The Duchess of Sussex made a telling move during her Christmas special on Netflix.

Meghan Markle appeared to take a subtle swipe at the Princess of Wales during the Christmas special of her Netflix show. With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration aired on the same day that the King and Queen are hosting the German state visit, and just hours after the Princess of Wales published a personal letter to guests attending her annual carol concert on Friday.

Meghan, who is estranged from her own father and has levelled a raft of accusations at the royals since quitting the monarchy, revealed she loves Christmas trees, advent calendars and Yuletide wreaths. She said that trees allow you to “really encapsulate your family story, really feel the passage of time and the different chapters of your life through the ornaments”.

While she dressed up in matching festive red pyjamas with her friends and made handmade, personalised crackers, there was a moment during the one-off episode, which could be seen as a subtle swipe at Princess Catherine’s sartorial choices.

Meghan Markle spoke about bows in her Netflix special (Image: Getty, Netflix)

Meghan Markle with Lindsay Jill Roth and Kelly Zajfen (Image: Netflix)During one segment of the episode, Meghan was visited by her best friends, Lindsay Jill Roth and Kelly Zajfen. As they made Christmas wreaths, one of the Duchess’s pals asked: “Aren’t bows in right now?”

The Duchess replied with telling coyness: “That’s what you told me…”

Ms Roth then told Meghan, “I like how loose yours is. That looks great.” Meghan replied: “Well it’s just the beginning,” with Roth adding: “Yeah, but it’s fun.”

The Princess of Wales is known for wearing bows, particularly during the festive season. This year, she wore a bow in her hair or on her clothes during numerous engagements, including Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in September.

The Princess has often worn the accessory (Image: Getty)

Last year, she melted hearts when she, as well as her daughter, Princess Charlotte and both wore bows at the Princess’s Christmas Carol concert.

In another segment of Meghan’s Christmas special called Tips and Tricks for Festive Wrapping, Meghan recommends folding “outwardly” rather than “inwardly”.

She explains: “One technique that’s really fun is just the different way in which you’re folding the paper. If you fold it outwardly instead of inwardly, it creates a different world there.” The Duchess speeds through the method, adding: “A little bow right there could be awfully darling.”

The Christmas special follows the first two critically savaged seasons of With Love, Meghan and comes after the Sussexes signed their new watered-down, first-look deal with the streaming giant in August.