Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born Rachel Meghan Markle, August 4, 1981), is an American member of the British royal family, media personality, entrepreneur, and actress. She is married to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of King Charles III.
Meghan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her acting career began at Northwestern University. She played the part of Rachel Zane for seven seasons (2011–2018) in the legal drama series Suits. She also developed a social media presence, which included The Tig (2014–2017), a lifestyle blog. During The Tig period, Meghan became involved in charity work focused primarily on women's issues and social justice. She was married to the film producer Trevor Engelson from 2011 until their divorce in 2014.
Meghan married Prince Harry in 2018 and became known as the Duchess of Sussex. They have two children: Archie and Lilibet. The couple stepped down as working royals in January 2020, moved to Meghan's native Southern California and launched Archewell Inc., a Beverly Hills-based mix of for-profit and not-for-profit (charitable) business organizations. In March 2021, she and her husband participated in Oprah with Meghan and Harry, a much-publicized American television interview by Oprah Winfrey. She has written the children's book The Bench, hosted a podcast Archetypes (2022), and has appeared in the Netflix series Harry & Meghan (2022) and With Love, Meghan (2025). Her lifestyle and cooking brand, As Ever, was officially launched in April 2025. In August 2026, she and Harry relocated back to the UK with their children, without plans to resume public duties as working members of the royal family.

Born, in its opening lines

August 4, 1981

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Described as

member of the British royal family and Duchess of Sussex since 2018

Other names

Duchess Meghan, Meghan Sussex, Rachel Markle, Duchess Rachel, Rachel Sussex, Rachel Meghan Markle, Meghan Markle

Born

August 4, 1981 · 6 references

Born in

Canoga Park · 1 reference

Name at birth

Rachel Meghan Markle · 1 reference

Citizen of

United States · 1 reference

Occupation

actor · 2 references; television actor (2002–2017) · 1 reference

Education

Immaculate Heart Middle & High School · 1 reference; Northwestern University School of Communication (–2003) · 2 references

Member of

British royal family; Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Known for

Suits (2011–2018) · 1 reference

Awards

Time 100 (2 times) (2018, 2021) · 1 reference; Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Spouse

Trevor Engelson (2011–2014); Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (2018–) · 3 references

Children

Prince Archie · 1 reference; Princess Lilibet of Sussex

Father

Thomas Markle · 1 reference

Mother

Doria Ragland · 1 reference

Siblings

Samantha Markle

Lived in

Los Angeles; Toronto (2020); Nottingham Cottage (2018–2019); Frogmore Cottage (2019–2020); Montecito (2020–)

Website

https://www.royal.uk/the-duchess-of-sussex; https://sussexroyal.com

Wikipedias with a page

97

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