Everything You Need to Know About Prince Harry's Bae Meghan Markle
From her smarts to her career.
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Royal Relationship - Prince Harry is showing he is down with the swirl as he's currently publicly dating African-American Suits actress Meghan Markle. Dating a member of the royal family is a big deal, but we don't know much more about the actress other than her current love life. Learn more about her after the jump.(Photo from left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for SELF Magazine, Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)
Photo By Photo from left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for SELF Magazine
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California Girl - The actress hails from Los Angeles, where she was born and raised. The 35-year-old was born on August 4, 1981.(Photo: Monica Schipper/Getty Images
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Biracial - She is the daughter of an African-American mother, who was a yoga instructor, and a white father, who was a photography director.(Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for P.S. ARTS)
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Early Start - She got her first big break in 2002 in an episode of the daytime soap opera General Hospital, in which she played a character named Jill.(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for SELF Magazine)
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College Grad - She is an alum of Northwestern University, where she earned a communications degree in 2003.(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for ELLE)
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Good-hearted - She's a philanthropist at heart and enjoys helping others. This seems to be something that her boyfriend, Prince Harry, likes about her. "Harry loves that she is so into philanthropy," a source told Us."One of the first things they spoke about was all the work she does with shelter animals. He loves that she's so caring."(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Miu Miu)
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Under Wraps - Meghan and Prince Harry deliberately kept their romance under the radar for four months before they decided to go public with their relationship. They started off as friends but Prince Harry reportedly started texting her regularly. From there, their relationship took a romantic turn.(Photo: Zak Hussein/Getty Images)
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Low-key - The couple started off going on subtle, low-key dates in the early stages. In early July, they went on a group date with friends and went on solo dates following. When things started getting serious, Meghan started visiting him at Kensington Palace.(Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images)
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New Beginnings - The actress was once married but separated from her now ex-husband Trevor Engelson back in 2013 after two years of marriage. They finalized their divorce the following year.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)
Photo By Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
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Dating Around - Prior to dating Prince Harry, the actress was seeing a well-known Canadian restaurateur named Cory Vitiello.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Relais & Chateaux)
