Rachel Meghan Markle : Former American actress, born in Los Angeles , California , on August 4 , 1981 . She is the daughter of Doria Radland, a social worker and yoga instructor, and Thomas Markle, a former television series lighting director. Known for her work on the series Suits . Her betrothal to Prince Henry of England meant the abandonment of her profession and the beginning of a new stage as a member of the British royal family.
Currently as the wife of Prince Henry, the youngest son of Princess Diana (sixth in line of succession to the throne of the United Kingdom) is by marriage Duchess of Sussex, Countess of Dumbarton (town of Scotland, capital of the former Kingdom of Strathclyde) and Baroness Kilkeel (Newry, Morne and Down district of Northern Ireland ).
As an actress in the United States, she played well-known roles such as Rachel Zane from the series Suits , or FBI Special Agent Amy Jessup on the intrigue and science fiction television series Fringe .
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- 1 Biographical Synthesis
- 2 Gender equality
- 3 Career
- 4 Charity work
- 5 Love life
- 6 Sources
Biographical Synthesis
Rachel Meghan Markle was born at Canoga Park Hospital in Los Angeles , California . She is the daughter of Doria Loyce Ragland, of African descent, and Thomas Markle of Dutch and Irish descent. His parents met on the set of the “General Hospital” series in Los Angeles, California. She was a 21-year-old makeup artist, while he was the 33-year-old lighting director, divorced with two children. The couple married in December 1979 and their only daughter in common, Rachel Meghan Markle, was born in August 1981.
The couple divorced when Meghan was six years old but they had an excellent relationship. His mother took up social work and yoga training.
His father received an Emmy Award for his work on the Made in Chicago show in 1975 and shared two Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on the soap opera General Hospital, in 1982 and 2011 . He resides in Rosarito, Baja California , Mexico .
Meghan completed her first studies at a Catholic girls’ college. At age 22, he graduated in Theater and International Relations from the Northwestern University School of Communication in Illinois .
Having started her acting career, to keep herself between acting jobs, she worked as a freelance calligrapher, writing wedding invitations.
Meghan founded a website that she characterized as “a focus for gourmet palates, those hungry for food, travel, beauty and fashion”, a project that tried “to create a space to share all these loves, to invite friends to share the earth, emotions and ideas for an inspired lifestyle ”. The website included articles on food, travel, fashion, beauty and influencers .
Gender equality
Meghan Markle is known for her humanitarian work and for her campaigns for gender equality .
At age 11, he forced a soap maker to correct an advertisement after he wrote a letter to then-first lady Hillary Clinton and other high-profile figures, complaining that the message implied that women belonged to the kitchen.
Her commitment to the fight for gender equality has led her to work with the United Nations , at whose headquarters she was applauded for her speech on International Women’s Day in 2015 during a hearing of this organization, in which the secretary was present. General, Ban Ki-Moon .
Markle, of a white father and an African-American mother, wrote an article for Elle magazine in 2015 about her racial heritage in which she expressed:
“My mixed heritage may have created a gray area around my identity, keeping me with one foot on both sides of the fence, but I have accepted it, to say who I am, to share where I am from, to express my pride in being a strong, mixed-race woman. ”
The note was republished in November 2017 on the occasion of the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Career
Meghan Markle began her television performance in an episode of the soap opera General Hospital .
He also appeared in episodes of Century City , Cuts , Love, Inc. , The War at Home , 90210 , Knight Rider , Without a Trace , The Apostles , CSI: NY , The League , Castle and Suits and in the films A Lot Like Love and The mourning .
He made his debut on the first season of the reality show ¡Allá tú! in April 2006 and left in early 2007. She also appeared as a member of the mob and was interviewed on an episode of the game show 1 versus 100 .
She appeared on Fringe as Junior Agent Amy Jessup in the first two episodes of her second season.
She moved to live in Toronto ( Canada ) because from July 2011 to 2018 she played Rachel Zane, an intern who falls in love and marries Mike Ross ( Patrick J. Adams ) on the television series Suits .
In 2010 he appeared in two films: Get Him to the Greek and Remember Me , and in another in 2011, I want to kill my boss .
She made a small appearance in 2012 in the short film The Candidate as a secretary.
Her work as an actress was broad and versatile.
Charity work
Markle was a former advisor to the international charity One Young World . He attended their 2014 and 2016 summits .
At the 2014 summit in Dublin , she spoke on the issues of gender equality and modern slavery.
Also in 2014, he traveled to Afghanistan and Spain as part of the United Service Organizations.
In 2016 , Meghan became a global ambassador for World Vision Canada , traveling to Rwanda for the agency’s Clean Water Campaign to provide clean and safe drinking water, and traveled to India to raise awareness of women’s issues. Upon returning from India, she wrote an article for Time magazine about the stigmatization of women regarding menstrual health. She has also worked with the UN for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women as a lawyer.
She identifies herself as a feminist .
In 2018 , she was included in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World .
Relationship
She married Trevor Engelson, a producer of cinema American the October to September of 2011 , after having gone together since 2004 and only been married about two years and in August 2013 the couple split citing “irreconcilable differences.”
In 2016, she began a relationship with Prince Henry of Wales, currently the Duke of Sussex, and on November 27 , 2017 , her official engagement was announced through a television interview.
The marital bond took place on 19 of maypole of 2018 in the Chapel of San Jorge , in Windsor Castle , England . Thereafter Meghan became part of the British royal family with the title of Duchess of Sussex and the treatment of Royal Highness.
On her wedding day to Prince Harry
The 15 of October of 2018 , the Kensington Palace confirmed that the couple was expecting their first child.
Although she is currently called Princess Meghan, British protocol prohibits the use of her first name after the royal title in these cases, however her husband’s name is used in her personal title. As the consort of Henry of Sussex, Meghan of Sussex is a member of the British royal family. Since their wedding, their formal treatment is that of: His Royal Highness.
The title of the Duchy of Sussex was awarded to her husband, Prince Henry, by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on the same day of the marriage.