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1.She was born Rachel Meghan Markle on August 4 in Los Angeles, CA.
2.Meghan's parents divorced when she was 6 years old.
3. Meghan has stated she has paternal half- siblings who she has grown estranged to.
4.Growing up Meghan was taught in a private schools beginning at age 2.
5. She was raised Protestant even though she went to an all girl Catholic High School.
6. She attended Northwestern University where she joined the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
7. She received a bachelor's degree from the Northwestern University School of Communication in 2003.
8.She graduated with a double major in theater and international studies.
9. Her first on-screen appearance was as a nurse in an episode of General Hospital.
10. Meghan had small guest roles on the television shows such as Century City (2004), The War at Home (2006), and CSI: NY (2006).
11. She had several acting and modeling jobs, including a job as a "briefcase girl" on the game show Deal or No Deal
12.Markle appeared in two 2010 films, Get Him to the Greek and Remember Me, and one 2011 film, Horrible Bosses.
13.In July 2011, Meghan joined the cast of the USA Network show Suits as paralegal Rachel Zane.
14. In 2014, Markle founded the lifestyle blog The Tig, where she wrote about food, fashion, beauty, and travel, and profiled inspirational women
15. Markle ended up reaching 3 million followers on Instagram, 800,000 on Facebook, and 350,000 on Twitter because of The Twig's messages.
16. She closed The Tig in April 2017, taking all of its articles offline, and deleted her social media accounts in January 2018.
17. Meghan married actor and producer Trevor Engelson in 2011 in Jamaicia.
18. The couple ended up divorcing in August 2013 after stating they had "irreconcilable differences".
19.Meghan has also dated celebrity chef and restaurateur Cory Vitiello. The relationship lasted almost two years, ending in May 2016
20. n June 2016, Meghan began a relationship with Prince Harry, whom she had met on a blind date.They were set up by a mutual friend.
21. In November 2016 , the British royal family's communications secretary released an official statement that addressed sexism, racism, and defamatory stories directed towards Meghan and Harry's relationship.
22. In September 2017, Meghan and Prince Harry appeared together in public for the first time at an official royal engagement.
23.Meghan's engagement to Prince Harry was announced on November 27, 2017, by Clarence House and Kensington Palace
24.Meghan announced that she would retire from acting and would begin the process of becoming a British citizen.
25. In preparation for the wedding, the Archbishop of Canterbury, baptized Meghan and confirmed her into the Church of England on March 6, 2018
26. The marriage ceremony was held on May 19 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
27. After the wedding, the Duke and Duchess originally lived at Nottingham Cottage in London, on the grounds of Kensington Palace.They later moved to Frogmore Cottage in the Home Park of Windsor Castle.
28.On May 6, 2019, the Duchess gave birth to Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, who is seventh in line to the throne.
29. In 2018, Time magazine included Meghan on its list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and placed her on its shortlist for Person of the Year.
30. She was chosen as one of the most influential women in the United Kingdom by British Vogue magazine.
31.As part of setting up their separate office or 'court' in 2019, the Duke and Duchess created an Instagram social media account, which broke the record for fastest account to reach 1 million followers
32. In 2016, she became a global ambassador for World Vision Canada, traveling to Rwanda for the Clean Water Campaign.
33.In February 2018, she attended the first annual forum of The Royal Foundation; she became the foundation's fourth patron, alongside Prince Harry, his brother Prince William, and sister-in-law Catherine, after her marriage into the royal family.
34.In June 2019, it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would split from the charity and establish their own charity foundation by the end of 2019.
35.In July 2019, Harry and Meghan's new charity was registered in England and Wales under the title "Sussex Royal The Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex"
36. In March 2019, The Duchess was appointed the vice president of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust, which focuses on projects involving children and welfare of prisoners
37. In 2019, the Duchess became a contributor and guest editor for the September issue of British Vogue and highlighted the works of 15 women from different areas.
38. Upon her marriage to Prince Harry, Meghan became a princess of the United Kingdom entitled to the style of Royal Highness, as well as Duchess of Sussex, Countess of Dumbarton and Baroness Kilkeel
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