Before Meghan Markle became a household name as the actress who married Prince Harry, she had already walked down the aisle once before.
The Duchess of Sussex exchanged vows with American film producer Trevor Engelson in August 2011, following a chance meeting at a bar when she was just 23 years old.
Although their marriage ended in divorce just two years later, their relationship is thought to have been largely harmonious for several years.
While few details about their romance have emerged publicly, some fascinating aspects of their wedding ceremony have surfaced over the years, partly due to Meghan’s starring role in the hit TV series Suits.
Despite her relatively limited celebrity status at the time, Meghan imposed a rather demanding requirement on her wedding attendees, much to their bewilderment.
In her book The Palace Papers, royal biographer Tina Brown included a quote from someone who was present at the 2011 ceremony. According to Brown, the attendee disclosed, “The only jarring note is that Meghan sent out a note requesting ‘no social media, please.’
“We were all laughing because she had been on Suits for a few months and at that point, we were like, is she kidding me? She was like, ‘I’m a really big actress’.”
Meghan and Trevor separated in 2013, citing “irreconcilable differences,” with their divorce becoming official the following year. This happened four years before Meghan walked down the aisle again to marry Harry in Windsor, after their rapid romance.
Meghan said goodbye to her Suits career after getting engaged to King Charles’ youngest son.
The couple had been dating for under two years when Harry proposed at their Kensington Palace home, with their wedding ceremony happening less than a year afterward.
While Meghan was welcomed into the royal family with open arms, her time as a working royal proved brief. She and Harry both withdrew from royal responsibilities and moved to Montecito in California in 2020.
On January 13, 2020, a royal meeting occurred at Sandringham to address the situation in what became known as the “Sandringham Summit,” headed by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The discussion included the late monarch, King Charles, Prince William and Harry, though Meghan was conspicuously missing.
Reports at the time indicated that the Sussexes didn’t consider it “necessary for the duchess to join.”
Following the “summit,” the Queen released a statement declaring, “Today my family had very constructive discussions on the future of my grandson and his family.
“My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family.
“Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.”
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