{"id":2401129,"date":"2026-05-04T08:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2401129"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:27:06","slug":"meghan-markle-goes-on-secret-trip-solo-for-special-occasion-days-befor-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-goes-on-secret-trip-solo-for-special-occasion-days-befor-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle goes on secret trip solo for special occasion days befor | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meghan Markle<\/a> went on a secret trip over the weekend to mark a special occasion for one of her old pals. The Duchess of Sussex travelled to Chicago to attend a First Communion ceremony of the son of one of her best friends from college.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to reports, the Duchess is the boy\u2019s godmother. In a picture posted online, Meghan can be seen beaming as she dons a beige coat with a high neck.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Her hair is styled in a tight low bun, and her husband, Prince Harry<\/a>, appears not to be with her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to People<\/a> magazine, sources close to the Duchess confirmed her trip and that she is now back in Montecito, California, with her two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A source claimed that the Duchess arrived early to church and was among other families and friends from her college days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meghan enrolled at Northwestern University in Illinois in 1999 to study theatre and international studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During her studies, she managed to secure an internship at the US embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the help of her now-estranged father, Thomas Markle and his brother, Mike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The move reportedly sparked the duchess’s political ambitions, but her dreams were shattered after she didn’t score high enough on a key test for a job at the State Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the book Finding Freedom by authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, Meghan failed the Foreign Service Officer Test, which left her disappointed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The book read: “When she didn’t pass the highly competitive test, she was extremely disappointed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“She wasn’t used to failing. It was a major blow to her confidence, which she had always tried to protect.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The duchess then returned to Northwestern University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree with a double major in theatre and international studies at the School of Communication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It comes just days after Prince Archie marks his seventh birthday on Wednesday, May 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The young prince is likely to mark the day privately with his family in California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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