When Meghan married Prince Harry in May 2018, she became the first biracial person to marry a senior member of the Royal Family. Her mother Doria is African-American and her father Thomas Markle is caucasian. When Meghan was young, the family lived in a predominantly white area of Los Angeles.
According to 2018 book ‘Meghan: A Hollywood Princess’ Doria had to suffer the “petty humiliation” of people thinking she was a nanny.
When she was out and about with her daughter Meghan, people would assume they were not related and would ask where Meghan’s mother lived.
Royal biographer Andrew Morton wrote: “Though it was not Tom’s fault, they were also living in a predominantly white neighbourhood where, because of her dark skin and Meghan’s light skin, people often thought Doria was the nanny.
“They often stopped her and asked, quite innocently, where the baby’s mother lived.
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Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland
