle opened up about her domestic habits at home in Montecito in a taped conversation with her friend Courtney Adamo , as the pair discussed Adamo’s new book The Family Home: Inspiring Ideas for a Home Filled with Joy , at Godmothers bookstore on October 23. She shared that she loves to answer the door barefoot, with an apron on.

“It demystifies,” she explained. “People walk in and go, ‘Oh, she’s in this with me.’ And what are they drawn to? Your kitchen. They come right in, and suddenly everyone's a little bit softened.” It creates, she believes, a more calm and centered environment, and promotes greater wellbeing within the home she shares with Prince Harry and their two children: Archie, six, and L

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