Many media outlets began actively interested in Meghan Markle's biography after it became known about her relationship with Prince Harry. The novel turned out to be life-changing, and on May 19, 2018, the world followed the royal wedding ceremony.
Biography of the future princess
Megan Rachel Markle was born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles into a family of interesting and creative people. Father (Tom Markle) is a fairly well-known director of photography for television shows and series. Mother (Doria Markle) works as a psychotherapist and yoga instructor. Parents have been divorced since 1988.
An interesting detail: the great-great-grandfather of the actress (on her mother) was a simple slave from the plantations of Georgia. But the ancestors of Megan's father have Dutch, Irish and English roots. One of the family's distant relatives (William Skipper) came to Boston in 1639 and was a descendant of King Edward. It turns out that Meghan Markle is a distant relative of Prince Harry (17th generation). Their last common ancestors are Lady Mary de Crifford and Sir Philip Wentworth.
Since childhood, Megan was surrounded by popular actors and saw the "inner kitchen" of show business.
First, she was educated in private schools in Hollywood, and then attended the Immaculate Heart Catholic High School in Los Angeles.
After graduating from high school, Megan entered Northwestern California University, where she received two specialties at once - "Theater Arts" and "International Relations". During her studies, the future princess quite actively and successfully worked as a photo model and calligrapher artist. One of her works from that time is greeting cards for Dolce & Gabbana clients.
Meghan Markle's career
In 2013, Markle trained at the US Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina as a public relations officer.
But Megan's acting career did not develop very well. The actress first appeared on the screen in an episode in the daytime soap opera General Hospital. Then there were small roles in the TV show "City of the Future" and "War in the House".
The first popularity was brought to her by shooting in the series "90210: The New Generation". Then there were works in such films as "Deception", "Good Behavior" and "The Apostles".
Real success and fame came to her with the performance of the role of Rachel Zane in the TV series Force Majeure. The series has become very popular, at the moment it has been filmed for seven seasons.
Also very good were the work in the films "Diary" and "When the sparks fly."
In addition, Meghan Markle is engaged in fashion design. In 2016, her collection of clothing under the Reitmans brand was launched.
The girl is a very versatile person, she keeps her blog. On her website, The Tig, she writes useful and interesting articles on travel, beauty and fashion.
Megan pays great attention to charity and is an active advocate of stray animals. Two dogs live in her house - Bogart and Guy, whom she personally took from the kennel. In 2016, Meghan Markle was named World Ambassador for World Vision Canada. She traveled to Rwanda as part of the HeforShe project support program.
Personal life
From 2004 to 2011, Meghan was in a civil relationship with producer Trevor Engelson. At the end of 2011, they got married in Jamaica, but family life did not last long and in 2013 the couple filed for divorce.
She then had a light affair with chef Corey Vitiello. In 2016, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have an affair, which then spills over into a serious relationship.
Their joint photos were in almost all major world publications. The official confirmation of the relationship and the announcement of the engagement took place in 2017, which caused a flurry of interest in the couple. Megan and Harry began to openly appear together at various events.
The upcoming wedding was announced on November 27, 2017. The prince presented the bride with a gorgeous engagement ring set with three diamonds taken from the personal collection of Princess Diana (his deceased mother).
The wedding ceremony took place on May 19, 2018 at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The bride wore a luxurious, classically designed wedding dress from the Givenchy fashion house.
The wedding ceremony was touching, beautiful and less formal than that of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
What is noteworthy: as a result of a number of changes in the rules of succession, if that happened, Prince Harry would no longer repeat the fate of his ancestor, Edward VIII, who was forced to remove the crown in order to marry Wallis Simpson. Therefore, he still has a chance to claim the English throne.
After the wedding, Meghan Markle received the title "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex."
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