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Meghan Markle

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23 Interesting Facts About Meghan Markle

Interesting Facts (16)

  1. #001

    For a scene in A Lot Like Love (2005), the second AD had to teach her how to use a gear shift just an hour before filming.

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  2. #002

    Meghan was introduced to Prince Harry by their mutual friend Markus Anderson, a Toronto-based consultant for the members-only "Soho House" clubs, of which Harry is a VIP member. Meghan had known Anderson, often called the "King of Soho House," for a long time.

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  3. #003

    She traveled to Botswana for three weeks to celebrate Prince Harry's 36th birthday.

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  4. #004

    From May 2014 to 2017 she ran The Tig, a food blog website about food, travel, fashion and beauty. The website's name was inspired by the Italian red wine Tignanello.

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  5. #005

    She grew up in the View Park-Windsor Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, sometimes also known as 'Black Beverly Hills.'.

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  6. #006

    She is friends with Kerry Washington, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Serena Williams and Abigail Spencer.

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  7. #007

    When Yasmine Bleeth came into the frozen yogurt shop where she worked at age 14, she fangirled over her. Yasmine's understated graciousness toward her taught her how to handle her own fan encounters.

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  8. #008

    Meghan's show-stopping wedding dress was designed by Givenchy designer Clare Waight Keller. The bride wore Queen Mary's diamond tiara, on loan from Queen Elizabeth II. After the reception, the bride changed into a less formal Stella McCartney dress.

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  9. #009

    She considers businesswoman and network executive Bonnie Hammer an important mentor for both her on-screen and off-screen career.

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  10. #010

    She is no longer friends with Jessica Mulroney.

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  11. #011

    Alexi Lubomirski was the official photographer of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding. The wedding was the first royal wedding to be broadcast live in Ultra HD 4K resolution.

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  12. #012

    Karen Gibson and the Kingdom Choir performed "Stand by Me" during the church ceremony.

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  13. #013

    Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed three classical pieces at the wedding ceremony with Prince Harry.

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  14. #014

    She speaks fluent Spanish, which she learned while interning at the American Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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  15. #015

    She appeared alongside Russell Brand in the 2010 comedy film Get Him to the Greek.

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  16. #016

    The ceremony was conducted by the Dean of Windsor, the Reverend David Conner. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, officiated the marriage vows.

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Career & Awards (2)

  1. #017

    A month before her wedding to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle was named to the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people, with a tribute written by her friend Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

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  2. #018

    Prince Harry and Meghan were named to the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people, with a tribute written by Spanish chef and restaurateur José Andrés.

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Life & Family (5)

  1. #019

    At Northwestern University she majored in theater and international relations. After earning a degree in international relations, she worked at the American Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her uncle, Michael Markle, helped her intern at the embassy as a junior press officer.

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  2. #020

    After marrying Prince Harry at 36, she became the oldest royal bride ever for a member of the royal family's first marriage in British history, surpassing her sister-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, who was 29 when she married Prince William. Meghan's stepmother-in-law, Queen Camilla, was technically 57 when she married King Charles III, making her the oldest royal bride ever, but that was the second marriage for both.

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  3. #021

    She became the first member of the British royal family to vote in a United States presidential election. Although the royal family is not prohibited by any law from voting in elections, royal protocol forbids voting in order to maintain political neutrality, but it was never clarified whether this rule also applies to elections outside the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

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  4. #022

    Other Americans who married members of royal families include Rita Hayworth, Grace Kelly, Queen Noor, Kristin J. White, Kendra Spears, Crown Princess Marie-Chantal, Alexandra Miller, Lee Radziwill, Kelly Rondestvedt, Hope Cooke, Sarah Butler, Alison Kay, Alana C. Bunte, Olivia Wilde, Christopher O'Neill and Elizabeth Hoag.

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  5. #023

    After becoming engaged to Prince Harry, she began the process of applying for British citizenship in November 2017, but abandoned it in 2020 when she returned to the United States.

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