Photos : Meghan Markle: The story of her life in pictures
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Her television debut was in 1993 on Nickelodeon's 'Nick News' where she spoke out against sexist Procter & Gamble ads. © USA Network
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In 1995, she worked at a Humphrey Yogart, which was a frozen yoghurt shop. Her former boss said that she was very popular. © Jason LaVeris
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Her very first role was in General Hospital as Nurse Jill for two episodes. © picture alliance
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Not many know that Markle worked as a freelance calligrapher in 2005. © USA Network
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2011 is the year the trajectory of her career changed after getting the role of Rachel Zane in Suits. © NBC
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In 2007, Markle appeared as one of the briefcase girls in Deal or No Deal. She said it wasn't easy to stand in heels for so long. © Paul Archuleta
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In 2014, she started her own lifestyle blog titlted 'The Tig', which is an homage to her favorite wine Tignanello by Antinori. © Chris Jackson
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She became a World Vision Ambassador in 2016, and helped to bring clean water to a community in Rwanda through donations. © Mark Cuthbert
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In 2017, she continued her humanitarian work through World Vision and visited India to promote women's rights in the country. © Karwai Tang
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In 2017, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially announced their engagement, which initiated her path to becoming a Duchess. © USA Network
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Few days later, USA Network officially announced that Markle was exiting suits, thanking her and wishing her the very best. © James Devaney
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In 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married with celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Elton John attending the wedding. © Pool/Samir Hussein
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In 2019, her first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born. © Chris Jackson
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In 2020, Markle and Prince Harry officially announced that they intend to take a step back from the Royal family. © Samir Hussein
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in 2020, Markle and Prince Harry briefly lived in Canada at their waterfront home on Vancouver Island. © Chris Jackson
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Shortly after moving to California in 2020, it was announced the couple signed a production deal with Netflix. © Gotham
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In October 2020, Markle and Prince Harry officially founded Archwell Inc., focusing on charity and media production. © Max Mumby/Indigo
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In 2021, Meghan gave birth to her second child, a daughter who was given the name Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. © Samir Hussein
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Meghan Markle published 'The Bench' in 2021, her first children's book. It features a poem which began as a love letter to Harry. © Max Mumby/Indigo
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In 2021, Netflix announced that Markle would be the executive producer for the series 'Pearl.' It was then cancelled to cut costs. © Max Mumby/Indigo / GETTYIMAGES
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In 2021, Meghan and Harry shocked fans with their explosive Oprah interview. © Karwai Tang / GETTY IMAGES
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Meghan was seen getting involved at the 2022 Invictus Games 'Land Rover Challenge'. © Samir Hussein / GETTYIMAGES
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In the summer of 2022, Meghan accompanied Prince Harry to Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee. © Chris Jackson / GETTYIMAGES
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Meghan gave a speech at the One Young World Summit 2022. © Karwai Tang / GETTYIMAGES
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Meghan attended Queen Elizabeth's funeral with her Prince Harry in September 2022. © Max Mumby/Indigo / GETTYIMAGES
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In December 2022, 'Harry & Meghan' the documentary aired on Netflix © Patrick van Katwijk / GETTYIMAGES
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Meghan signed with new talent agency WME in April 2023. © Chris Jackson / GETTYIMAGES
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Meghan's old show 'Suits' became Netflix's most-watched series in summer 2023 when it became available on the platform. © Dusseldorf / GETTYIMAGES
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In 2023, Meghan joined Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf. 