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She was born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles (California, USA). The father is of Dutch and Irish descent, a
director by profession. His mother is African-American, a psychotherapist and a yoga teacher.
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Megan Markle graduated from Northwestern University. In 2002, she debuted in the series "General Hospital"
and for the next few years worked simultaneously as a model and actress, appearing mainly in episodes of
such series as "CSI: Crime Scene New York", "90210: New Generation", "Frontier" and Castle. She is best
known for her role as Rachel Zane in the TV series Force Majeure, where she has been filming since 2011. She
appeared on the big screen in the films "Remember Me" and "Intolerable Boss".
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Megan Markle during a trip to Afghanistan, 2014 In addition to a career in film, Markle spends a lot of time on
charity. She is an international representative of the World Vision Canada Foundation and has visited Rwanda
as part of its campaign to fight for the availability of clean water. She flew to Afghanistan to support the US
military. In 2014, the actress participated in the UN campaign for gender equality. In addition, in January 2017,
she flew to India to talk to girls and women about the stigma of menstruation.
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From 2011 to 2013 she was married to little-known film director and producer Trevor Engelson.
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The Royal Family of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth
On November 8, 2016, it became known that Markle had been dating Prince Harry for several months. On
November 27, 2017, their engagement was announced. On March 6, 2018, in the chapel of St. James's Palace,
Megan Markle hosted a baptism and confirmation ceremony conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby. The wedding took place on May 19, 2018 in St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
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On May 6, 2019, the couple gave birth to a son, named Archie Mountbetten-Windsor

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On January 9, 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex issued an official statement announcing their intention to
resign as members of the royal family and become financially independent of the palace. In the same year she
moved with her husband to Canada and then to the United States. American actor Tyler Perry allowed them to
live for free in his home in Los Angeles and provided his own security.

On November 25, 2020, in a column in the New York Times, she spoke about the sad experience of losing a
child - in July, after moving to the United States, Megan had a miscarriage.