Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

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Meghan Markle (2018)
Signature (2016)

HRH Meghan, Duchess of Sussex , German Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (* 4 August 1981 as Rachel Meghan Markle in Los Angeles , California ), is US citizen and since her marriage with Prince Harry on May 19, 2018 a member of the British Royal Family . She was previously known as actress Meghan Markle in the role of Rachel Zane in the television series Suits .

origin

Markle was born in Los Angeles in 1981 to an American with Irish - German roots and an Afro - American mother. Her mother, Doria Loyce Ragland, worked in a travel agency; her father, Thomas Wayne Markle, worked, among other things, as a lighting director for the sitcom A Terrible Nice Family . Meghan Markle got to know working on the set for several years . In 1988 her parents divorced. From her father's first marriage, she has two half-siblings who are around 15 years older. From 2011 to 2013, she was married to actor and producer Trevor Engelson, with whom she began a relationship in 2004.

Studied and worked as an actress

After graduating from high school , Markle studied drama and international relations at Northwestern University . She then worked for a few months in the US embassy in Buenos Aires , where she had completed an internship during her studies .

While visiting her hometown of Los Angeles, an artist agency became aware of her. She made her television debut in 2002 with an episode on the ABC soap opera General Hospital . This was followed by other small appearances in television series and supporting roles in some films. In 2007, Markle starred as a model in four episodes of the television game show Deal or No Deal . She then had her first recurring roles in series such as 90210 as Wendy and in Fringe - Borderline cases of the FBI as Amy Jessup . From 2008 she played in pilot episodes with five different series, none of which were commissioned. Including the ABC pilot Good Behavior (2008), in which her later Suits colleague Patrick J. Adams also participated.

From 2011 to 2018 Markle played in in Toronto twisted legal drama Suits of USA Network is the helpful paralegal Rachel Zane, which the main character Mike Ross, played by Patrick J. Adams, closer coming soon. On the occasion of her engagement to Prince Harry in November 2017, she announced that she would be leaving Suits after the end of the seventh season (2018) and ending her acting career in order to pursue her future duties as a member of the British royal family .

Member of the British Royal Family

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (2017)
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HM The Queen
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

She has been in a relationship with the British Prince Harry since June 2016. At the beginning of November 2016, he issued a statement through his press secretariat, in which Markle was referred to as his girlfriend and the way the press had dealt with the relationship was criticized. On November 27, 2017, the couple's engagement was announced publicly. On March 6, 2018, Markle was baptized and confirmed by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby , Spiritual Leader of the Church of England , at St James's Palace in London . On May 19, 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding took place in St. George's Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle. She has had the courtesy title of Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Sussex since the wedding . On May 6, 2019, the couple's first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was born.

coat of arms

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The coat of arms of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex shows the coat of arms of Prince Harry (the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom with a tournament collar with five bibs) in the split shield on the heraldic right side (left as seen from the viewer). The heraldic left side stands for Meghan. The blue background symbolizes the Pacific on the California coast. The two golden stripes represent the rays of the sun in California. The three feathers symbolize communication and the power of the word. The sign holder on Meghan's side is a white songbird . It stands on a pedestal of lawn with California poppies and Chinese winter blooms .

Humanitarian engagement and public tasks

Markle was an ambassador for the international charity One Young World , at whose annual summit in Dublin in 2014 she spoke about gender equality and modern forms of slavery . In 2016 she also attended the summit. In 2016 she was also appointed ambassador for World Vision Canada , for which she traveled to Rwanda in connection with the Clean Water Campaign , which is committed to the provision of clean water . She also traveled to India to raise awareness of issues such as education , hygiene , empowerment , economic development and health for women and young girls. She was an ambassador for UN Women .

Since her marriage to Prince Harry, she has taken on representative and charitable tasks for the royal family. So she accompanied Harry on his Pacific trip in 2018 and visited the Invictus Games in Australia with him . On January 8, 2020, the couple announced that they intended to step down as senior members of the royal family and become financially independent. On January 18, Buckingham Palace announced that Harry and Meghan will voluntarily renounce the use of the title “ Royal Highness ” with effect from April 1, 2020 , although the Queen will not deprive them of the title. They said goodbye to their Instagram account Sussex Royal on March 31, 2020 , as from April 2020 they will no longer have the title “royal”. They also want to repay a government grant of £ 2.4 million to renovate and convert Frogmore Cottage .

Filmography

Litigation

In 2020, Markle found himself in a lawsuit with the Mail on Sunday .

literature

  • Andrew Morton: Meghan. From Hollywood to Buckingham Palace. A modern fairy tale , Heyne, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-453-20705-9

Web links

Commons : Meghan, Duchess of Sussex  - collection of images

Individual evidence

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  4. ↑ Hitched, Hatched, Hired. In: hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter , September 27, 2011, accessed October 6, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Stephanie Webber: Meghan Markle, husband quietly separated in August. In: usmagazine.com. US Weekly, September 26, 2013, accessed October 6, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Tom Porter: Who Is Meghan Markle's Ex-Husband, Trevor Engelson? In: Newsweek. November 27, 2017, archived from the original on December 11, 2017 ; accessed on May 20, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Maura Brannigan: Exclusive: Q&A with Suits' Meghan Markle. In: marieclaire.com. Marie Claire , June 5, 2013, accessed June 30, 2013 .
  8. ↑ Charley Lanyon: My life: Meghan Markle. In: scmp.com. South China Morning Post , January 6, 2013, accessed February 18, 2013 .
  9. ↑ Katherine Lam: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry reveal proposal details, recall falling in love 'incredibly quickly'. In: Fox News. November 27, 2017, archived from the original on February 16, 2018 ; accessed on February 17, 2018 (English).
  10. ^ A statement by the Communications Secretary to Prince Harry. ( Kensington Palace , transcript from Sky News, November 8, 2016)
  11. ↑ Wedding in spring: Prince Harry has become engaged to Meghan Markle. In: Spiegel Online . November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Meghan Markle baptized before wedding to Prince Harry. In: Stuttgarter Zeitung. March 9, 2018, accessed April 10, 2018 .
  13. ↑ https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article193025781/Prinz-Harry-und-Meghan-Baby-Sussex-ist-da.html
  14. ^ Pacific Ocean features in new royal Markle's Coat of Arms. Reuters, May 25, 2018, accessed May 28, 2018 .
  15. ^ Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex: Coat of Arms. In: Royal Household. May 25, 2018, accessed June 5, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Meghan Markle: I had to refuse being filmed in just a towel every day. In: Independent.ie. Retrieved March 8, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Justin Trudeau welcomes Emma Watson, Bob Geldoff, and other star activists to Parliament Hill. In: ottawa.ctvnews.ca. September 28, 2016, accessed March 8, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Inside Meghan Markle's Moving Charity Visit to India. In: Us Weekly. January 24, 2017, accessed March 8, 2018 .
  19. ↑ Who is Meghan Markle? Profile of the actress, humanitarian and campaigner engaged to Prince Harry. In: The Independent. November 27, 2017, accessed March 8, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Prince Harry in Australia on a solo tour: Pregnant Duchess Meghan has to cancel appointments. In: RTLnext. October 23, 2018, accessed November 4, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Harry and Meghan want to withdraw from royal duties. In: focus.de. January 8, 2020, accessed January 8, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan say goodbye to their fans - DER SPIEGEL. Accessed March 31, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan say goodbye to their fans - DER SPIEGEL. Accessed March 31, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Kirsty, Oram: Statement from Her Majesty The Queen. January 18, 2020, accessed on January 18, 2020 .
  25. ↑ FAZ.net: Harry and Meghan repay millions of dollars in taxes
  26. ↑ sueddeutsche.de / Cathrin Kahlweit January 19, 2020: Freedom, very simple ( comment )
  27. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Lawsuits against the tabloid: Meghan and Harry submit SMS - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  28. ↑ Jim Waterson Media editor: Prince Harry pleaded with Thomas Markle on eve of wedding, court papers show . In: The Guardian . April 20, 2020, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed April 21, 2020]).
  29. ↑ Texts by Meghan and Harry to her father revealed . In: BBC News . April 20, 2020 ( bbc.com [accessed April 21, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Markle, Rachel Meghan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , United States