Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is an American member of the <a href="/facts/British_royal_family/mx49mfWs">British royal family</a>, media personality, entrepreneur, and former actress. She is married to <a href="/facts/Prince_Harry%2c_Duke_of_Sussex/gPIjskCS">Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex</a>, the younger son of <a href="/facts/King_Charles_III/EJItVkdz">King Charles III</a>.
Meghan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her acting career began at <a href="/facts/Northwestern_University/4dunJHBf">Northwestern University</a>. She played the part of <a href="/facts/Rachel_Zane/YzbFy2vz">Rachel Zane</a> for seven seasons (2011–2018) in the legal drama series <a href="/facts/Suits_(American_TV_series)/FQJ3h4gU">Suits</a>. She also developed a social media presence, which included <a href="/facts/The_Tig_(website)/qXCqMmGz">The Tig</a> (2014–2017), a lifestyle blog. During The Tig period, Meghan became involved in charity work focused primarily on <a href="/facts/Women%2527s_issues/RRqUvGmk">women's issues</a> and <a href="/facts/Social_justice/yPVcRR0w">social justice</a>. She was married to the film producer <a href="/facts/Trevor_Engelson/uJAVQG9F">Trevor Engelson</a> from 2011 until their divorce in 2014.
Meghan retired from acting upon <a href="/facts/Wedding_of_Prince_Harry_and_Meghan_Markle/usUnybBE">her marriage to Prince Harry</a> in 2018 and became known as the <a href="/facts/Duke_of_Sussex/8YlXrEjk">Duchess of Sussex</a>. They have two children: <a href="/facts/Prince_Archie_of_Sussex/Jqe9vCIW">Archie</a> and <a href="/facts/Princess_Lilibet_of_Sussex/rwhIuQs8">Lilibet</a>. The couple <a href="/facts/Megxit/zBC5C4JS">stepped down as working royals</a> in January 2020, moved to Meghan's native <a href="/facts/Southern_California/1CaAWjd2">Southern California</a> and launched <a href="/facts/Archewell_Inc./jAYNTolY">Archewell Inc.</a>, a <a href="/facts/Beverly_Hills/enbBhsjT">Beverly Hills</a>-based mix of for-profit and not-for-profit (charitable) business organizations. In March 2021, she and her husband participated in <a href="/facts/Oprah_with_Meghan_and_Harry/20cmHTjm">Oprah with Meghan and Harry</a>, a much-publicized American television interview by <a href="/facts/Oprah_Winfrey/vnH4DEDp">Oprah Winfrey</a>. She has written the children's book <a href="/facts/The_Bench_(book)/Pnu63JKG">The Bench</a>, hosted a podcast <a href="/facts/Archetypes_(podcast)/hWyDMLVu">Archetypes</a> (2022), and has starred in the <a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a> series <a href="/facts/Harry_%2526_Meghan/XtJTe6CA">Harry & Meghan</a> (2022) and <a href="/facts/With_Love%2c_Meghan/IGesej1n">With Love, Meghan</a> (2025). Her lifestyle and cooking brand, <a href="/facts/As_Ever/ThVXQTJl">As Ever</a>, was officially launched in April 2025.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex open-in-new

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex