Meghan MarkleShe has come a long ways from her California roots.
The daughter of a retired lighting director Thomas MarkleEx-makeup artist Doria RaglandShe started her career in showbiz by appearing on a single episode of soap opera. General HospitalFollowing her May 2018 marriage,, is now a British royal, and the title of Duchess Sussex. Prince Harry.
The road to worldwide fame was long. It began with Northwestern University in Evanston (Illinois), where she studied. Trevor EngelsonRachel Zane’s role on the hit USA Network was a career-defining one Suits.
The L.A. native became an outspoken advocate for issues that she was passionate about. She spoke at a summit on gender inequality in Dublin in 2014, and held workshops on self-esteem and body image one year later.
Harry was born in London in 2016. In November 2017, they announced their engagement to the world with a photo call at Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden in London. The former actress tied the knot with her now-husband with a gorgeous ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in England in front of about 600 guests.
The palace announced in October 2018 that the Sussexes were due to have their first child in spring 2019. “Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public,” the palace’s statement read at the time.
Harry and Meghan welcomed their son Archie Harrison MountbattenWindsor to the world in May 2019.
The twosome revealed their plans to “step back” from their roles as senior members of the royal family in January 2020. They completed their official duties in March 2020, and moved to California.
Harry and Meghan announced that Meghan was pregnant with their second child in February 2021 after she had a miscarriage in July 2020. “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother,” a spokesperson for the duo said on Valentine’s Day. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.”
The prince announced that they were adding a daughter to the family the following month. “Just to have a boy and a girl, what more can we ask for?” he gushed in his and Meghan’s CBS tell-all interview. “We’ve got our family. We’ve got, you know, the four of us and our two dogs, and it’s great.”
Meghan gave birth to their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, in June 2021.
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