Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle

Birthdate: 08.04.1981

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (née Rachel Meghan Markle, English Rachel Meghan Markle) - American actress and model, wife of British Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.

Place of birth. Education. Born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles (California, USA). Her father has Dutch and Irish roots and is a director by profession. Her mother is African American, a psychotherapist, and a yoga teacher. Meghan's maternal ancestors came from Africa and were slaves on cotton plantations in the southern United States. Paternally, Meghan's genealogy originates from Germany and Switzerland.

She graduated from Northwestern University.

Television career. In 2002, Meghan made her debut in the series 'General Hospital' and worked in the following years as both a model and an actress. She mainly appeared in episodes of series such as '90210: A New Generation' (2008), 'CSI: NY' (2010), 'Fringe' and 'Castle' (2012). On the big screen, she was seen in the films 'Remember Me' (2010) and 'Horrible Bosses' (2010). She is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the television series 'Suits' (2011-2018).

Personal life. From September 10, 2011, Markle was married to film director Trevor Engelson, whom she had been dating since 2004. The couple separated in May 2013, and in August of the same year, Trevor and Meghan divorced.

On November 8, 2016, Kensington Palace confirmed that Meghan had been in a relationship with Prince Harry for several months. On November 27, 2017, their official engagement to Prince Harry was announced. In the same month, she ended her acting career.

The wedding took place on May 19, 2018, at Windsor Castle. Before the wedding, which was funded by the royal family, Meghan obtained British citizenship and converted her faith by undergoing the baptism and confirmation rites customary in the Anglican Church. After the wedding, Meghan Markle was titled Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Sussex.

On October 15, 2018, it was announced on the official Instagram account of Kensington Palace that Meghan and Harry were expecting their first child in the spring of 2019, who would be seventh in line to the British throne. On May 6, 2019, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan gave birth to a son.

In January 2020, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced that they would be stepping back from their main duties associated with the royal family and wanted to become financially independent. They announced that they would live in two homes - in the UK and in Canada. Starting April 1, 2020, they would no longer use their titles and would not receive any public funding. In January and February 2020, the Sussex couple lived in Canada, where Meghan had traveled in November 2019 with their son Archie. At the end of March 2020, Meghan, Harry, and their son moved to California, USA.

On June 4, 2021, Meghan Markle gave birth to a daughter.

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