Meghan, Adipatni Sussex: Perbedaan antara revisi

Dari 2011 sampai perceraian mereka pada tahun 2013, Markle menikah dengan aktor dan produser Trevor Engelson. Pada tahun 2017, dia mengumumkan pertunangannya dengan [[Pangeran Harry]], cucu laki-laki dari [[Ratu Elizabeth II]], dan pindah ke London. Dia kemudian pensiun dari akting, menutup akun-akun media sosialnya, dan mulai melakukan keterlibatan publik atas nama [[Keluarga kerajaan Inggris]]. Sesudah [[Pernikahan Pangeran Harry dan Meghan Markle|pernikahan mereka]] pada 19 Mei 2018, Markle dikenal sebagai Duchess of Sussex.

 

Rachel Meghan Markle lahir pada 4 Agustus 1981, di [[Los Angeles]], California,<ref name=":1" /> di West Park Hospital di Canoga Park.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Morton |url=https://books.google.es/books?id=FbRPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT26&lpg=PT26&dq=Roslyn+Loveless&source=bl&ots=ydmKYxG31d&sig=BDHqQMi0wIVKdp0OBsGLvx1Vv-o&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRi_bS7JTbAhXFOxQKHcQRAVQ4ChDoATADegQIARBE#v=snippet&q=West%20Park%20Hospital&f=false |title=Meghan: A Hollywood Princess |publisher=Books.google.es |date= |accessdate=May 20, 2018}}</ref> Ibunya, Doria Ragland, seorang pekerja sosial dan instruktur yoga, sejak 2017 tinggal di View Park–Windsor Hills, California.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Boyle |first1=Danny |title=Who is Meghan Markle? Everything we know about Prince Harry's girlfriend |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/31/who-is-meghan-markle-everything-we-know-about-the-suits-actress/ |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=November 8, 2016 |accessdate=November 12, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112080658/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/31/who-is-meghan-markle-everything-we-know-about-the-suits-actress/ |archivedate=November 12, 2016 |df=mdy-all}} {{subscription}}</ref><ref name="bbcnewsmorrismeghanwho">{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Regan |title='Meghan who?' LA shrugs over Harry's hometown girlfriend |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41391607 |accessdate=November 28, 2017 |publisher=BBC News |date=September 27, 2017 |quote=But Markle's mother lives in the View Park-Windsor Hills neighbourhood, which is one of the wealthiest, primarily African American areas in the US. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930195924/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41391607 |archivedate=September 30, 2017 |df=}}</ref> Markle sering menjelaskan hubungan dekatnya dengan ibunya.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/19/europe/doria-ragland-meghan-markle-mother-intl/index.html |title=Doria Ragland: Meghan Markle's mother by her side on wedding day |last=CNN |first=Angela Dewan, |work=CNN |access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref> Ayahnya, Thomas Markle Sr., yang tinggal di Rosarito, Meksiko,<ref>{{cite web | title = Meghan Markle's father lives in a quiet Baja town; but the British pa... | url = http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-meghan-markle-baja-20180401-story.html | date = May 5, 2018 | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20180505031834/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-meghan-markle-baja-20180401-story.html | archivedate = May 5, 2018 | deadurl = yes | df = }}</ref><ref name="thetimesmeghanmarklesfamilytree">{{cite news |last1=Humphries |first1=Will |title=Meghan Markle's family tree |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meghan-markle-s-family-tree-kvlzmz82s |accessdate=November 28, 2017 |work=The Times |date=November 27, 2017}} {{subscription}}</ref> adalah seorang pensiunan sutradara fotografi dan tata cahaya, yang profesinya membuat putrinya yang masih kecil sering mengunjunginya di lokasi ''Married...with Children''.<ref name="Esquire">{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a23925/meghan-markle-interview/ |title=Meghan Markle Talks Suits, Catholic Childhood and Growing Up On Set of Married With Children |date=July 13, 2013 |first=Matt |last=Goulet |work=Esquire |publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc. |accessdate=January 14, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227230400/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a23925/meghan-markle-interview/ |archivedate=February 27, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Tony |title=Prince Harry ready to meet Meghan Markle's father |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/11/prince-harry-ready-to-meet-meghan-markles-father/ |work=Mercury News |date=November 1, 2016 |accessdate=November 12, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112094556/http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/11/prince-harry-ready-to-meet-meghan-markles-father/ |archivedate=November 12, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Orang tua Markle bercerai ketika dia berusia enam tahun.<ref name="Time-Earlylife">{{cite news |url=http://time.com/5037786/meghan-markle-prince-harry-engagement/ |title=Meet Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's Fiancee And Britain's Newest Royal-To-Be |work=Time |first=Tara |last=John |date=November 27, 2017 |accessdate=November 30, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128224356/http://time.com/5037786/meghan-markle-prince-harry-engagement/ |archivedate=November 28, 2017 |df=}}</ref><ref name="half-sister">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/news/meghan-markles-half-sister-write-tell-all-book-pushy-sibling/ |title=Meghan Markle's half-sister to write a tell-all book about her 'pushy' sibling |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=April 3, 2017 |accessdate=November 30, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611193328/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/news/meghan-markles-half-sister-write-tell-all-book-pushy-sibling/ |archivedate=June 11, 2017 |df=}}</ref> Dia mempunyai dua saudara tiri seayah, Thomas Markle Jr. dan Samantha Markle, yang dilaporkan tidak dekat dengannya.<ref name="estranged">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/15/the-royal-in-laws-meghan-markles-family|title=The royal in-laws: Meghan Markle's family |publisher=The Guardian|date=May 15, 2018 |accessdate=July 10, 2018|first=Caroline|last=Davies}}</ref>

 

Markle tumbuh di Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41391607 |title='Meghan who?' LA shrugs over Harry's hometown girlfriend |last1=Morris |first1=Regan |publisher=BBC |date=September 26, 2017 |accessdate=October 26, 2017 |quote=Her childhood in Los Angeles was more centred in Hollywood, where she attended a private primary school known for having a fabulous swimming pool as well as a playground&nbsp;... Markle attended a private, all-girls Catholic high school on a beautiful campus in the Hollywood Hills. The school requires public service to graduate and the actress credits her parents and the school with starting her commitment to humanitarian work. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054121/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41391607 |archivedate=October 26, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Dia bersekolah disekolah-sekolah swasta, dimulai diusia dua tahun di Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duchess of Sussex - Education|url=https://www.royal.uk/duchess-sussex|publisher=UK Gov. 2018|accessdate=May 21, 2018|quote=The Duchess attended the Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse from the ages of 2-11 and began her secondary education at Immaculate Heart High School in 1992....}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Woustra |first1=Kristy |title=Who Is Meghan Markle: The Actress Was Changing The World At Age 11 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/11/11/who-is-meghan-markle_n_12914342.html |work=[[HuffPost]] |location=Canada |accessdate=November 8, 2016 |quote="I was just 11 years old when I was in my classroom at Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse&nbsp;..." |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112215502/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/11/11/who-is-meghan-markle_n_12914342.html |archivedate=November 12, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Diusia 11 tahun, kampanye suksesnya tentang sebuah perusahaan untuk merubah sebuah iklan televisi nasional tentang seksisme diulas oleh Linda Ellerbee di ''[[Nick News with Linda Ellerbee|Nick News]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-meghan-markle-at-12-fighting-sexism-on-tv-20171130-story.html |title=Meghan Markle at 11: Fighting sexism on TV |last=Boedeker |first=Hal |date=November 30, 2017 |work=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=December 1, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201063734/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-meghan-markle-at-12-fighting-sexism-on-tv-20171130-story.html |archivedate=December 1, 2017 |df=}}</ref> Markle memasuki Immaculate Heart High School, sebuah sekolah swasta Katolik perempuan di Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodgkin |first1=Emily |title=Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton's path to royalty REVEALED – from Hollywood to Kensington |url=http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/796133/Meghan-Markle-Kate-Middleton-pictures |location=UK |work=Daily Express |date=September 23, 2017 |accessdate=September 26, 2017 |quote=Both girls (i.e., Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle) were educated at private schools. Meghan attended Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse and then later Immaculate Heart High School, an all-girls, independent Roman Catholic high school in LA. Alumni includes super model Tyra Banks and actress Mary Tyler Moore.}}</ref> tetapi dibesarkan sebagai seorang [[Protestan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/europe/meghan-markle-baptized-intl/index.html|title=Meghan Markle baptized in private ceremony |work=CNN |first=Lauren |last=Said-Moorhouse |date=March 9, 2018 |accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref> Dia kemudian memasuki [[Northwestern University]], dimana dia bergabung dengan perkumpulan wanita [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]], dan berpartisipasi di pelayanan masyarakat dan proyek-proyek amal.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Swartz|first1=Tracy|title=New Meghan Markle book rehashes time at Northwestern|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180417/281578061253320|accessdate=April 21, 2018|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=April 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Swartz"/> Markle lulus dari School of Communications Northwestern pada tahun 2003 dengan sebuah gelar S1 di dua jurusan, teater dan studi internasional.<ref>{{cite news | title = Meghan Markle exclusive: Diana's biographer Andrew Morton on how the Suits star made it to the heart of the Establishment | url = https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meghan-markle-exclusive-dianas-biographer-andrew-morton-on-how-the-suits-star-made-it-to-the-heart-of-the-establishment-cgp0fc86l | work = The Times | location = London | date = April 1, 2018 | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20180404122637/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meghan-markle-exclusive-dianas-biographer-andrew-morton-on-how-the-suits-star-made-it-to-the-heart-of-the-establishment-cgp0fc86l | archivedate = April 4, 2018 | deadurl = yes | df = }}</ref><ref name = telegraph /> Dia juga pernah magang di kedutaan Amerika Serikat di [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina,<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news |last1=Willgress |first1=Lydia |last2=Boyle |first2=Danny |date=September 21, 2017 |title=Who is Meghan Markle? Everything we know about Prince Harry's girlfriend |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/31/who-is-meghan-markle-everything-we-know-about-the-suits-actress/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |quote=She studied at a girls' Roman Catholic college before graduating from Northwestern University School of Communication in 2003 – where she double-majored in theatre and international relations – just as her acting career was beginning. She worked for the US Embassy in Buenos Aires. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107023113/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/31/who-is-meghan-markle-everything-we-know-about-the-suits-actress/ |archivedate=January 7, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> dan belajar selama satu semester di [[Madrid]], Spanyol.<ref name="Swartz">{{Cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-meghan-markle-northwestern-20180509-story.html |title=Meghan Markle recalled as dignified, charitable during her Northwestern days |last=Swartz |first=Tracy |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date = May 9, 2018 |access-date=May 13, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

 

Markle bekerja sebagai seorang kaligrafer sampingan untuk membiayainya diawal karir aktingnya.<ref name="Esquire"/> Penampilan pertamanya di layar disebuah peran kecil sebegai perawat disebuah episode opera sabun siang hari ''[[General Hospital]]''.<ref name="ABC SID">{{cite journal|url=http://www.abc.soapsindepth.com/posts/meghan-markle-on-general-hospital-147566|title=Meghan Markle Started Her Acting Career on ''General Hospital''|journal=[[Soaps In Depth#ABC Soaps In Depth|ABC Soaps In Depth]]|date=December 5, 2017|first=Chris|last=Eades|accessdate=January 26, 2018|publisher=[[Bauer Media Group|Bauer Publications]]|location=United States|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230215554/http://www.abc.soapsindepth.com/posts/meghan-markle-on-general-hospital-147566|archivedate=December 30, 2017|df=}}</ref><ref name="Vulture">{{Cite news |url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/11/meghan-markles-tv-work-a-guide.html |title=Beyond ''Suits'': Your Guide to Meghan Markle's TV Work |last=Ivie |first=Devon |date=November 28, 2017 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|access-date=November 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129230634/http://www.vulture.com/2017/11/meghan-markles-tv-work-a-guide.html|archive-date=November 29, 2017|dead-url=no |df=}}</ref> Diawal karirnya, Markle menjadi peran tamu kecil di serial TV ''Century City'' (2004), ''The War at Home'' (2006), dan ''[[CSI: NY]]'' (2006).<ref name="Vulture" /> Dia juga mengambil beberapa kontrak pekerjaan akting dan modeling, ternasuk menjadi seorang "gadis koper" diacara permainan AS ''[[Deal or No Deal]]''.<ref name="Esquire"/> Dia tampil diserial [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ''Fringe'' sebagai Agen Junior Amy Jessup di dua episode awal dari musim kedua acara ini.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meghan-markle-joins-fringe-85750 |title=Meghan Markle joins 'Fringe' |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 23, 2009 |accessdate=June 24, 2009 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629161102/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meghan-markle-joins-fringe-85750 |archivedate=June 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Markle mendapat kesulitan untuk mendapat peran diawal karirnya. Pada tahun 2015, dia menulis: "Menjadi 'ambigu secara etnis', karena aku di industri ini, berarti aku sebenarnya bisa audisi untuk peran apapun&nbsp;... Sayangnya, itu tidak penting: Aku tidak cukup hitam untuk peran orang berkulit hitam dan aku tidak cukup putih untuk peran orang berkulit putih, meninggalkanku ditengah-tengah sebagai etnis campuran yang tidak bisa mendapat pekerjaan."<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/27/europe/meghan-markle-profile/index.html |title=Meghan Markle: Who is Prince Harry's bride-to-be? |author=Judith Vonberg |publisher=CNN |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127115929/http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/27/europe/meghan-markle-profile/index.html |archivedate=November 27, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

 

Pada bulan Juli 2011, Markle bergabung dengan pemain acara serial TV ''Suits'' di [[USA Network]], memainkan Rachel Zane. Dia menyelesaikan pekerjaannya dimusim tujuh pada akhir 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/meghan-markle-suits-quit-royal-engagement-prince-harry-season-7-8-tv-show-a8077746.html |title=Meghan Markle to quit Suits after engagement to Prince Harry |date=November 27, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127111558/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/meghan-markle-suits-quit-royal-engagement-prince-harry-season-7-8-tv-show-a8077746.html |archivedate=November 27, 2017 |df=}}</ref> Dia tampil di dua film tahun 2010, ''Get Him to the Greek'' dan ''Remember Me'', dan satu film 2011, ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''.<ref name="thrlegalmind">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meghan-markle-books-lead-role-27013 |title=Meghan Markle books lead role on 'Legal Mind' |first=James |last=Hibberd |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 24, 2010 |accessdate=November 16, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123195551/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meghan-markle-books-lead-role-27013 |archivedate=January 23, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Dia juga muncul di episode-episode ''Cuts''; ''Love, Inc.''; ''90210''; ''Knight Rider''; ''Without a Trace''; ''The League''; dan ''Castle''.<ref name="Vulture"/><ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/meghan-markle/credits/257229/ |title=Meghan Markle |website=TV Guide|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035257/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/meghan-markle/credits/257229/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|dead-url=no|access-date=November 28, 2017 |df=}}</ref>

 

Pada bulan November 2016, Markle dan perusahaan pakaian Kanada Reitmans merilis lini pakaian kerja dan gaya sehari-hari untuk wanita.<ref name="delap">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/life/fashion_style/2016/11/01/suits-star-meghan-markle-launches-accessible-clothing-line-at-reitmans.html |title=Suits star Meghan Markle launches 'accessible' clothing line at Reitmans |last=Delap |first=Leanne |date=November 5, 2016 |work=Toronto Star |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021722/https://www.thestar.com/life/fashion_style/2016/11/01/suits-star-meghan-markle-launches-accessible-clothing-line-at-reitmans.html |archivedate=November 9, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Pada tahun 2010, Markle dibayar $187,000 untuk perannya di ''Remember Me'' dan $171,429 untuk perannya di film pendek ''The Candidate''.<ref name="net worth">{{cite web|last1=Dangremond|first1=Sam|title=Meghan Markle Net Worth 2017|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a13085480/meghan-markle-net-worth/|website=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]|accessdate=April 4, 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202021206/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a13085480/meghan-markle-net-worth/|archivedate=December 2, 2017|df=}}</ref> Untuk perannya di ''Suits'', majalah ''[[Fortune (majalah)|Fortune]]'' memperkirakan Markle dibayar $50,000 per episode, yang pendapatan per tahunnya sekitar $450,000.<ref name="fortune">{{cite web | title = Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: What's Their Net Worth? | work = Fortune | url = http://fortune.com/2017/11/27/prince-harry-meghan-markle-net-worth/ | date = April 4, 2018 | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20180404123759/http://fortune.com/2017/11/27/prince-harry-meghan-markle-net-worth/ | archivedate = April 4, 2018 | deadurl = yes | df = }}</ref> Sementara itu, diperkirakan sebagai seorang blogger gaya hidup, dia memperoleh sekitar $80,000 per tahun dari iklan dan sponsor.<ref name="net worth" />

 

Markle mulai menjalin hubungan dengan aktor dan produser Trevor Engelson pada tahun 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/who-meghan-markles-ex-husband-trevor-engelson-722843 |title=Who Is Meghan Markle's Ex-Husband, Trevor Engelson? |work=Newsweek |first=Tom |last=Porter |date=November 27, 2017 |accessdate=December 21, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211015759/http://www.newsweek.com/who-meghan-markles-ex-husband-trevor-engelson-722843 |archivedate=December 11, 2017 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://forward.com/schmooze/388553/how-meghan-markles-jewish-ex-husband-became-the-guy-who-lost-future-royal-b/ |title=How Meghan Markle’s Jewish Ex-Husband Became The Guy Who Lost Future Royal Bride|work=Forward.com |date=November 19, 2017 |deadurl=no |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Mereka menikah di Ocho Rios, Jamaika, pada 10 September 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hitched-hatched-hired-240470|title=Hitched, Hatched, Hired|date=September 27, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024230058/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hitched-hatched-hired-240470|archivedate=October 24, 2012|deadurl=no|accessdate=February 2, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> dan berpisah melalui sebuah perceraian pada bulan Agustus 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/36-things-learnt-meghan-markle-past-year/ |title=36 things we've learnt about Meghan Markle in the past year |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=September 5, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818062326/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/36-things-learnt-meghan-markle-past-year/ |archivedate=August 18, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> dan menyatakan perbedaan yang tidak dapat disatukan.<ref name="TCMMEX406182">{{cite news|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a12655965/trevor-engelson-meghan-markle-ex-husband-facts/|title=Meghan Markle's Ex-Husband Trevor Engelson Just Got Engaged|date=4 June 2018|work=Town & Country|accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref>

 

Markle pernah berpacaran dengan seorang koki selebriti dan pengusaha restoran Cory Vitiello selama hampir dua tahun.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/31/prince-harry-met-new-girlfriend-while-she-was-still-dating-celeb/|title=Prince Harry 'met new girlfriend while she was still dating celebrity chef'|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|date=2016-10-31|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> They lived together in their residence in Toronto.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/meghan-markle-cory-vitiello-nearly-got-married-split-due-pasta-recipe-2672070|title=Meghan Markle, Cory Vitiello Nearly Got Married, Split Due To Pasta Recipe|last=Armecin|first=Catherine|date=2018-04-15|work=International Business Times|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> Hubungan mereka berakhir pada Mei 2016.<ref name=":4" />

 

Pada bulan Juni 2016, Markle mulai menjalin hubungan dengan [[Pangeran Harry]],<ref name="Cambridge">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/26/duke-cambridge-approved-prince-harrys-plea-trolls-leave-meghan/ |title=The Duke of Cambridge approved Prince Harry's plea to trolls to leave Meghan Markle alone |website=The Daily Telegraph |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912063947/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/26/duke-cambridge-approved-prince-harrys-plea-trolls-leave-meghan/ |archivedate=September 12, 2017 |dead-url=no |access-date=September 5, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite news |title=Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/27/prince-harry-to-marry-meghan-markle |accessdate=November 27, 2017 |work=The Guardian |date=November 27, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127200809/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/27/prince-harry-to-marry-meghan-markle |archivedate=November 27, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> yang pada saat itu merupakan pewaris kelima tahta Kerajaan Inggris.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-harry-meghan-markle-royal-wedding-marriage-engaged-1.4417681 |title=Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to finally tie the knot |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127144359/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-harry-meghan-markle-royal-wedding-marriage-engaged-1.4417681 |archivedate=November 27, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Markle dan Pangeran Harry bertemu disebuah kencan buta yang dirancang oleh sesama teman mereka.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/27/harry-meghan-blind-date-engagement-words/ |title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle engaged: 'She didn't even let me finish!' Couple describe 'sweet, natural and very romantic' proposal |last=Furness |first=Hannah |date=November 27, 2017 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=November 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127233239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/27/harry-meghan-blind-date-engagement-words/|archive-date=November 27, 2017|dead-url=no }}</ref> Media mulai melaporkan hubungan mereka pada Oktober 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/5036452/prince-harry-meghan-markle-relationship-timeline/ |title=A Detailed History of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Relationship |last=Samuelson |first=Kate |date=November 27, 2017 |website=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127233723/http://time.com/5036452/prince-harry-meghan-markle-relationship-timeline/ |archive-date=November 27, 2017 |dead-url=no |access-date=November 28, 2017 }}</ref> Pada tanggal 8 November 2016, sekretaris komunikasi [[Keluarga kerajaan Inggris]] mengeluarkan sebuah pernyataan resmi dari sebuah "gelombang pelecehan" yang mengarah kepada Markle.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.royal.uk/statement-communications-secretary-prince-harry |title=A Statement by the Communications Secretary to Prince Harry |last=Vallance |first=Adam |date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=The Royal Family |access-date=September 26, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052849/https://www.royal.uk/statement-communications-secretary-prince-harry |archivedate=September 27, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Pernyataan tersebut berisi tentang seksisme, rasisme dan cerita-cerita fitnah yang mengarah kepadanya.<ref name="Guardian on smear">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/08/prince-harry-lambasts-press-over-meghan-markle-coverage |title=Prince Harry attacks press over 'wave of abuse' of girlfriend Meghan Markle |work=The Guardian |author=Robert Booth and Lisa O'Carroll |date=November 8, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907173906/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/08/prince-harry-lambasts-press-over-meghan-markle-coverage |archivedate=September 7, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/11/08/who-would-smear-prince-harrys-new-girlfriend/93472876/ |title=Who would want to 'smear' Prince Harry's new girlfriend Meghan Markle? |author=Maria Puente |date=November 8, 2016 |work=USA Today |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115001255/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/11/08/who-would-smear-prince-harrys-new-girlfriend/93472876/ |archivedate=November 15, 2017 |deadurl=no |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2016/11/02/prince-harry-s-girlfriend.html |title=WTF? British Website Calls Prince Harry's Black Girlfriend 'Straight Outta Compton' |publisher=Black Entertainment Television |date=November 2, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030174427/https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2016/11/02/prince-harry-s-girlfriend.html#! |archivedate=October 30, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Selama wawancara dengan ''[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]]'' pada September 2017, Markle berbicara dipublik untuk pertama kalinya tentang hubungannya dengan Pangeran Harry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/meghan-markle-cover-story |title=Meghan Markle, Wild About Harry! |website=Vanity Fair |dead-url=no |access-date=September 5, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905111316/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/meghan-markle-cover-story |archivedate=September 5, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Dibulan yang sama, mereka membuat penampilan publik pertama bersama-sama di sebuah komitmen kerajaan resmi Invictus Games di Toronto.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41376139 |title=Meghan Markle attends Invictus Games |date=September 24, 2017 |work=BBC News Online |access-date=September 26, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927085407/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41376139 |archivedate=September 27, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/prince-harry-meghan-markle-make-official-public-appearance/story?id=50007178 |title=Prince Harry, Meghan Markle make first official public appearance |date=September 26, 2017 |publisher=ABC News|access-date=September 26, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925041954/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/prince-harry-meghan-markle-make-official-public-appearance/story?id=50007178 |archivedate=September 25, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>