While Meghan's mother breaks silence on her daughter's relationship with Prince Harry, the former actress recalls her first meeting with her brother-in-law.
- Dec 9, 2022
AceShowbiz - Meghan Markle's mother Doria Ragland considers the last five years since the former actress met and married Prince Harry to be amongst the most "challenging" of her life. Speaking out for the first time about the attention on her daughter's relationship with the royal, the Duchess of Sussex's mum revealed she was "ready to have [her] voice heard" as she appears in the couple's explosive "Harry and Meghan" Netflix documentary.
"The last five years have been challenging," she said when speaking in the second episode of the programme - which launched on the streaming platform on Thursday, December 8.
She also recalled the moment Meghan told her she was first dating the prince and admitted she was stunned by the news. She revealed, "I do [remember], when she told me we were on the phone and she said ''Mummy I'm going out with Prince Harry' and I started whispering 'oh my god.' "
And Doria reflected on the first time she met Harry, gushing over his looks and pointing out how "happy" they looked as a couple. She continued, "And I remember when I first met him too, he was a six one handsome man with really great manners."
"He was just really nice and they looked really happy together, like he was the one. Once it was announced that they were together it seemed kind of like a novelty."
Meanwhile, Meghan commented on the differences when it came to meeting brother-in-law Prince William and his wife Duchess Catherine for the first time. She said, "They came over for dinner, I remember I was in ripped jeans and I was barefoot. I was a hugger. I've always been a hugger, I didn't realise that that is really jarring for a lot of Brits."
"I guess I started to understand very quickly that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside. There is a forward-facing way of being, and then you close the door and go 'You can relax now', but that formality carries over on both sides. And that was surprising to me.' "
