Meghan, Duchess of Sussex | Montecito, Los Angeles

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, born Rachel Meghan Markle, is a former actress who is now a member of the British royal family. The former actress was born and reared in the Californian city of Los Angeles. Her acting career began during her time at Northwestern University when she was still a student. Her multiracial origins, she said, contributed to her early challenges in the acting industry. From 2011 until their separation in 2013, Markle was married to Trevor Engelson, an American film producer.

Following her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018, she stopped performing and began taking on obligations as a royal herself. She has been recognized as the Duchess of Sussex since then. The royal couple, come June 2020, made a hefty investment of $14.65 million, or £11.2million, into an 18,000-acre home in Montecito, Santa Barbara. There, the couple is primarily investing their time into business ventures and raising their children, Archie and newly-born Lilibet Diana.