Meghan Markle has admitted she’s found it difficult to define her professional identity since stepping back from her role as a senior working royal over five years ago.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, quit royal life with husband Prince Harry in 2020 and moved across the pond to start afresh.

And while the trans-Atlantic move appeared to open a lot of doors for the couple professionally, the “Suits” alum admits it’s made it harder to pinpoint where she stands in the business world.

“If I had to write a résumé, I don’t know what I would call myself,” Markle told Fast Company, adding that this uncertainty “speaks to this chapter many of us find ourselves in, where none of us are one note.”

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, speaking onstage at the 2025 TIME100 Summit in New York City.
Markle has admitted she’s found it difficult to define her professional identity since stepping back from royal duties.Getty Images for TIME
Markle, however, has no qualms about her actual name.

In Netflix’s “With Love, Meghan,” she was quick to correct actress Mindy Kaling about her last name.

“It’s so funny that you keep saying ‘Meghan Markle.’ You know I’m Sussex now,” Markle told the “Mindy Project” star, 45. After the episode aired, she was then called “Meghan Sussex” during her interview on “The Drew Barrymore Show.”

When the couple left the royal family in 2020, late Queen Elizabeth let them keep their Sussex titles, but banned them for using the name “Sussex Royal” for their projects outside the royal family.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Charles, then Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour ceremony on June 9, 2018, in London
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, quit royal life with husband Prince Harry in 2020 and moved across the pond to start afresh.Getty Images
After setting up camp in Montecito, California, the Sussexes have pushed out a slew of lucrative ventures — including Netflix shows, books, podcasts, tell-all interviews and commercial businesses.

“I believe all the notes I am playing are part of the same song,” Markle said of her portfolio.

Still, the former actress has her sights set on future potential money-making ventures, which could include her foray into the fashion world.

“The category of fashion is something I will explore at a later date, because I do think that’s an interesting space for me,” she told the outlet.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attending the Paley Honors Fall Gala honoring Tyler Perry at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles in December 2024.
While the move opened a lot of doors for the couple professionally, Markle admits it’s made it harder to pinpoint where she stands in the business world.Variety via Getty Images
Markle also teased that a new line of products for her lifestyle brand, As Ever, is expected to be announced in the first quarter of 2026.

Elsewhere in the interview, the former working royal opened up about juggling business with motherhood, revealing a sweet “mom moment” that had recently happened in the middle of the night.

Markle said that after her eldest child, 6-year-old son Archie, lost his first tooth, she rushed home to be the one to leave money under his pillow.

As 2 a.m., Archie stumbled into his mom’s bedroom to excitedly reveal what had happened.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, officially visiting Joff Youth Centre in Peacehaven, England, on Oct. 3, 2018
“If I had to write a résumé, I don’t know what I would call myself,” Markle said.Getty Images
“I had a lot of business meetings the next morning, but I still chose to cuddle with him the rest of the night,” she said. “Those mom moments energize me to be a better founder, a better employer, a better boss.”

Despite her various professional involvements, Markle previously told People that she doesn’t consider herself to be a social media star or an “influencer.”