Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance as a guest judge on the cooking show Down Under. The Duchess of Sussex, 44, gushed that she’s “so excited” to be part of the programme as she walked onto the set, dressed all in black. She made her much anticipated debut on the show during her tour of Australia three months ago.

Before the former Suits actress arrived on set, Poh told the contestants she was so excited to introduce the "mystery guest judge" filling in for Andy Allen, who was on paternity leave, that she was trying to refrain from "swearing".

Meghan turned heads as she strutted into the MasterChef kitchen, much to the shock of the amateur chefs competing to be crowned show champion.

"Welcome. Do I call you Duchess?" Poh asked Meghan, before the pair embraced.

But she insisted the team simply call "Meghan", as she replied: "Oh, call me Meghan. Absolutely, yeah."

Viewers reacted to the on-screen moment as the former Suits actress appeared to ditch her royal title.

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