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Meghan Markle is a former American actress, best known for her role as paralegal Rachel Zane in US legal drama Suits.
She began dating Prince Harry in 2016 and the couple announced their engagement in November 2017.
She married the Prince at St George's Chapel in Windsor in May 2018, becoming the Duchess of Sussex upon her marriage.
Meghan gave birth to the couple's first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, in May 2019 and their second child, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, in June 2021.
The Los Angeles-born royal lives in Montecito, California with her family. She is a feminist and champion of human rights and gender equity. She and Prince Harry co-founded The Archewell Foundation in 2020 to support communities in need.