Things You Didn’t Know About Meghan Markle’s Mother

The world watched on May 19, 2018, when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said “I do,” and as we obsess over the details of their royal wedding, everyone is still trying to learn as much as they can about the new royal and her family. One person we don’t know a ton about is Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland.

The former Suits star’s parents divorced when she was just six and Markle was raised by Ragland, who she has described with the words, “Dreadlocks. Nose ring. Yoga instructor. Free spirit. Lover of potato chips & lemon tarts.”

Here’s what you need to know about Harry’s mother-in-law and how the prince really feels about her (page 7).

People didn’t think Ragland was Markle’s mother

Markle’s mother is African-American and her father is white. In 2015, Markle wrote in Elle magazine about being biracial and how she and her family were the targets of racial abuse when she was growing up.

She shared that as a kid she did not live in a diverse area and because she passed for Caucasian, people assumed Ragland was her nanny and would always ask where her mother was.

Next: When Ragland met Prince Harry