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00:00:02What three words describe Meghan Markle?
00:00:06Hmm.
00:00:10Stylish.
00:00:13Sophisticated.
00:00:15Hmm.
00:00:17Smart.
00:00:19Intelligent.
00:00:21Calculating.
00:00:22Assertive.
00:00:25Determined.
00:00:27Innovative.
00:00:29Innovative.
00:00:30It's a tough one just to keep it to three.
00:00:34Strong-minded.
00:00:36Self-aware.
00:00:37Ruthless.
00:00:40She is someone who is ambitious.
00:00:42She wants more.
00:00:45Ambitious.
00:00:47Ambitious.
00:00:49Ambitious.
00:00:50Ambitious.
00:00:51Ambitious.
00:00:52Ambitious.
00:00:53Ambitious.
00:00:53Ambitious.
00:01:15Megan lives in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, in California, and lives this barefoot dream.
00:01:24It's a gorgeous 15 million pound house.
00:01:30Megan's family home is in a quiet and exclusive Californian town.
00:01:35After dramatically quitting royal life in 2020.
00:01:40It could not be any different from their royal life in the U.K.
00:01:50It could not be any different from their royal life in the U.K.
00:01:57all.
00:01:57His royal life was very different and it was what he and Megan decided they no longer wanted
00:02:03to be part of.
00:02:06Today, Megan Markle is one of the most famously divisive people in the world.
00:02:12But who really is the woman behind the headlights?
00:02:21Her life now is a world away from where she grew up, just 70 miles from Montecito, four decades ago.
00:02:33Growing up, Megan Markle lived in a place called Woodland Hills, in the valley of Los Angeles.
00:02:45This charming family photo shows a young Megan, with her parents.
00:02:51Tom and Doria split up when she was just two years old.
00:02:56And she bounced between the two parents as she grew up.
00:03:02In the early 1990s, Los Angeles is a troubled city.
00:03:07And Megan witnesses this firsthand.
00:03:12They had let us go home during the riots, and there was ash everywhere.
00:03:17I said, oh my God, Mommy, it's snowing.
00:03:21But a mother corrects her.
00:03:24L.A. is on fire.
00:03:27And this shocking footage is the catalyst.
00:03:31Rodney King was a black man who was stopped by the police.
00:03:36It was a traffic stop that resulted in several police officers beating him.
00:03:42They went to trial, the officers, and they got off.
00:03:48Upon that verdict, the city exploded.
00:03:58It just felt like a lot of prejudice, in terms of racism.
00:04:06Los Angeles was not always this melting pot.
00:04:09Hollywood makes it out to be.
00:04:14Although this school photo shows a happy and relaxed Megan,
00:04:18she still faces challenges as a biracial child,
00:04:23growing up in 1990s Los Angeles.
00:04:27Just as black and white, when mixed, make gray.
00:04:31In many ways, that's what it did to my self-identity.
00:04:35It created a murky area of who I was,
00:04:38a haze around how people connected with me.
00:04:40I was gray.
00:04:43On one occasion, she had to fill in a form.
00:04:46Amongst the many questions was one about her ethnicity.
00:04:50And she had to tick a box.
00:04:52Was she white or was she black?
00:04:55What was she?
00:04:56And she didn't know which one to tick.
00:05:00She said she felt lost because she didn't know what to choose.
00:05:04And her dad says, just make your own box.
00:05:08And she said that really changed her thinking.
00:05:15Okay, am I there?
00:05:17I wonder.
00:05:19Okay, see you later.
00:05:20Bye-bye.
00:05:22Or is it a little butt?
00:05:23This cute moment from 1993 is one of Megan's first appearances on camera.
00:05:29But that same year, she makes national headlines for the very first time.
00:05:34I don't think it's right for kids to grow up thinking these things,
00:05:38that just mom does everything.
00:05:40There is a lovely story about Megan of when she was very small.
00:05:43And it says a lot about Megan as a character and how that developed in later life.
00:05:49Megan is shocked by an advert she believes is sexist.
00:05:53Women.
00:05:54Women are fighting greasy pots and pans.
00:05:56And I said, wait a minute, how could somebody say that?
00:05:59Megan, even as a very young child, looked at that and thought, hold on a minute,
00:06:04it's not women across America, everyone does washing up, or at least they should do.
00:06:09Even at a young age, Megan shows herself to be a tenacious campaigner,
00:06:15writing letters to get the wording changed from women to people.
00:06:20The gloves are coming off.
00:06:23People are fighting greasy pots and pans with Ivory Clear.
00:06:27It is Megan's first taste of fame because when they changed it,
00:06:31the TV networks wanted to know about it as well.
00:06:33So it was Megan's first time that she was interviewed in that way.
00:06:38Megan's confidence speaking out about an issue she believes in.
00:06:42If you see something that you don't like or offended by on television or any other place,
00:06:49write letters and send them to the right people,
00:06:51and you can really make a difference for not just yourself, but lots of other people.
00:06:56It's an amazing thing to do, which shows to me that she was brought up
00:07:00with enormous confidence in herself.
00:07:03This sweet home video shows Thomas Markle using one word
00:07:08that perfectly describes young Megan.
00:07:11Determined.
00:07:14Determined.
00:07:16This first taste of fame impacts the path Megan takes.
00:07:22She dedicates her time to passionately rehearsing dance and performing,
00:07:27captivating audiences as Red Riding Hood in a school play.
00:07:33You're looking very strange.
00:07:35What good years you have.
00:07:38I'm better to enjoy it.
00:07:40Megan appeared in lots of plays at school,
00:07:44but she didn't see herself as being an actress for her future.
00:07:49Those who knew her saw her as being a lawyer, a diplomat.
00:07:55She took the exams for the State Department and failed them,
00:08:00so she thought she'd dry her hand up at acting.
00:08:16After earning a degree in theatre and international studies,
00:08:21Megan is now a struggling actor, looking for her big break.
00:08:25This is when she meets well-connected film producer Trevor Engelson.
00:08:30At the time he was a producer and was just Mr. Fun.
00:08:34He answers the phone,
00:08:35It's Trevor from Endeavor.
00:08:37Like, he is Mr. Personality.
00:08:39He's the cutest.
00:08:40And not only was he fun in the sense of Megan being a young woman in Hollywood,
00:08:46he also was heavily connected.
00:08:50Trevor was very sweet, very ambitious,
00:08:53and tried to give her a platform as much as you can in Hollywood.
00:08:57He had contacts, he had the network, he was well-respected.
00:09:02So for a struggling actress who's trying to make it in Hollywood,
00:09:06he was an obvious person that could open doors.
00:09:10I think he did as much as he could.
00:09:12And you know what?
00:09:13He was the biggest cheerleader for her success.
00:09:25Megan finally gets her big break.
00:09:28On the new game show, Deal or No Deal.
00:09:37So she was a briefcase girl.
00:09:39All these pretty girls are doled up and held a briefcase with a number on it.
00:09:44Eleven, eleven, go.
00:09:46And they took turns, literally, on opening their briefcase.
00:09:49Megan, open the case.
00:10:00She's kind of laughed about it now,
00:10:01but she's trying to get any work she could.
00:10:03She was always looking for the next thing.
00:10:05She was using Deal or No Deal to get her next job.
00:10:09Megan quits Deal or No Deal.
00:10:11Her final episode airs in 2007.
00:10:14Then she struggles to find her next big break.
00:10:18Megan's career was going nowhere.
00:10:20Not for lack of talent, but for lack of opportunity.
00:10:24Her partner, Trevor, uses his connections to help Megan out.
00:10:29She appears as a blink-and-you'll-miss-it-sassy bartender
00:10:32in one of Trevor's own films, Remember Me.
00:10:36Megan!
00:10:37Hey!
00:10:38Wow!
00:10:39You're a great!
00:10:40Do not speak, ladies!
00:10:44And then she manages to land a small role as a cute courier girl
00:10:47in comedy, Horrible Bosses.
00:10:50So what's going on here?
00:10:52Sorry?
00:10:52This one of those hidden camera shows?
00:10:54What do you mean?
00:10:54What I mean is, like, you're way too cute to be just a FedEx girl.
00:10:57I mean, you've got to be, like, a model or actress or something, right?
00:11:00Like, what happens when I...
00:11:01Allegedly, Megan was likely disappointed that he didn't help her out more in the industry.
00:11:07I think we had a very tempestuous relationship.
00:11:09And it was a lot about Megan saying,
00:11:11I'm not getting what I want.
00:11:13You need to help me get what I want.
00:11:15What I did hear was that she found it very frustrating
00:11:18that he wasn't getting her more deals,
00:11:20bigger storylines and bigger plotlines.
00:11:23I think she was quite tough on Trevor Engelson.
00:11:33In 2010, Megan reportedly comes up with a plan to make it big in Hollywood.
00:11:41Megan started a blog called The Working Actress,
00:11:44and it was kind of how to get ahead,
00:11:46how to manipulate the system,
00:11:48how to game the system when you're a struggling actress on the up.
00:11:51Megan keeps her identity a secret,
00:11:54posting anonymously.
00:11:56The Working Actress blog, in my opinion,
00:11:59was a marketing strategy
00:12:02from a savvy, young, ambitious actress.
00:12:06Keep in mind, when The Working Actress blog launches,
00:12:09Gossip Girl is the hottest show on television.
00:12:12Why'd she leave?
00:12:13Why'd she return?
00:12:15Send me all the deeds.
00:12:16And who am I?
00:12:18That's one secret I'll never tell.
00:12:20Well, the only one.
00:12:23XOXO.
00:12:23Gossip Girl.
00:12:25And it's all about this anonymous blogger
00:12:27who is wreaking havoc on everyone's lives,
00:12:30but it's the anonymous blogger part that's interesting.
00:12:33How to hitchhike.
00:12:34One of the things The Working Actress talked about
00:12:36was trying to get a golf cart around studios.
00:12:40And she said,
00:12:41well, it really helps if you try and get a man's attention
00:12:43if you're a woman.
00:12:44Flash a little smile,
00:12:46stick out your thumb,
00:12:47and grab a ride with a passing cart.
00:12:50And another thing she said in the blog was that,
00:12:53red is such a good color on you.
00:12:55It makes me look like a whore.
00:12:58And her friends said something along the lines of,
00:13:00oh, sorry, red's not your color.
00:13:01And she said,
00:13:02sometimes I need to look like a slut.
00:13:05So it's helpful to know that red gets the job done.
00:13:09So you could really tell from this blog
00:13:11that she's a manipulative person, I'm afraid to say.
00:13:15And she knew how to use her feminine energy
00:13:17to get what she wanted.
00:13:20I wonder if the ultimate objective was the big reveal.
00:13:24Who is The Working Actress?
00:13:26I don't know.
00:13:26Do you know who The Working Actress is?
00:13:27Oh my gosh, she's so funny.
00:13:29She's so cute.
00:13:29She's had such a hard time.
00:13:31Wow, we think she's finally going to make it.
00:13:32Who is it?
00:13:33And then she reveals herself,
00:13:35and now she's on the cover of all of these magazines.
00:13:38She is The Working Actress.
00:13:40But the struggling actor never does reveal herself.
00:13:43The blog runs for two years
00:13:45before she shuts it down in 2012.
00:13:48Because Megan has finally got her big break.
00:13:52One that will catapult her to stardom.
00:13:55And put her on a collision course with an institution
00:13:58that dates back more than a thousand years.
00:14:25Megan Markle is just one of thousands
00:14:28of struggling actors in Hollywood.
00:14:34After seven years of auditioning,
00:14:36she's about to land a role
00:14:38that will change her life forever.
00:14:42Megan is cast as driven and smart paralegal
00:14:45Rachel Zane
00:14:47in a new legal drama called Suits.
00:14:50Mike Ross?
00:14:52Hi.
00:14:53I'm Rachel Zane.
00:14:54I'll be giving you your orientation.
00:14:56Wow, you're pretty.
00:14:57Good.
00:14:58You hit on me.
00:14:59We can get it out of the way
00:15:00that I am not interested.
00:15:01No, I'm sorry.
00:15:01I wasn't hitting on you.
00:15:02Megan seems to have that mixture
00:15:04of smarts, sassiness, sexiness, toughness.
00:15:08And finally, this is where you'll live.
00:15:11She was playing her, to use her phrase, a ball buster.
00:15:15Wow.
00:15:16I gave you that for a reason
00:15:17you haven't taken one note.
00:15:18It's because...
00:15:19Because you were too busy ogling me
00:15:20to listen to a word I've said.
00:15:22She wasn't one of the main actors
00:15:23or actresses on that show,
00:15:25but she had a pretty significant part.
00:15:29Suits became a very well-watched program.
00:15:34That's how her fame started to grow.
00:15:38For Megan, success comes at a personal cost,
00:15:41impacting her relationship
00:15:43with film producer Trevor Angleson.
00:15:50When she got the job in Suits,
00:15:52she was filming in Toronto.
00:15:55She was leaving behind Trevor in L.A.
00:15:59She was leading essentially a separate life from him.
00:16:15Although the relationship is under strain,
00:16:18Megan marries Trevor in September 2011.
00:16:21Trevor and Megan got married in Jamaica.
00:16:23They had about 100 people at the wedding.
00:16:26It was more of a party than a marriage.
00:16:31Reportedly, she had little bags of marijuana
00:16:34on each table setting.
00:16:40Megan's marriage to Trevor only lasts two years.
00:16:44They split in 2013.
00:16:48No relationship can really survive
00:16:50with that shooting schedule and the long distance
00:16:54and then the back and forth.
00:16:57When she got divorced,
00:16:58she just sent the rings back to Trevor in the post.
00:17:02She was living in Toronto at the time.
00:17:04She just sort of washed her hands of Trevor,
00:17:06took the rings off, posted them back.
00:17:09The rings in the FedEx envelope,
00:17:11shipping them to Trevor,
00:17:12is our first sign
00:17:14of how willing she is to burn a bridge.
00:17:21I think that there is a pattern
00:17:23of ghosting people
00:17:26and it's one of the first people
00:17:30of really seeing that callousness.
00:17:35Trevor was in bed.
00:17:38I think his friends just felt
00:17:39she cast him aside.
00:17:50Megan leaves her marriage behind
00:17:52just as her star is rising.
00:17:56She was being invited
00:17:57to different opportunities
00:17:59across Los Angeles.
00:18:02Brands were starting
00:18:03to take notice for her,
00:18:04especially brands
00:18:05who are interested in dressing her.
00:18:07Good night, guys.
00:18:08Good to see you again.
00:18:09Bye.
00:18:09Megan enjoys her new level of fame,
00:18:12but she doesn't stop here.
00:18:15She does whatever she can
00:18:17to raise her profile,
00:18:19including filming a provocative food video
00:18:22for Men's Health magazine.
00:18:27It's a very sexualized video
00:18:29of her grilling meat burgers
00:18:31on a barbecue,
00:18:32very provocatively.
00:18:46Maybe she was trying to do anything
00:18:47that she could
00:18:48to get herself a bit of coverage
00:18:50at that point.
00:18:52On the one hand,
00:18:53she can say,
00:18:53well, how can this woman
00:18:54who feels objectified
00:18:55and is a feminist
00:18:56and talks about feminism,
00:18:58how can she basically
00:19:00be some little sex kitten?
00:19:02Well, I would say
00:19:03because this is a woman
00:19:04very much in control.
00:19:06She is sizzling
00:19:07in so many different ways,
00:19:09but I kind of quite like it.
00:19:13Sex sells.
00:19:15No matter what decade,
00:19:16what century you're in.
00:19:19She's also a woman
00:19:20who's very attractive.
00:19:21She has a great body.
00:19:22She knows how to come across
00:19:23on screen.
00:19:24So she embraced it.
00:19:40Not satisfied with her success
00:19:42in America,
00:19:44Megan seeks out
00:19:45new opportunities abroad.
00:19:48She pays for her own flight
00:19:50to London
00:19:51to host a charity fundraiser
00:19:53for organizer Nick Eade.
00:19:56Megan had star quality
00:19:58running through her vein.
00:20:01You felt a real aura there,
00:20:03an aura of kindness.
00:20:05She shone.
00:20:06This isn't just a trip
00:20:07for a charity event.
00:20:09Megan is on the lookout
00:20:11for new opportunities.
00:20:13While we were chatting,
00:20:14she said to me
00:20:15that she was looking
00:20:16at the possibility
00:20:17of being in a West End show.
00:20:18She was really interested in that.
00:20:21I said, yes,
00:20:22I'll try and find you an agent.
00:20:25I took her to one agent
00:20:27who actually very,
00:20:29very funnily
00:20:30actually said to her
00:20:31that she'd be great
00:20:31in pantomime
00:20:32because it makes lots of money
00:20:33and you could be a princess.
00:20:41Megan reportedly
00:20:42is desperate
00:20:43to raise her profile
00:20:44in the UK.
00:20:46Tabloid journalists
00:20:47are inundated
00:20:48with requests
00:20:48to meet her.
00:20:50She met with a journalist
00:20:52and she basically said,
00:20:54you know,
00:20:54I want to meet an English guy.
00:20:57You know,
00:20:57any nice,
00:20:58interesting men.
00:21:00She'd spoken
00:21:01about this man
00:21:03who was following her
00:21:04on the internet
00:21:05called Ashley Cole.
00:21:07In 2013,
00:21:09footballer Ashley Cole
00:21:10has earned a reputation
00:21:11in the tabloids
00:21:12as a womanizer.
00:21:14The fact that I know
00:21:15more for his wang
00:21:16than his talent
00:21:17on the field
00:21:17says a lot.
00:21:19My colleague advised her
00:21:20against it
00:21:21because he didn't have
00:21:22a very good reputation
00:21:22at the time
00:21:23but basically
00:21:24she was here
00:21:24to meet somebody
00:21:25interesting,
00:21:26preferably famous.
00:21:27You know,
00:21:27she didn't even
00:21:28try to hide it.
00:21:30This time,
00:21:31Megan leaves the UK
00:21:33empty-handed.
00:21:44Megan is a regular
00:21:45on the red carpet
00:21:46and she decides
00:21:48to take advantage
00:21:49of her growing popularity
00:21:50with a blog
00:21:51called The Tig.
00:21:53The Tig is a lifestyle site
00:21:55that I launched last year
00:21:56and it's really just about
00:21:58an inspired lifestyle.
00:22:00The stylish,
00:22:01modern-looking blog
00:22:02gives Megan a way
00:22:03to connect directly
00:22:05with the public.
00:22:07What The Tig did for Megan
00:22:09was it gave her
00:22:09a little bit of credibility.
00:22:12The Tig was a really great idea
00:22:14and for Megan to come up
00:22:15with that
00:22:16and to create it
00:22:17and curate it
00:22:18and spend a lot of time
00:22:19doing it
00:22:20was really impressive.
00:22:22It shows that she's
00:22:23very commercially minded.
00:22:26She used this platform
00:22:28to elevate herself,
00:22:30to schmooze,
00:22:30to interview celebrities
00:22:31that were bigger
00:22:32than she was.
00:22:33You are who you associate with.
00:22:35It was a way for her
00:22:36to build her brand
00:22:37and to build awareness
00:22:39around her.
00:22:43Megan is now
00:22:44a successful TV star
00:22:46and influencer.
00:22:48And her drive
00:22:49to be more famous
00:22:50isn't slowing down.
00:22:53I think she's one
00:22:54of those people
00:22:54that wants to do more.
00:22:56You know,
00:22:56she's ambitious.
00:22:58Megan had incredible drive,
00:23:01incredible ambition
00:23:02and she was clearly
00:23:03going up the ladder.
00:23:06She has another dream
00:23:07to become a movie star.
00:23:10But whether it's playing
00:23:11an L.A. party girl
00:23:13So, who's the victim?
00:23:15Guy I met.
00:23:16Online.
00:23:17Or a skilled portrait photographer.
00:23:19There you go.
00:23:20Fine.
00:23:20Okay, no,
00:23:22we're not saluting the sun.
00:23:24So, something else.
00:23:26Maybe try some...
00:23:26Megan struggles
00:23:27for critical acclaim.
00:23:29More.
00:23:37Megan's latest movie role
00:23:39sees her travel
00:23:40to Budapest
00:23:41to star
00:23:42in a low-budget
00:23:43London gangster film
00:23:45Antisocial.
00:23:46It was an attempt
00:23:47through her ambition
00:23:48to get into film
00:23:51as a very rare thing to do.
00:23:54A very difficult thing to do.
00:23:57Actor Josh Myers
00:23:58is one of Megan's co-stars.
00:24:01I'd never,
00:24:02at that point,
00:24:03heard of who she was.
00:24:04Nothing.
00:24:06I did a little research.
00:24:07I thought,
00:24:08oh, okay, cool, yeah.
00:24:09She looks nice, pretty.
00:24:10Hopefully she can act.
00:24:13Megan plays
00:24:14a street artist's girlfriend.
00:24:16Who gets dazzled
00:24:17by the glamorous
00:24:18London nightlife.
00:24:19Becky, where's Carrie tonight?
00:24:20Oh, she's working tonight, man.
00:24:22Oh, where did she work?
00:24:22She's a table dancer.
00:24:24Strip it.
00:24:25Nice.
00:24:28When she was on set,
00:24:30she was in the zone.
00:24:32Megan's naive character
00:24:33struggles to cope
00:24:34with London's
00:24:35criminal underworld.
00:24:36I hate violence.
00:24:37You know,
00:24:38I'm from a sleepy
00:24:40little beach town
00:24:41outside of L.A.
00:24:41and I am...
00:24:43I'm just not used to that.
00:24:45Yeah, baby kept
00:24:46herself a little bit
00:24:47to herself on set, really,
00:24:48but that's getting
00:24:49into character
00:24:50and being around
00:24:50all these new people
00:24:51and wanting to impress
00:24:52and show,
00:24:53right, you've got me
00:24:54for this role.
00:24:55I'm going to smash it
00:24:56for you.
00:25:00Antisocial is released
00:25:01to poor reviews
00:25:04and is only shown
00:25:05in a few cinemas
00:25:06in the U.K.
00:25:09We all thought
00:25:09it was going to be
00:25:10a big British film.
00:25:12You know,
00:25:12it should have done
00:25:13a lot better
00:25:14than it did.
00:25:23Meghan fails to set
00:25:24the movie world alight,
00:25:26but her celebrity status
00:25:28does open other doors.
00:25:30The United Nations
00:25:31asks her to be
00:25:32a spokesperson
00:25:33for gender equality.
00:25:35She said,
00:25:36thanks so much,
00:25:37yeah,
00:25:37I'd love to come
00:25:38and do something,
00:25:38but actually
00:25:38what I'd really like
00:25:39to come and do
00:25:40is I'd like to come
00:25:41and intern
00:25:41in New York.
00:25:43She shadows
00:25:45some of the most
00:25:47preeminent people
00:25:47at the U.N.
00:25:48and she sits in
00:25:50on very high-level meetings
00:25:51and I think
00:25:52that that's something
00:25:53you see throughout
00:25:54the entirety
00:25:55of Meghan's life.
00:25:56She doesn't just
00:25:57pay lip service
00:25:58to something.
00:25:58She's going to do something.
00:26:00She wants to do it well.
00:26:01She wants to do it properly
00:26:03and she wants
00:26:04to do it herself.
00:26:06And then they ask her
00:26:08to make a speech
00:26:09at one of their
00:26:10big conferences.
00:26:12Meghan confidently
00:26:13addresses the audience
00:26:14at a U.N.
00:26:15women conference.
00:26:17Ladies and gentlemen,
00:26:18please welcome
00:26:19American TV
00:26:20and film actress
00:26:21and U.N.
00:26:22women's advocate
00:26:23for political participation
00:26:24and leadership,
00:26:26Meghan Markle.
00:26:29Well, good evening.
00:26:31That doesn't feel
00:26:32like enough, does it?
00:26:33It's just
00:26:33great evening.
00:26:35The U.N.
00:26:36speech says a lot
00:26:36about what Meghan
00:26:38went on to do.
00:26:39Meghan delivers
00:26:40an impassioned speech
00:26:41on women's rights.
00:26:43Women need a seat
00:26:45at the table.
00:26:47They need
00:26:47an invitation
00:26:48to be seated there
00:26:50and in some cases
00:26:52where this isn't available,
00:26:54well, then you know what?
00:26:55Then they need
00:26:56to create
00:26:56their own table.
00:27:01Not every single actor
00:27:03or actress
00:27:04will go
00:27:05and make
00:27:06political speeches.
00:27:08A U.N. speech
00:27:09talking about
00:27:10the empowerment
00:27:11of women
00:27:11was a bold move
00:27:13for Meghan
00:27:14and show
00:27:15that she wanted
00:27:15to do something
00:27:16different.
00:27:17This was
00:27:18heartfelt
00:27:19and it was
00:27:20something that she'd
00:27:21had inside her
00:27:21for a very long time.
00:27:23Let us work at it
00:27:24together,
00:27:26starting now.
00:27:27Thank you so much.
00:27:43Meghan visits London
00:27:45to watch
00:27:46friends
00:27:46Serena Williams
00:27:47play at Wimbledon.
00:27:49She also uses
00:27:50this time
00:27:51to network,
00:27:53meeting up
00:27:53with new friend
00:27:54journalist
00:27:54Piers Morgan.
00:27:56Piers Morgan
00:27:57was a fan of
00:27:58Suits
00:27:58and it's said
00:27:59that he followed
00:28:00her on Twitter
00:28:01because he'd
00:28:01watched Suits
00:28:02and she followed
00:28:03him back
00:28:03and thanked him
00:28:04for the follow
00:28:04and said,
00:28:05I'm a fan of yours
00:28:05and that's how
00:28:06they ended up
00:28:07meeting up
00:28:07in the UK.
00:28:09Meghan meets
00:28:10Piers at a pub
00:28:10in London's
00:28:11Kensington
00:28:13as he enthusiastically
00:28:15recalls
00:28:15in this illuminating
00:28:16clip.
00:28:18Nobody knew
00:28:18who she was
00:28:19but she walked in
00:28:20and I remember
00:28:20the locals
00:28:20were all these
00:28:21old guys
00:28:21like this
00:28:22drinking their
00:28:23pints
00:28:23and in walks
00:28:24Meghan Markle
00:28:24like a million dollars
00:28:25but they didn't
00:28:26know who she was
00:28:26but they thought
00:28:27she's something special.
00:28:28We had two hours
00:28:29in the pub
00:28:30she had a couple
00:28:31of dirty martinis
00:28:32and a couple
00:28:32of pints
00:28:32we got on
00:28:33brilliantly.
00:28:35She was playing
00:28:36the game
00:28:36she knew
00:28:36what she was doing
00:28:38she wanted
00:28:39her profile
00:28:40to be raised.
00:28:42After a few hours
00:28:43Piers calls
00:28:44Meghan a taxi
00:28:46unaware
00:28:46that she's
00:28:47heading off
00:28:48to a date
00:28:48with Prince Harry.
00:28:52It was a blind date
00:28:54but they had
00:28:55this mutual friend
00:28:55and she set them up.
00:28:57As Meghan
00:28:58travels through
00:28:59London
00:29:00she has no idea
00:29:01that this date
00:29:05will lead
00:29:05to explosive
00:29:06revelations
00:29:07in one of the
00:29:08highest profile
00:29:08interviews
00:29:09of modern times.
00:29:11I just didn't
00:29:11want to be alive
00:29:12anymore.
00:29:13Damaging accusations
00:29:14that could bring
00:29:15about her downfall.
00:29:16Buckingham Palace
00:29:18is investigating
00:29:19bullying claims
00:29:20and a battle
00:29:21for survival
00:29:22against the
00:29:23royal family.
00:29:24It appears to now
00:29:25be all-out war
00:29:27between Buckingham Palace
00:29:28and Meghan Markle.
00:29:55Meghan Markle
00:29:56is in London's Soho.
00:29:59She doesn't know it
00:30:00but this evening
00:30:01will change her life
00:30:02forever.
00:30:04She has a date
00:30:05with Prince Harry.
00:30:07The stars were aligned
00:30:09when Harry and Meghan
00:30:10met.
00:30:10They were both
00:30:11looking for love.
00:30:12It was a Romeo and Juliet
00:30:13moment.
00:30:16Harry was late
00:30:17and flustered
00:30:17and panicking
00:30:18and Meghan thought
00:30:19and Meghan thought
00:30:20that this was just
00:30:20another man
00:30:21with a big ego
00:30:21that she was meeting.
00:30:23Meghan warmly
00:30:24recalls the moment
00:30:25she first met Harry.
00:30:27So I was like,
00:30:28oh, is this what he does?
00:30:30Got it.
00:30:31Like, this I'm not doing.
00:30:32Not that I said...
00:30:32What?
00:30:33What was that supposed to mean?
00:30:34Like, one of the guys
00:30:34who's so much of an ego
00:30:36that you're not gonna...
00:30:37that you don't...
00:30:37that any girl
00:30:38would sit around
00:30:39and wait for a half hour
00:30:40for you.
00:30:41And I was just not
00:30:42interested in that.
00:30:43And then when I walked in
00:30:44a hot, sweaty,
00:30:45red ball of matches
00:30:46and she's like,
00:30:47oh, that's not...
00:30:48no, that's not what you want.
00:30:50I'm so sorry.
00:30:50You genuinely were like
00:30:52so embarrassed and late.
00:30:54They went for a drink.
00:30:55That was enough
00:30:56for them to recognize
00:30:57that there was something there.
00:30:58And it went so well
00:30:59that they arranged
00:31:00to meet the following night.
00:31:03I have always wondered
00:31:05whether on that first date
00:31:06she must have turned up
00:31:07the charm,
00:31:08turned on that famous
00:31:09Hollywood smile
00:31:10to a hundred
00:31:11to blind him.
00:31:14Meghan claims
00:31:15she's not aware
00:31:15of the baggage
00:31:16that Prince Harry
00:31:17comes with.
00:31:20I will say
00:31:21I went into it naively
00:31:22because I didn't grow up
00:31:24knowing much
00:31:26about the royal family.
00:31:27It wasn't something
00:31:28that was part of
00:31:29conversation at home.
00:31:31However,
00:31:32some believe Meghan
00:31:33does know
00:31:34about the royal family
00:31:35and Prince Harry.
00:31:37We know she loved
00:31:38Princess Diana
00:31:39and we know
00:31:40she went to Buckingham Palace
00:31:41as a teenager.
00:31:41We've got pictures of her
00:31:42on the railings
00:31:43outside Buckingham Palace.
00:31:44So the idea
00:31:45she didn't know much
00:31:46about the royal family
00:31:46seems quite far-fetched to me.
00:31:48How could you not know that?
00:31:49I mean, seriously,
00:31:50keep in mind
00:31:51she's very calculating.
00:31:54She knows what she's doing.
00:32:02Meghan's second date
00:32:03the date with Harry
00:32:04goes well
00:32:06as this sweet selfie shows.
00:32:09Harry said,
00:32:10I'm going to Africa
00:32:10to do this conservation
00:32:11charity work.
00:32:12Do you want to come with me?
00:32:20Meghan recognised
00:32:20that it was a huge leap.
00:32:22Barely knew this guy
00:32:23but they knew enough.
00:32:25They'd fallen for each other
00:32:26quite hard and quite quickly.
00:32:27She took the risk
00:32:28and they went
00:32:29and they spent five nights
00:32:30camping under the stars
00:32:31in Botswana.
00:32:33These affectionate photographs
00:32:34from their Netflix
00:32:35documentary series
00:32:36show how quickly
00:32:38Meghan and Harry
00:32:40grew close.
00:32:41A lot of women
00:32:42sometimes don't really
00:32:43rush to, you know,
00:32:45go out of the country
00:32:46like that.
00:32:47From the first initial
00:32:48meeting
00:32:49and what they both
00:32:50have said
00:32:50is that
00:32:51you just felt like
00:32:52you have this special
00:32:53connection
00:32:54so, you know,
00:32:55hey, why not just
00:32:56jet off the bus
00:32:57with her?
00:33:03Then they had to
00:33:04spend time apart.
00:33:06Meghan filming in Canada,
00:33:08Harry doing his
00:33:09royal duties
00:33:10in the UK.
00:33:15Meghan and Harry
00:33:16managed to keep
00:33:17their initial relationship
00:33:19very secret
00:33:21and they needed to.
00:33:24They knew that
00:33:25at some point
00:33:26when their relationship
00:33:27became public knowledge
00:33:28everything would change.
00:33:30We were able
00:33:32to really have
00:33:33so much time
00:33:34just to connect
00:33:35and we never went
00:33:37longer than two weeks
00:33:38without seeing each other
00:33:39even though we were
00:33:41obviously doing
00:33:42a long distance
00:33:42relationship
00:33:43so it's
00:33:45we made it work.
00:33:59Meghan and Harry
00:34:01continue dating
00:34:02in secret.
00:34:03After three months
00:34:05the royal family
00:34:05has been trusted
00:34:06with the news.
00:34:09Then on their way
00:34:10to a lunch
00:34:11Harry drops
00:34:12a bombshell
00:34:13to Meghan
00:34:13as she candidly
00:34:15explains
00:34:15in her Netflix
00:34:16documentary series.
00:34:18and he's like
00:34:19oh my grandmother's here
00:34:20she's going to be there
00:34:20after church
00:34:21and I remember
00:34:22in the car
00:34:23and driving up
00:34:24and he said
00:34:25you know how to
00:34:25curtsy right?
00:34:27And I just thought
00:34:28it was a joke.
00:34:29Telling Meghan
00:34:30for the first time
00:34:30that she's going
00:34:31to see Queen Elizabeth
00:34:33and that she had
00:34:34to curtsy to her
00:34:36in a car
00:34:37on the way
00:34:38to the meeting
00:34:39is a little bit
00:34:40unfair on Meghan.
00:34:42After a quick practice
00:34:43in the car park
00:34:45Meghan goes to meet
00:34:46the Queen
00:34:47she comedically
00:34:48brings this private
00:34:49moment to life.
00:34:51Now I'm starting
00:34:52to realize
00:34:53this is a big deal.
00:34:55I mean
00:34:55Americans will
00:34:56understand this
00:34:57we have medieval times
00:34:58dinner and tournament.
00:34:59It was like that
00:35:00like I curtsied
00:35:01as though I was like
00:35:10pleasure to meet you
00:35:12your majesty.
00:35:14Was that okay?
00:35:16It was so intense.
00:35:19As ever with
00:35:20Queen Elizabeth
00:35:20she always wanted
00:35:21to make people
00:35:22feel at ease
00:35:23and once that
00:35:24first curtsy
00:35:25was out the way
00:35:26they had a very
00:35:27lovely chat.
00:35:42word reaches Megan
00:35:43that their relationship
00:35:45is about to be exposed.
00:35:47They knew that it
00:35:48was their last night
00:35:49of freedom
00:35:49before the world knew
00:35:50everything was going
00:35:52to change.
00:35:53After four months
00:35:54of keeping their
00:35:54relationship secret
00:35:56Megan's life
00:35:57is about to change
00:35:59forever.
00:36:02It was a story
00:36:04in the Sunday Express
00:36:04big front page.
00:36:06From the moment
00:36:07Megan's name
00:36:08was made public
00:36:09in a newspaper
00:36:10in the UK
00:36:11that's when
00:36:12everything changed.
00:36:14Latest on Prince Harry's
00:36:15new romance
00:36:15It seems like
00:36:16you're spending
00:36:16more time
00:36:17with actress
00:36:18Megan Markle
00:36:18at her home
00:36:19in Toronto.
00:36:20Suddenly everyone's
00:36:21got this new
00:36:21piece of information.
00:36:22There is a huge
00:36:23clamor to find out
00:36:24about Megan Markle.
00:36:25The Royal Rumor Mill
00:36:26is going crazy
00:36:28with this news.
00:36:29Markle is an LA native
00:36:30a glamorous actress
00:36:32and humanitarian.
00:36:33She runs a lifestyle
00:36:34website and now
00:36:35her latest role
00:36:36Prince Harry's
00:36:37new love interest.
00:36:39Megan's name
00:36:40and trends
00:36:40across social media.
00:36:45It's like
00:36:46that's Rachel Zane
00:36:47from Suits.
00:36:48Wow, she's dating
00:36:50a prince.
00:36:51You know,
00:36:51how far will this
00:36:52go?
00:36:53In seeking privacy
00:36:54they've done a pretty
00:36:54good job of keeping
00:36:55it under wraps.
00:36:56That was the first
00:36:56taste maybe
00:36:57where she first
00:36:59realized that this
00:37:00was going to be
00:37:00like something
00:37:02she'd never
00:37:02experienced before.
00:37:03When you're a royal
00:37:04it's very hard to do.
00:37:11The press could see
00:37:13that is this
00:37:14Harry's girl?
00:37:15Could it lead to
00:37:16a future royal wedding?
00:37:18Because the paparazzi
00:37:18gets everywhere
00:37:19and they want to see
00:37:20this couple together.
00:37:23Megan's life
00:37:24has now changed
00:37:25forever.
00:37:27You're going
00:37:28into the biggest
00:37:29family in the world
00:37:30that's looked at
00:37:31under a microscope
00:37:32all the time.
00:37:33Now a global celebrity.
00:37:35Megan is about
00:37:36to pay the price
00:37:37for becoming one
00:37:38of the most famous
00:37:39people in the world.
00:38:00Meghan's relationship
00:38:02with Prince Harry
00:38:03has been exposed.
00:38:04She's now one
00:38:05of the most famous
00:38:06people on the planet.
00:38:08She finds herself
00:38:10increasingly under attack
00:38:11on social media
00:38:12and pursued
00:38:13by the paparazzi.
00:38:16Things get so bad
00:38:17that she needs
00:38:18round-the-clock security.
00:38:21Steve Davis works
00:38:22as Megan's
00:38:23close protection officer.
00:38:26We called it
00:38:27a new normal.
00:38:28You're going
00:38:29into the biggest
00:38:30family in the world
00:38:31that's looked at
00:38:32under a microscope
00:38:33all the time.
00:38:34so everything changes.
00:38:39She used to drive
00:38:40herself around Toronto.
00:38:44That completely changed.
00:38:45We had secure
00:38:46transport in place.
00:38:48We took her
00:38:49to the studio.
00:38:50We took her
00:38:51to the shops.
00:38:53We took her
00:38:54to dinner.
00:38:55We got the paparazzi
00:38:56following really
00:38:57closing vehicles.
00:38:58We were going
00:38:59down back alleys
00:39:00to try and get
00:39:01away from them.
00:39:02She could not
00:39:03go out with her
00:39:04friends anymore
00:39:05to public places
00:39:06without paparazzi
00:39:08being there
00:39:09trying to get
00:39:09that picture.
00:39:16She was frustrated.
00:39:18One time
00:39:19she said
00:39:19I'd really love
00:39:21to go out shopping.
00:39:22Just go to a normal
00:39:23supermarket
00:39:24and walk around.
00:39:25And I said
00:39:26okay let's do it.
00:39:29We went
00:39:30to a supermarket.
00:39:35We walked around.
00:39:37I pushed the trolley.
00:39:40She was putting
00:39:40stuff in the trolley.
00:39:42We paid for everything.
00:39:44Got into the vehicle
00:39:45and went home.
00:39:50That was a great
00:39:51day out for her.
00:39:53She enjoyed
00:39:54doing that
00:39:55normal thing again.
00:40:00Harry did
00:40:01support her
00:40:02all the time.
00:40:03They were talking
00:40:03on the phone
00:40:04and Harry used
00:40:05to come over
00:40:05to Canada
00:40:06and visit.
00:40:06It was good
00:40:07that he was there
00:40:08to support her.
00:40:10Meghan might find
00:40:11the press attention
00:40:12frustrating
00:40:13but she also
00:40:14seems to invite it.
00:40:16She was
00:40:17leaving hints
00:40:18about their
00:40:19relationship
00:40:19on social media.
00:40:21she was building
00:40:22up to this release.
00:40:24Here are the clues
00:40:24that they're an item.
00:40:26They're both wearing
00:40:26the same beaded bracelets.
00:40:28According to reports
00:40:29Meghan's bracelet
00:40:30is a gift
00:40:31from Harry.
00:40:32There are also
00:40:33rumors that
00:40:34she was behind
00:40:36the leak
00:40:37that they were together
00:40:38because she was tired
00:40:40of being the girlfriend
00:40:41behind the scenes
00:40:42and she was ready
00:40:43for her star
00:40:44to shine.
00:40:45I believe
00:40:46that she was ready
00:40:47to come out
00:40:48of the closet
00:40:48and like hey
00:40:49I'm here
00:40:49and I'm ready
00:40:50to be your next
00:40:51Duchess.
00:40:56A month
00:40:57after their
00:40:58relationship
00:40:58is exposed
00:40:59Meghan makes
00:41:01a trip
00:41:01to the shops
00:41:01outside
00:41:02Kensington Palace.
00:41:04Meghan famously
00:41:05went for a walk
00:41:06to Whole Foods.
00:41:08Meghan decides
00:41:09to wear a pair
00:41:10of Wellington boots
00:41:11her hair long
00:41:12very glossy
00:41:13quite celebrity-ish
00:41:15sort of look
00:41:15baseball cap on.
00:41:18when the entire
00:41:19office
00:41:20had the mail
00:41:20and the mail
00:41:21on Sunday
00:41:21we also go down
00:41:22to Whole Foods
00:41:22for our lunch break
00:41:24so of course
00:41:25she ran the gauntlet
00:41:26there must have been
00:41:26if I had to guess
00:41:2720 journalists
00:41:28in there at any one time
00:41:30one of them
00:41:31caught her
00:41:32got a quick
00:41:33iPhone snap.
00:41:41Meghan struggles
00:41:42with the relentless
00:41:43coverage in the press
00:41:44and on social media.
00:41:46Sorry man, no,
00:41:47spin around.
00:41:49Some days
00:41:50it can feel
00:41:51more challenging
00:41:52than others
00:41:53and right out
00:41:54of the gate
00:41:55it was surprising
00:41:56the way things
00:41:56changed.
00:41:58I messaged her
00:41:59are you okay?
00:42:00You know
00:42:01this is going to be
00:42:02full on for you.
00:42:03She replied
00:42:04and said
00:42:04you know
00:42:04yes it's a lot
00:42:06with exclamation marks.
00:42:08You know
00:42:08I was kind of
00:42:09a bit worried for her
00:42:10I felt that this was
00:42:10a huge amount
00:42:11of exposure.
00:42:15She has said
00:42:16that it was
00:42:16a misconception
00:42:17that just because
00:42:18she worked in the
00:42:19entertainment industry
00:42:20she was prepared
00:42:20for this.
00:42:21She had no idea
00:42:22that this was going
00:42:23to get so out of hand
00:42:24so quickly
00:42:25and quite how bad
00:42:26it was.
00:42:32Harry's girl
00:42:32straight out of
00:42:33Compton
00:42:34some of the headlines
00:42:36were just
00:42:37not acceptable.
00:42:38They went
00:42:38well beyond
00:42:40what any
00:42:41normal person
00:42:42would expect.
00:42:43From the beginning
00:42:45of our relationship
00:42:45they were so attacking
00:42:47and inciting
00:42:48so much
00:42:49racism
00:42:50really.
00:42:51She must have been
00:42:53completely
00:42:54shocked
00:42:55and for Harry
00:42:56this is his life
00:42:57so maybe
00:42:58he said
00:42:59babe look
00:42:59let me tell you
00:43:00what's going to go down
00:43:01you're just not ready
00:43:02for it
00:43:03you're not ready
00:43:03for the scrutiny.
00:43:13Seeing Meghan
00:43:14under attack
00:43:15for nine days
00:43:16Harry
00:43:17fights back
00:43:19releasing a statement
00:43:20saying the abuse
00:43:23sexism
00:43:23and racism
00:43:25is unacceptable.
00:43:27Harry and Meghan
00:43:28weren't prepared
00:43:29to put up with it
00:43:30that set the tone
00:43:31for the rest
00:43:32of their relationship
00:43:33they don't want
00:43:34to do things
00:43:34just because
00:43:35that's the royal way
00:43:37they'll do things
00:43:37their way.
00:43:42Pressure from the media
00:43:43is just one struggle
00:43:45Meghan faces
00:43:47she's also confronted
00:43:48by the realities
00:43:49of royal life.
00:43:52It's a very
00:43:53difficult institution
00:43:54to come into
00:43:55as the outsider
00:43:57and that's
00:43:58if you're British
00:43:59if you're American
00:44:00it's even more difficult.
00:44:03Meghan spending
00:44:04more of her time
00:44:05with Harry
00:44:05at Nottingham Cottage
00:44:07in the grounds
00:44:08of Kensington Palace.
00:44:11Going into
00:44:12Nottingham Cottage
00:44:13for the first time
00:44:13and Harry saying
00:44:14to Meghan
00:44:15this is where I live
00:44:17a bachelor pad
00:44:18small house
00:44:19in the grounds
00:44:20of a palace
00:44:21was a shock
00:44:22to Meghan.
00:44:24I don't think
00:44:25it was quite
00:44:26the all bells
00:44:26and whistles
00:44:27image of royal life
00:44:28that she imagined.
00:44:30She thought
00:44:31they were being
00:44:31undermined
00:44:32or they weren't
00:44:32being valued.
00:44:35Meghan fondly remembers
00:44:36her early living
00:44:37arrangements
00:44:38in a Netflix documentary.
00:44:41Kensington Palace
00:44:42sounds very regal
00:44:43of course it does
00:44:44it says palace
00:44:45in the name
00:44:45but Nottingham Cottage
00:44:47was so small.
00:44:49The whole thing's
00:44:49on a slight lean
00:44:52really low ceiling
00:44:52so I don't know
00:44:53who was there before
00:44:53they must have been
00:44:54very short.
00:44:55He would just
00:44:55hit his head
00:44:56constantly in that
00:44:57place because
00:44:58he's so tall.
00:45:00Me with a hoe
00:45:00and H varnishing
00:45:03it was just a chapter
00:45:04in our lives
00:45:05where I don't think
00:45:06anyone could believe
00:45:07what it was actually
00:45:08like behind the scenes.
00:45:10Well Oprah came over
00:45:11for tea didn't she?
00:45:13She did.
00:45:14And when she came in
00:45:15she sat down
00:45:15she goes
00:45:16no one would ever
00:45:17believe it.
00:45:17No one would ever
00:45:18believe it.
00:45:32Kensington Palace
00:45:33becomes a new
00:45:34home for Meghan.
00:45:36It is where she
00:45:37first meets
00:45:38her future in-laws
00:45:40William and Kate.
00:45:44You have
00:45:45home counties
00:45:47middle class meets
00:45:48West Coast
00:45:49Valley Girl.
00:45:50Meghan was expecting
00:45:52when the door closed
00:45:53William and Kate
00:45:54would be very relaxed
00:45:55but she describes
00:45:56her future
00:45:58brother and sister-in-law
00:45:59as being
00:46:01very cold.
00:46:05Meghan puts her arms
00:46:06around her
00:46:07gives her a hug
00:46:09she's a hugging
00:46:10kind of girl.
00:46:12This is something
00:46:12Meghan speaks
00:46:13honestly about
00:46:14in her Netflix
00:46:15documentary.
00:46:16It's like I was a
00:46:17hugger
00:46:18always been a hugger
00:46:19I didn't realize
00:46:19that that is really
00:46:21jarring for a lot
00:46:22of Brits.
00:46:24Kate thinks
00:46:24that's a little bit
00:46:25too forward
00:46:27Meghan puts her
00:46:28arms around
00:46:29William
00:46:31same kind of
00:46:32reaction.
00:46:38Catherine and
00:46:39William are guarded
00:46:40because they're
00:46:40concerned about
00:46:42Harry.
00:46:44they didn't know
00:46:45Meghan
00:46:45they didn't know
00:46:46whether this
00:46:47relationship was
00:46:47going to last
00:46:48she was a famous
00:46:49actress
00:46:50she was American
00:46:50they had no real
00:46:52idea about who
00:46:53she was.
00:46:53Right side
00:46:54it was almost
00:46:56they were typecasting
00:46:57Meghan
00:46:59and I think that
00:47:00view at the
00:47:01beginning clouded
00:47:03their opinion
00:47:04of Harry's
00:47:06new girlfriend.
00:47:07Meghan's
00:47:08overfamiliarity
00:47:09is at odds
00:47:10with Kate's
00:47:11traditional manner.
00:47:12They're very
00:47:13different characters
00:47:14no one's ever
00:47:15pretended that
00:47:16they were close.
00:47:18Kate is just
00:47:19going to wait
00:47:20and see how
00:47:21things develop
00:47:22and I think
00:47:23Meghan expected
00:47:24Kate to be
00:47:26her new BFF
00:47:27because of course
00:47:28Meghan thought
00:47:28that's how she
00:47:29would behave
00:47:30if she were Kate.
00:47:32Meghan's a
00:47:32sorority girl
00:47:33Catherine is not
00:47:35you know
00:47:36and it really
00:47:37hurt Meghan's
00:47:39feelings.
00:47:47Meghan begins
00:47:49to realize
00:47:50that her
00:47:50ambition
00:47:51and drive
00:47:52is going to be
00:47:53restricted by
00:47:53royal hierarchy.
00:47:55Perhaps that
00:47:56was one of
00:47:57the issues
00:47:58that Meghan
00:47:58struggled with
00:47:59the most
00:48:00that at the
00:48:01top of the
00:48:02tree was
00:48:03Queen Elizabeth
00:48:03and Prince
00:48:04Philip
00:48:05then it was
00:48:06the then
00:48:06Prince Charles
00:48:07and Camilla
00:48:08then William
00:48:09and Kate
00:48:09then Harry
00:48:11and Meghan
00:48:11and that
00:48:11would have
00:48:12been very
00:48:12difficult for
00:48:13Meghan to try
00:48:14and fit in
00:48:15to this
00:48:16structure of
00:48:17monarchy.
00:48:17Maybe she
00:48:18thought she
00:48:19would have
00:48:19equal status
00:48:20to like
00:48:21William and
00:48:21Kate but
00:48:22she was never
00:48:22going to.
00:48:24Meghan knew
00:48:25she was
00:48:25going to
00:48:25have to
00:48:25suck it
00:48:26up she
00:48:26just
00:48:26couldn't
00:48:27do
00:48:27that
00:48:27so
00:48:28they
00:48:28did
00:48:28fight
00:48:29back
00:48:29Prince
00:48:30Harry
00:48:30went to
00:48:31Prince
00:48:31William
00:48:31and said
00:48:32can you
00:48:32guys be
00:48:32a little
00:48:32bit nicer
00:48:33to
00:48:33Meghan
00:48:34and Prince
00:48:35William's
00:48:35thinking
00:48:36no we're
00:48:37just being
00:48:38guarded we're
00:48:38being careful
00:48:39and we're
00:48:39trying to
00:48:40protect the
00:48:40institution
00:48:41and our
00:48:41family.
00:48:43For
00:48:44William and
00:48:44Kate the
00:48:45Meghan
00:48:45problem isn't
00:48:46going to go
00:48:47away and
00:48:49it's about to
00:48:50get worse as
00:48:51Meghan makes a
00:48:52decision that
00:48:53will change
00:48:53the royal
00:48:54family forever.
00:49:19In the autumn of
00:49:212017 Meghan makes
00:49:23headlines once
00:49:24more.
00:49:26Harry's in
00:49:27Victor's Games
00:49:28is where Meghan
00:49:29makes her first
00:49:30official appearance
00:49:31with her Prince.
00:49:33We knew that
00:49:34things were going
00:49:35very well between
00:49:36Harry and Meghan
00:49:37and we could tell
00:49:39from every
00:49:40interaction that we
00:49:41saw that they
00:49:42were getting on
00:49:43really well.
00:49:45Here's Meghan
00:49:46looking gorgeous
00:49:47and this is a
00:49:50statement of intent.
00:49:52We're going public
00:49:53on our terms
00:49:55to support one of
00:49:56Harry's great
00:49:57causes, injured
00:49:59veterans.
00:50:00I'm here to stay.
00:50:03This is followed up
00:50:04with something no
00:50:05royal girlfriend has
00:50:07done before.
00:50:10Meghan appears on a
00:50:12Vanity Fair cover,
00:50:14revealing secrets about
00:50:16her relationship with
00:50:17Harry.
00:50:19That Vanity Fair
00:50:20piece shocked me at
00:50:21the time because it's
00:50:22unheard of for a member
00:50:25of the royal family,
00:50:26she hadn't even married
00:50:27in by this point, to be
00:50:28allowed to do that
00:50:29magazine cover.
00:50:30It was a real early sign
00:50:31that Meghan was pushing
00:50:32the boundaries.
00:50:35In the article, Meghan
00:50:36reveals the pressure she
00:50:38feels under in her
00:50:39relationship with Harry.
00:50:42Right out of the gate,
00:50:43it was surprising the way
00:50:45things changed, but I
00:50:47still have this support
00:50:48system all around me and
00:50:50of course, my boyfriend's
00:50:52support.
00:50:53If it had been anyone
00:50:54else, they would have
00:50:55shut that down straight
00:50:56away.
00:50:58She very much knows
00:50:59her own mind.
00:51:00She knows what she
00:51:01wants from life.
00:51:03Although the Vanity Fair
00:51:05cover gives Meghan huge
00:51:07exposure, she reportedly
00:51:10calls Vanity Fair furious
00:51:12about the phrase
00:51:14wild about Harry.
00:51:16What she read was a
00:51:19random reference to a
00:51:21very early 20th century
00:51:23vaudeville musical where
00:51:24people blacked up.
00:51:26And I feel awkward
00:51:29saying this as a white
00:51:30woman on the race
00:51:31aspect, but she read
00:51:33into this lovely piece
00:51:35some reference to her
00:51:37race and that she was
00:51:38worried it would be
00:51:39offensive.
00:51:40She was really angry,
00:51:41complained.
00:51:42And Vanity Fair were a
00:51:43bit like, what?
00:51:44I've just given you a
00:51:45cover when you've been
00:51:46really nice and it's been
00:51:47lovely.
00:51:47She was complaining to
00:51:48the guy who came and
00:51:49interviewed her, who
00:51:51subsequently said she was
00:51:52a bit tricky.
00:52:03just 16 months after their
00:52:05first meeting.
00:52:09Meghan and Harry take their
00:52:10relationship to the next
00:52:12level.
00:52:15the sunken garden at
00:52:16Kensington Palace.
00:52:19They came down, Meghan in
00:52:20her very high heels,
00:52:21tottering down the steps.
00:52:26I remember the banks of
00:52:28photographers there and how
00:52:30daunting that must have been
00:52:31for Meghan.
00:52:36once upon a time, she was
00:52:38courting publicity and
00:52:40suddenly she's engaged to
00:52:41Prince Harry and the media
00:52:44attention on her was
00:52:45absolutely phenomenal.
00:52:51And Prince Harry made a
00:52:52comment about the weather,
00:52:53which was very British.
00:52:54They smiled for the cameras
00:52:56and some questions were
00:52:57shouted out.
00:53:02It was a good moment.
00:53:04Everyone was happy.
00:53:05It was exciting.
00:53:06It was a new chapter.
00:53:09I think that whatever Harry
00:53:11said to Meghan about her
00:53:13possible future in the royal
00:53:14family went probably straight
00:53:16over her head because it's
00:53:18difficult for anybody to
00:53:20appreciate life in a goldfish
00:53:23bowl when you've not had
00:53:24that.
00:53:32For Meghan, it must have
00:53:34been quite terrifying seeing
00:53:35that scene of all the
00:53:37photographers standing across
00:53:38from the pond in the middle
00:53:40of the sunken garden.
00:53:44And Harry, too, knew that he
00:53:46wanted to protect his future
00:53:48wife from the media intrusion
00:53:50that he'd lived through a lot
00:53:52from a very, very young age.
00:54:06The engagement interview is
00:54:08where Meghan relishes the
00:54:09chance to tell the world about
00:54:12their relationship.
00:54:13Just an amazing surprise.
00:54:15It was so sweet and natural
00:54:17and very romantic.
00:54:19He got on one knee.
00:54:21Meghan was clearly used to the
00:54:23cameras.
00:54:24She was clearly used to
00:54:25questions.
00:54:26She seemed very relaxed and
00:54:27eloquent.
00:54:28I think what's been really
00:54:30exciting as we talk about the
00:54:31transition of this out of my
00:54:33career but into the role is
00:54:35that, as you said, the causes
00:54:37that have been very important
00:54:38to me, I can focus even more
00:54:39energy on.
00:54:41Meghan seemed like the kind of
00:54:43person at the beginning who
00:54:45could be with Harry, help
00:54:47Harry, because we all loved
00:54:48Harry.
00:54:50Prince Harry, Meghan Markle,
00:54:52thank you both very much.
00:54:53Thank you so much.
00:55:04Meghan's engagement to Harry
00:55:06catapults her onto the world
00:55:08stage.
00:55:09Elevated to a royal in waiting,
00:55:12Meghan leaves behind her
00:55:13previous life.
00:55:17She shuts down her lifestyle
00:55:19blog, The Tig, with her last
00:55:21words being positive and
00:55:23encouraging.
00:55:24It's time to say goodbye to
00:55:27The Tig.
00:55:28You've made my days brighter.
00:55:30Above all, don't ever forget
00:55:32your worth.
00:55:33Thank you for everything.
00:55:37And after nearly seven years,
00:55:40she quits the show that made
00:55:41her famous, Suits.
00:55:44When she met Prince Harry, she
00:55:46became bigger than the show,
00:55:47no doubt about it.
00:55:49Great for Suits.
00:55:50I think their ratings went off
00:55:51the charts.
00:55:55If I've learned one thing, it's
00:55:58that we never know what the
00:55:58future holds.
00:56:00There was no way she could have
00:56:01carried on, really.
00:56:03Meghan's character, Rachel
00:56:04Zane, is given the perfect
00:56:06ending, a romantic wedding
00:56:08ceremony to her long-time love
00:56:11interest.
00:56:12And you, Rachel, take Michael
00:56:13to be your lawfully wedded
00:56:14husband.
00:56:16And I now pronounce you man and
00:56:18wife.
00:56:23Although I think the Queen did
00:56:25say to her, if you want to
00:56:26carry on on acting, you can.
00:56:28They thought they'd have made it
00:56:29work, but Meghan didn't want to.
00:56:35As Meghan steps up to become a
00:56:37full-time member of the royal
00:56:39family, her global popularity
00:56:42grows to an astonishing level.
00:56:45She was the most Googled woman
00:56:48of that year, whether good or bad.
00:56:51From what she wore, or she made a
00:56:54certain face, the way she may have
00:56:57spoken to people.
00:56:58You were in the pool.
00:56:59We saw you over there.
00:57:00You were like, oh no, Meghan, we
00:57:02saw you.
00:57:02You ordered this.
00:57:03Hurry up!
00:57:05Everything was dissected.
00:57:10She was the one of the most famous
00:57:12people in the world, one of the most
00:57:14Googled people in the world.
00:57:15Every wanted to know who Meghan Markle
00:57:17was and what kind of member of the
00:57:20royal family she would be.
00:57:23But not everything is perfect.
00:57:26Behind palace gates, there are
00:57:28reports that this rise in popularity
00:57:31sees a change in Meghan.
00:57:33There had been complaints about
00:57:35her behaviour, which was seen by
00:57:38some members of staff as bullying.
00:57:41We were hearing reports of her
00:57:42flying off the handle, of her
00:57:44always having someone in her
00:57:45sight.
00:57:47There was criticism of
00:57:49Meghan's behaviour.
00:57:50She went from darling duchess to
00:57:52duchess difficult.
00:57:57I think that it was Meghan
00:57:59demanding respect.
00:58:01That boils down to Meghan Markle's
00:58:03personality and insecurity.
00:58:07She tells one employee at
00:58:09Kensington Palace while she's dating
00:58:10Prince Harry, you know I'm going to
00:58:12be your boss one day.
00:58:14Allegations continue to be made
00:58:15against Meghan during her time in
00:58:17the royal family.
00:58:19Meghan denies accusations of
00:58:21bullying staff and says it's an
00:58:24orchestrated campaign against her.
00:58:28Despite the souring relations,
00:58:31Meghan's about to receive a special
00:58:33invite into the very family
00:58:35she'll end up tearing apart.
00:58:58Meghan Markle, engaged to Prince Harry, has
00:59:02become globally famous and she's about to
00:59:05experience her first royalties.
00:59:09The royal family had this annual Christmas lunch at
00:59:11Buckingham Palace, which is for the wider family.
00:59:14Usually, people who are marrying into the
00:59:16royal family wouldn't be invited to these
00:59:17things, but in Meghan's case there was an
00:59:19exception.
00:59:22I think people liked her.
00:59:25It was a recognition that times were changing.
00:59:29Having Meghan at such a special event did mean a lot to Harry
00:59:35because his grandmother, the Queen, has clearly signalled,
00:59:38yes, it's OK, I know you're not married, but Meghan can come and
00:59:42spend this first Christmas with us.
00:59:47This should be a nice festive lunch with the wider royal family.
00:59:52However, it quickly makes headlines for all the wrong reasons.
00:59:58For every step forward, there's a step back with the royal family.
01:00:02It was noticeable and controversial when Princess Michael of Kent,
01:00:07whose father was a member of the Nazi party,
01:00:10wore a blackamoor brooch.
01:00:16The blackamoor is a caricature from roughly the 18th century.
01:00:25The history of which is tied up in slavery,
01:00:29and it is highly offensive.
01:00:35Wearing that to Buckingham Palace for the first Christmas lunch
01:00:39at which Meghan is attending,
01:00:41Meghan who has a white father and a black mother,
01:00:46it was highly insensitive.
01:00:49Typical ignorant Princess Michael type thing,
01:00:52that would have hurt my feelings.
01:00:57I've been back in the day in situations where you knew you weren't welcome as a black person,
01:01:01because there were all kinds of little signals and things.
01:01:06Harry should have confronted her in front of Meghan
01:01:10and said, look, sorry, I don't know what this is about,
01:01:14and I don't know what brooch box you dug this out of,
01:01:19but don't you ever do that again.
01:01:21Ever.
01:01:22Ever.
01:01:27The suspicion was very much that Princess Michael of Kent
01:01:31knew what she was doing
01:01:32when she first met Meghan Markle.
01:01:36She later apologized for it.
01:01:39She said it was a gift.
01:01:40But wearing that brooch on that day
01:01:43would have been very offensive.
01:01:59Christmas Day for the Royal Family is a really important day.
01:02:03It's the day in which the Royal Family go to the church service
01:02:07at St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate.
01:02:10In a kind gesture, the Queen breaks with royal protocol
01:02:15and invites Meghan to Sandringham for Christmas Day.
01:02:19It was a show of support, a very public show of support.
01:02:21It was a recognition that we're throwing our arms around her.
01:02:26They are excited for her to be there.
01:02:30And they're looking forward to getting to know her.
01:02:34Meghan being there was a huge deal.
01:02:36And it was also especially sweet of Queen Elizabeth
01:02:40to welcome her into such a sacred space.
01:02:49Meghan seemed a little bit apprehensive on that day.
01:02:51This was a first for her.
01:02:55It would have felt quite formal.
01:02:57It would have felt very different.
01:03:01The world now watches Meghan's every move.
01:03:05And today, a clearly nervous Meghan
01:03:07performs her first public curtsy to the Queen.
01:03:13She would have been thinking,
01:03:14wow, this could be the shape of all my Christmases to come.
01:03:21There were many photographers at Sandringham on Christmas Day.
01:03:24In fact, the official media are sort of penned in,
01:03:27opposite members of the public.
01:03:29So sometimes the best pictures do come from members of the public.
01:03:33And there was one individual whose picture became really famous.
01:03:37This photo captures Meghan along with Harry and Kate,
01:03:41warmly smiling at the camera,
01:03:44offering a bright vision of the future for the monarchy.
01:03:48She got one of the best shots of what we would go on to call the Fab Four.
01:03:56William and Kate, Harry and Meghan,
01:03:59this new partnership within the heart of the royal family.
01:04:03And what a successful, amazing future they could all have together as a foursome.
01:04:12The Queen's generous invitation gives Meghan the perfect gift to the end of her incredible year.
01:04:19If Meghan, as a young actress, had wanted worldwide fame,
01:04:24it couldn't have gone much better.
01:04:27When someone becomes a superstar, where people are chanting their names,
01:04:32talking about them,
01:04:33or saying how horrible they are,
01:04:35analyzing every bit of their personal lives,
01:04:38how does that not impact you?
01:04:45Meghan had the world at her feet.
01:04:47She was the most fated, popular member of the royal family.
01:04:54He was all there, waiting for her.
01:05:02Next time, on Meghan.
01:05:05It had all the ingredients of a fairy tale royal wedding.
01:05:10The man on Sunday got CCTV of Thomas Markle setting up these pap shops.
01:05:15She couldn't forgive her die for doing that.
01:05:18The Queen thought Meghan Markle was going to be a very valuable asset to the British royal family.
01:05:25An announcement shocks the world.
01:05:28We intend to step back as senior members of the royal family.
01:05:33I think it's really, really sad that she and Harry couldn't be happy.
01:05:38The future of the royal family is under threat.
01:05:41I think the British public were insulted that he wanted to leave.
01:05:45Meghan makes emotional revelations to Oprah.
01:05:48I just didn't want to be alive anymore.
01:05:51By the end of the show, it was jaw-hitting-floor moment.
01:05:56And Meghan enjoys highs.
01:05:59They got a huge Netflix deal, they got a huge Spotify deal.
01:06:02You know, they got everything that they wanted.
01:06:05And devastating lows.
01:06:07The fact that she was booed was probably everything that they were dreading.
01:06:15And that next part is at the earlier time of 8.45 next Saturday.
01:06:19Cabaret, crime and cruising go hand-in-hand on board the good shit murder.
01:06:23It's back for a new series starting Tuesday at 9 and taking you beyond the tourist trail.
01:06:28Michael Portillo's Spain is brand new Thursday at 8.
01:06:31Next, the most embarrassing game show moments.
01:06:37The best that they see and the most immersive season in the world did.
01:06:37The best that he is told areaaaaaah.
01:06:41Part railroad stream
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