José Andrés says Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are like every other family, with the kitchen as their meeting place and conversation at home often turning to children, meals, good times and new restaurants. It is a plain description from a man who knows them through both family-style visits and humanitarian work, and it lands as the couple continue to draw attention for how much of that help happens out of view.
Andrés made the comments while discussing the Sussexes’ private life and their support for World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit he founded to provide meals in places hit by humanitarian and climate disasters. He said the pair talk about the world constantly, text and call after disasters, and ask what they can do and whether they can help. That matters because Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are among the most photographed people in the world, yet Andrés said their relief work is usually the opposite of a public performance.
The Spanish American chef said he loves how Meghan interacts with her children and food, and he pointed to Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, as part of the same ordinary family life he sees when he is around them. Meghan has also appeared on season two of her Netflix series With Love, Meghan with Andrés, and the two families’ ties have grown through Archewell Foundation’s partnership with World Central Kitchen after stepping down as senior members of the British royal family.
The quiet part is where the story sharpens. Andrés said that after disasters, the couple do not launch public campaigns around their outreach. They reach out directly, ask what is needed and then help without fanfare. He said nobody finds out about those moments and that they do it often, all the time, even as their names continue to attract tabloid and paparazzi attention worldwide. The same pattern showed up after the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, when the pair discreetly volunteered to distribute food and resources to fire victims through World Central Kitchen.
Meghan has tied that work to a simple idea of dignity. In a Harper’s Bazaar December 2025/January 2026 cover story, she said the goal was not merely to hand someone something, but to give it with care and dignity. That helps explain why the most revealing detail in Andrés’ account is not the famous couple’s visibility, but their preference for doing the work in the same way many families would: quietly, practically and without waiting for credit.
