Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family and a former 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 American TV legal drama ''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 American film producer Trevor Engelson from 2011 until their divorce in 2014.

Meghan retired from acting upon her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018 and became known as the Duchess of Sussex. Meghan and Harry 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 Bench'' (a picture book for children) and presented a podcast ''Archetypes''. Meghan and Harry starred in ''Harry & Meghan'', a Netflix docuseries, which was released in December 2022. Provided by Wikipedia