[custom_adv] Pretty as a picture, this is Meghan Markle in first starring role, aged five, at her aunt's wedding.These gorgeous exclusive photographs from Meghan's never-before-seen family album show Prince Harry's future bride on her first walk down the aisle as her aunt Saundra Johnson's bridesmaid in 1986.'She was always a special child, so happy,' recalled Meghan's proud uncle Joseph Johnson last night. 'Right from the start it was clear she was special and had a magical quality about her. She always had a happy demeanour.' [custom_adv] Markle was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and has a mixed ethnic heritage. During her studies at Northwestern University, she began playing small roles in American television series and films. From 2011 to 2017, she played Rachel Zane on the American legal drama series Suits. An outspoken feminist, Markle has addressed issues of gender inequality, and her lifestyle website The Tig featured a column profiling influential women. [custom_adv] When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in May, 2018, it marked her official admission to the Royal Family. By now it’s a well known fact that the only member of her family in attendance was her mother, Doria Ragland, who looked up at her daughter on the altar with tears in her eyes. We already know that they’re very close, but this picture, taken not long after Meghan was born, shows us how much the Duchess of Sussex looks like her dear mother. [custom_adv] Pretty as a picture, this is Meghan Markle in first starring role, aged five, at her aunt's wedding.These gorgeous exclusive photographs from Meghan's never-before-seen family album show Prince Harry's future bride on her first walk down the aisle as her aunt Saundra Johnson's bridesmaid in 1986.'She was always a special child, so happy,' recalled Meghan's proud uncle Joseph Johnson last night. 'Right from the start it was clear she was special and had a magical quality about her. She always had a happy demeanour.' [custom_adv] Markle was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and has a mixed ethnic heritage. During her studies at Northwestern University, she began playing small roles in American television series and films. From 2011 to 2017, she played Rachel Zane on the American legal drama series Suits. An outspoken feminist, Markle has addressed issues of gender inequality, and her lifestyle website The Tig featured a column profiling influential women. [custom_adv] She retired from acting, closed her social media accounts, and started undertaking public engagements as part of the British royal family. She became the Duchess of Sussex upon her marriage to Prince Harry in May 2018. [custom_adv] Rachel Meghan Markle was born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Doria Ragland, is a former social worker and yoga instructor living in View Park–Windsor Hills, California. [custom_adv] Markle has often described having a very close friendship with her mother. Her father, Thomas Markle Sr., who lives in Rosarito, Mexico, is a retired television director of photography and lighting director, whose profession resulted in his young daughter often visiting the set of Married...with Children. Markle's parents divorced when she was six years old. [custom_adv] When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in May, 2018, it marked her official admission to the Royal Family. By now it’s a well known fact that the only member of her family in attendance was her mother, Doria Ragland, who looked up at her daughter on the altar with tears in her eyes. We already know that they’re very close, but this picture, taken not long after Meghan was born, shows us how much the Duchess of Sussex looks like her dear mother.
