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Meghan
Duchess of Sussex (more)
Meghan Markle in March 2018
Born	Rachel Meghan Markle August 4, 1981 (age 36) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse	Trevor Engelson (m. 2011; div. 2013) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex(m. 2018)
House	Windsor (by marriage)
Father	Thomas Markle
Mother	Doria Ragland
Occupation	Actress (2002–2017)
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American former actress and a member of theBritish royal family.

She was born and raised in Los Angeles,California. During and after graduating fromNorthwestern University with a degree intheatre and international studies in 2003, she began playing small roles in American television series and films. Her best known work was portraying a leading character,Rachel Zane, on the legal drama series Suitsfrom 2011 to 2018.

When she announced her engagement toPrince Harry, then fifth in the line of succession to the British throne, she announced her retirement from acting. The same year, she was included in Timemagazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World".

Early life

Rachel Meghan Markle was born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, California,^[1] at West Park Hospital in Canoga Park.^[2] Her mother, Doria Ragland, a social worker and yoga instructor, lives in View Park–Windsor Hills, California.^[1][3] Her father, Thomas Markle Sr., who lives in Rosarito, Mexico,^[4][5] is a retired television lighting director, whose profession resulted in his young daughter often visiting the set of Married...with Children.^[6][7] Her father is an Episcopalian, and her mother is also a Protestant.^[8] Meghan's parents divorced when she was six years old.^[9][10] She has two older paternal half-siblings, Thomas Markle Jr. and Samantha Grant.^[9]

Describing her ancestry, Markle said: "My dad is Caucasian and my mom is African American. I'm half black and half white. ... I have come to embrace this and say who I am, to share where I'm from, to voice my pride in being a strong, confident, mixed-race woman."^[11]Her mother is descended from African Americans enslaved in Georgia,^[12] and her father from Dutch, English, and Irish settlers.^[13][14] Among her father's ancestors are CaptainChristopher Hussey, King Robert I of Scotland, Sir Philip Wentworth and his wife, Mary Clifford, a descendant of King Edward III of England.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Markle grew up in Hollywood.^[19] She was educated at private schools, beginning at age two at Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse.^[20][21] At age 11, her successful campaign to get a company to change a national television commercial she viewed as sexist was profiled byLinda Ellerbee on Nick News.^[22] Markle attended Immaculate Heart High School, an all-girlCatholic private school in Los Angeles,^[23] although she identifies as Protestant.^[24][25] She then attended Northwestern University, where she joined Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and participated in community service and charity projects.^[26][27] She graduated from Northwestern in 2003 with a bachelor's degree and a double major in theater and international studies.^[28][29][30] She also served an internship at the American embassy inBuenos Aires, Argentina,^[30] and studied for a semester in Madrid, Spain.^[27]

Career

Markle at 2012 Toronto International Film Festival

Markle worked as a freelance calligrapher to support herself between early acting jobs.^[6] Her first appearance on screen was a small role as a nurse in an episode of the daytime soap operaGeneral Hospital.^[31][32] Early in her career, Markle had small guest roles on the television shows Century City (2004), The War at Home (2006), and CSI: NY (2006).^[32] She also took on several contract acting and modeling jobs, including a stint as a "briefcase girl" on the US game show Deal or No Deal.^[6] She appeared in Fox's series Fringe as Junior Agent Amy Jessup in the first two episodes of its second season.^[33] Markle had some difficulty getting roles early in her career. In 2015, she wrote: "I wasn't black enough for the black roles and I wasn't white enough for the white ones, leaving me somewhere in the middle as the ethnic chameleon who couldn't book a job."^[34]

In July 2011, Markle joined the cast of the USA Network show Suits, playing Rachel Zane. The character began as a paralegal and eventually became an attorney. Markle completed work on that series' seventh season in late 2017.^[35] She appeared in two 2010 films, Get Him to the Greek and Remember Me, and one 2011 film, Horrible Bosses.^[36] She also appeared in episodes of Cuts; Love, Inc.; 90210; Knight Rider; Without a Trace; The League; and Castle.^[32][37]

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Markle (second from right) with the rest of the Suits cast at the Paley Center for Media in 2013

From 2014 to 2017, Markle was founder and editor-in-chief of lifestyle website The Tig.^[38][39] She derived the name from Tignanello red wine.^[40] One of The Tig's features was Tig Talk, a column that profiled women includingJessica Alba,^[41] Gail Simmons,^[42] Ella Woodward,^[43]Daphne Oz,^[44] Elizabeth Hurley,^[45] Lauren Bush Lauren,^[46] Ivanka Trump,^[47] Dianna Agron^[48] and Jessica Stam.^[49][40] In April 2017, she closed The Tig.^[50]

In November 2016, Markle and Canadian clothing companyReitmans released a line of women's fashion workwear.^[51]

In 2010, Markle was paid $187,000 for her role in Remember Me and $171,429 for her role in the short film The Candidate.^[52] For her role on Suits, Fortune magazine estimated that Markle was paid $50,000 per episode, amounting to an annual income of about $450,000.^[53] In addition, it was estimated that, as a lifestyle blogger, she earned about $80,000 annually from endorsements and sponsorships.^[52] In 2017, her total net worth was estimated at $5 million.^[52]

Personal life

Markle began a relationship with actor and producer Trevor Engelson in 2004.^[54] They married in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on September 10, 2011,^[55] and divorced in August 2013.^[56]

Since June 2016, Markle has been in a relationship with Prince Harry,^[57][58] who is sixth inline to the British throne.^[59] Prince Harry and Markle met on a blind date that a common friend set up.^[60] The press began to report the relationship in October 2016.^[61] On November 8, 2016, the British royal family's communications secretary released an official statement that addressed a "wave of abuse and harassment" directed toward Markle.^[62]The statement described sexism, racism and defamatory stories directed at her.^[63][64][65]During a September 2017 interview with Vanity Fair, Markle spoke in public for the first time about her love for Prince Harry.^[66] Later that month, they made their first public appearances together at an official royal engagement at the Invictus Games in Toronto.^[67][68]

While working on Suits, Markle lived in a rented house in the Seaton Village neighborhood of Toronto, Canada, where the show is filmed.^[69] She moved out in late November 2017 after work on the seventh season had been completed.^[70]

In January 2018, Markle deleted her social media accounts and, in a statement issued byKensington Palace, thanked "everyone who has followed her social media accounts over the years".^[71][72]

Engagement and marriage to Prince Harry

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Markle and Prince Harry attending church on Christmas Day, 2017

Markle's engagement to Prince Harry was announced on November 27, 2017.^[57][73] By then, she had met Queen Elizabeth II, Harry's paternal grandmother, several times.^[74] The engagement announcement prompted much comment about the possible social significance of a mixed-race member of the royal family.^[75][76][77] The ring Harry gave Markle consists of a large central diamond fromBotswana, with two smaller diamonds from the jewellery collection of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.^[78]Following the engagement, Markle announced she would retire from acting.^[79][80] After becoming engaged, Markle began the years-long process of becoming a British citizen.^[81]

Markle's first official public appearance with Harry after their engagement was a walkabout in Nottingham on December 1, 2017,^[82][83] in connection with World AIDS Day.^[84] They were invited to celebrate Christmas 2017 with the royal family at the Queen's Sandringham estate.^[85] In early 2018, Markle accompanied Harry on his engagements in Brixton,^[84]Cardiff,^[86] Goldsmiths' Hall,^[87] and Edinburgh.^[88] On February 28, 2018, Markle made her first joint official engagement with Harry, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Harry's brother and sister-in-law), at the first annual forum of the Royal Foundation, "Making a Difference Together".^[89] Markle is expected to become the fourth patron, alongside Harry, William and Catherine, after her marriage into the royal family.^[90] Markle and Harry markedInternational Women's Day by attending an event in Birmingham hosted by theStemettes.^[91] Along with the Queen and other members of the royal family, Markle attended the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 12, 2018.^[92]The couple made their first visit to Northern Ireland on March 23, 2018.^[93]

In preparation for the wedding, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, baptisedMarkle and confirmed her into the Church of England on March 6, 2018.^[94] The private ceremony, performed with water from the River Jordan, took place in the Chapel Royal atSt James's Palace.^[94] The marriage ceremony took place on May 19, 2018, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.^[95] After the wedding, the couple will live at Nottingham Cottage in London, on the grounds of Kensington Palace.^[96]

Charity work

Markle and sportsmen Brian Urlacher and Doug Fisteraddress the audience during aUSO show at Naval Station Rota, Spain, December 6, 2014.

Markle was a counselor for international charity One Young World, speaking at the 2014 annual summit inDublin on the topics of gender equality and modern day slavery.^[97] Also in 2014, she traveled to Afghanistan and Spain as part of the United Service OrganizationsChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Holiday Tour.^{[98][99][100]} In 2016, Markle became a global ambassador for World Vision Canada, traveling to Rwandafor the Clean Water Campaign, the agency's campaign to provide safe, clean drinking water,^{[101][102][34]} and she traveled to India to raise awareness of issues concerning women.^[103] Upon returning from India, she penned an op-ed for Time magazine concerning stigmatization of women in regard to menstrual health.^[104] She has also worked with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women as an Advocate.^[101][105] She identifies as a feminist.^[106] Markle again attended the One Young World summit in 2016.^[107]

Titles and styles

Since her marriage to Prince Harry, Meghan is a princess of the United Kingdom entitled to the style of Royal Highness, as well as Duchess of Sussex, Countess of Dumbarton andBaroness Kilkeel.^[108] She is styled as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex".^[109]The conferring of the Sussex title is an apparent nod to the only other Duke of Sussex, who was known for his progressive views in the early nineteenth century including abolition of the Atlantic slave trade and removal of legal restrictions on Jews^[110]

Filmography

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Notes

References

梅根 Meghan
薩塞克斯公爵夫人殿下（更多頭銜） HRH The Duchess of Sussex
薩塞克斯公爵夫人，攝於2018年3月
出生	Rachel Meghan Markle 1981年8月4日（36歲）  美國加州洛杉磯
配偶	崔佛·英格森（Trevor Engelson）（2011年結婚；2013年離婚） 薩塞克斯公爵哈利王子（2018年結婚）
全名 瑞秋·梅根[a]
朝代	溫莎王朝（成婚）
父親	湯瑪斯·W·馬克爾
母親	多莉亞·拉格蘭德
職業	人道主義工作者 演員、模特兒（2002–2017）
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薩塞克斯公爵夫人梅根殿下（英語：HRH Meghan, Duchess of Sussex，1981年8月4日－），英國薩塞克斯公爵哈利王子之妻，婚前名瑞秋·梅根·馬克爾（英語：Rachel Meghan Markle），婚前從事時裝模特兒、代言人以及演員等職業。梅根曾經與崔佛·英格森（Trevor Engelson）有一段兩年的婚姻。自2016夏天起，她與英國哈利王子開始交往。^[1]2017年11月27日，兩人公布已正式訂婚，於2018年5月19日在英格蘭伯克郡的溫莎堡舉行婚禮。^[2]

做為王室王子妃的梅根已退出所有社交平台，因為現時沒有一位王室成員可以擁有自己的社交帳號，以後所有生活動態都只能在肯西恩頓宮的官方帳號上公布^[3]。

早期[編輯]

梅根在洛杉磯出生長大。母親是非裔美國人，父親是荷蘭裔的愛爾蘭人。父母在她六歲時離異。^[4]她自小在私立學校接受教育，就讀天主教女子高中。2003年，梅根在西北大學畢業，主修戲劇及國際研究，其間曾在美國駐布宜諾斯艾利斯大使館實習。^[5]

出演作品[編輯]

電視節目[編輯]

感情生活[編輯]

2004年，梅根開始和演員兼製片人崔佛·英格森（Trevor Engelson）交往^[9]。2011年9月10日，兩人在牙買加奧喬里奧斯大婚^[10]，可惜婚姻於2013年8月告吹^[11]。

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梅根和哈利王子於2017年聖誕節出席教堂活動。

她和英國王室排第六^[12]的現任丈夫哈利王子的關係於2016年6月公開^[13][14]，兩人經一位共同的朋友牽線搭橋，走到一起^[15]。2016年10月，王室發布新聞稿公布兩人戀情^[16]。2016年11月8日，英國王室新聞秘書發表官方聲明，回應梅根遭到虐待和騷擾的言論^[17]。聲明指，有許多針對梅根的性別歧視、種族主義和誹謗傳聞，當中未點名提及一份在頭版上抹黑她的全國性報紙^[18][19][20]。2017年9月，梅根接受《名利場》雜誌採訪，首度公開提及她和哈利王子的戀情^[21]。當月晚些時候，兩人於多倫多不敗雄心運動會的王室揭幕儀式上首度公開露面^[22][23]。2017年11月27日，哈利王子和梅根宣布訂婚^[13][24]。此時，她多次覲見未來祖母伊莉莎白二世^[25]。訂婚昭告天下，網民紛紛為王室新添加非王族血統成員感到振奮^{[26][27][28][29]}。哈利王子給梅根的戒指中央鑲嵌著波札那大鑽石，兩顆哈里王母黛安娜王妃遺留的小鑽石圍繞其中^[30]。訂婚後，梅根宣布息影^[31][32]。2017年12月1日，世界愛滋病日^[33]，梅根和未婚夫哈利王子在諾丁漢的出巡中首度共同露面^[34][35]。他們受邀和王室成員一道在女王的桑德靈厄姆府歡慶2017年聖誕節^[36]。2018年1月，梅根刪除她的社交媒體帳號。肯西恩頓宮發表聲明，感謝「多年來關注她的社交媒體動向的網友」^[37][38]。年初，梅根隨哈利王子到布里克斯頓^[33]、加的夫^[39]、戈德史密斯大廳^[40]和愛丁堡出席活動^[41]。2018年2月28日，梅根首次隨哈利王子及其哥哥威廉王子與嫂子凱特王妃共同出席王家基金會舉辦的年度論壇^[42]。3月8日國際婦女節當天，兩人赴伯明罕出席活動^[43]。2018年3月12日，梅根隨女王等眾王室成員出席西敏寺的大英國協日禱告^[44]。3月23日，兩人首次共同出訪北愛爾蘭^[45]。

2018年3月6日，在坎特伯雷大主教賈斯汀·韋爾比的主持下，梅根受洗並行按手禮，加入英格蘭教會^[46]。這場不對外公開的儀式在聖詹姆士宮舉行，洗禮的水來自約旦河^[46]。兩人的婚禮定於5月19日在溫莎城堡聖喬治禮拜堂舉行^[47]。成婚後，夫婦倆以肯西恩頓宮的名義入住倫敦諾丁漢小屋^[48] ，而梅根成為英國公民尚需數年的過程^[49]。

電視劇《金裝律師》拍攝期間，梅根在取景地多倫多西頓村租了一間房子^[50]。2017年11月下旬，第七季殺青後，她搬進當地^[51]。

頭銜，稱號，榮譽和文章[編輯]

頭銜和稱號[編輯]

• 2018年5月19日– 至今：薩塞克斯公爵夫人殿下，鄧巴頓伯爵夫人，奇基爾男爵夫人（Her Royal Highness Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Countess of Dumbarton and Baroness Kilkeel）。

在她和哈利王子結婚的當日早晨，白金漢宮宣布女王伊莉莎白二世授予哈利薩塞克斯公爵，鄧巴頓伯爵，奇基爾男爵的頭銜。^[52]作為王子的配偶，梅根也會得到相應的頭銜。

公益[編輯]

2014年12月6日梅根在西班牙羅塔海軍基地舉行的USO展會上演講。

梅根年僅11歲時，曾寫信給當時的第一夫人希拉蕊和肥皂商，成功地讓一家廣告商更改了一個被她發現存在性別歧視內容的全國性電視廣告^[53]。

成年後的梅根擔任了國際慈善機構One Young World的顧問，曾在2014年的都柏林年度峰會上就性別平等和現代奴隸制問題發表講話^[54]。2016年，梅根成為加拿大世界宣明會的全球大使，前往盧安達參加清潔飲水運動^[55][56][57]，還有前往印度致力於提高認識有關婦女的問題^[58]，此行後她為時代雜誌撰文介紹有關月經健康的恥辱^[59]。她還作為聯合國婦女權能署的合作者而行動^[60][61]，被外界認定是女權主義者^[62] 。在2018年，時代雜誌評選梅根為「全球100位最有影響力的人物」之一^[63]。

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