Meghan Markle-Prince Harry Wedding: From a Freelance Calligrapher to a Social Worker, Here's All You Need to Know About the Royal Bride

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are all set to tie the knot on May 19, 2018. The royal wedding is the only topic that has been getting discussed right now as this is for the first time that an American and an actress is entering the royal zone. She is best known for her role as lawyer Rachel is drama series Suits. Apart from that she has worked in a few noted movies too. But, who is this girl for whom the Prince broke the usual royal rules and is all set to make her his princess? Here are some interesting facts about the Hollywood beauty.

1.Meghan was born in Los Angeles in 1981. Her mom Doria is a yoga instructor and clinical therapist. Her dad Thomas, an Emmy Award-winning director of photography. She also has a step sister named Samantha and a half-brother Thomas Markle Jr. (who are not much appreciative of her!)

2. If we go by the IMDB page, her name is actually ‘Rachel Meghan Markle’ and not just Meghan Markle. Incidentally, her name in Suits is also Rachel Zane.

3. Meghan’s zeal for equality was seen at the mere age of 11. At that age, she wrote a letter to the First Lady Hillary Clinton, condemning a soap ad that said that a woman’s place in the kitchen. Post this, the ad was pulled down!

4. Before getting a break into the cine-world, she worked as a freelance calligrapher. She made an entry into films after her friend casually passed on an amateur film of hers to a manager in in Buenos Aires.

5. Markle was seen in projects like Deal or No Deal, General Hospital, 90210, Knight Rider, CSI:NY, Get Him to the Greek and Horrible Bosses, apart from the much-loved Suits.

6. The most googled actress of 2016 is currently in Toronto with her dogs, Bogart and Guy. She also has her own lifestyle blog called ‘The Tig’. She also loves to exercise in a dark room with a candle light on. She is known to spend one entire month in Italy after she watched the film ‘Eat Pray Love’.

7. Her step sister Samantha Grant is reportedly writing a know-it-all book on Meghan Markle which is apparently titled as ‘The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister’. Well, read between the lines! Meanwhile, her step brother Thomas Markle Jr had written a letter to the Prince against marrying Markle.

8.Talking about Markle’s social work, she was the Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada. She also did a substantial work in United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women. To support campaigns for clean water and women's education, she visited areas in Rwanda and India.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are all set to tie knot in grand ceremony at St. George’s Chapel. Do let us know your thoughts on the royal bride, right in the comments section below.

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