A royal addition! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expanded their family by adding another pup to the mix — a senior rescue beagle named Mamma Mia.
07.08.2022 - 12:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Meghan Markle isn't the only actress in the royal family. Indeed, The Firm's extended family is so expansive that you may not know that the mum of one of Prince George and Princess Charlotte's cousins is a TV star.
You may recognise Sophie Lara Winkleman from Peep Show and Two and a Half Men, as well as for her familiar surname as her half-sister is Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman.
But she's also known as Lady Frederick Windsor, a title Sophie gained when she married into the royal family at Hampton Court Palace in 2009. Her father-in-law is Prince Michael of Kent, a first cousin of the Queen.
Unlike Meghan, the actress didn't have to quit her career and carry out official duties, and she still takes on regular roles, the Mirror reported.
Born in Primrose Hill, London, on August 5, 1980, Sophie is the daughter of children's author Cindy Black and Barry Winkleman. She has made a number of impressive appearances on the silver screen over the years, including Peep Show, Sanditon and The Chronicles of Narnia.
She and Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, tied the knot on September 12 in front of all the senior royals. Following their wedding, the couple moved to the US so that Sophie could further pursue her acting career.
The couple have two children, who are close to Prince George and Princess Charlotte as they all go to the same school.
While living in California, their first daughter, Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor, was born in 2013. Maud is the great-granddaughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent, as well as a great-great granddaughter of King George V.
As the 54th in line to the throne, Maud is named after several of her royal ancestors. Her first name is after Queen
A royal addition! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expanded their family by adding another pup to the mix — a senior rescue beagle named Mamma Mia.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's family continues to grow! The royal couple has added a new dog to their brood. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex adopted a 7-year-old rescue dog named Mamma Mia from the Beagle Freedom Project in Los Angeles earlier this month. In an interview with the, animal rights attorney Shannon Keith says that it all started with a mysterious phone call from the duchess herself. «She calls me on my cell with no Caller ID and says, 'Hey Shannon, this is Meghan,'» Keith tells the outlet.
A terrifying moment. Meghan Markle shared a scary story about her royal tour of Africa in the inaugural episode of her new podcast, “Archetypes.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reported plan to renew their wedding vows is a "blow you" to the Royal family, an expert has claimed. It was reported by Heat magazine last week that Harry, 37, and his 41 year old wife Meghan – who will visit the UK next month – are planning to have a second wedding four years after they tied the knot. Only this time it will be filmed for their upcoming Netflix show.
Meghan Markle is salty!
Meghan Markle could be set for an "awkward" reunion with The Queen on her upcoming visit to the UK with her husband Prince Harry, a royal expert claims.The 41 year old will return to the UK next month as she and 37 year old Harry will attend two charity events "close to their hearts." Although it is not believed the pair will reunite with Harry's brother Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, experts suggest they will visit his grandmother. But Prince Charles' former butler Grant Harrold tells OK! the meeting could be "awkward" following claims that The Queen said "thank goodness Meghan isn't coming" ahead of Prince Philip's funeral last year. Grant says: "Meghan will have read what The Queen allegedly said about her not going to Prince Philip's funeral.
Prince Harry and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall — claims the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are enveloping themselves in “grandeur and pomp that surrounds them” after the royals announced an upcoming trip to the UK.The pair are scheduled to visit Harry’s home soil and Germany for three charity events next month, their spokesperson told Page Six earlier this week.Harry, 37, and Markle, 41, last visited the UK in June to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations with their two kids: Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.However, their upcoming trip seems to have raised the eyebrows of many, in particular Levin, who noted the “odd time” of their visit.“Harry and Meghan coming to UK for ‘charities close to their hearts.’ Will the Queen be in Balmoral, and William in USA for Earthshot? Is this part of an attempt at an alternative Royal Family?” Levin tweeted Monday. “Odd time otherwise before H’s ‘bombshell’ memoir.““[Meghan] doesn’t like losing [and] feels enormous bitterness and resentment towards the royal family for not letting her modernize [it].”“Surely if anyone is scared for their safety, they should keep what they are doing and where secret.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are heading back to the U.K. next month.
Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry, is said to be holding a grudge against pop star Katy Perry after comments the songstress made about her wedding dress. Former Suits actress Meghan, 41, married Prince Harry, 37, in a lavish ceremony in 2018 with the bride donning a simple white gown by Givenchy.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could return to the royal fold, because "no one else has any interest in having them around", a royal expert has claimed. The couple left jaws dropping around the world when they announced plans to leave their duties as senior royals in January of 2020, before undertaking their final engagement as working members of the royal family in March of that year.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex subsequently moved to a sprawling mansion in Montecito, California, with their son Archie, now three, and it was there that they welcomed their second child, Lilibet Diana, 14 months old They've had a fractured relationship with the rest of the royals, including Prince William and Kate Middleton, for years, which was compounded by their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which they made a series of sensational claims about the royals.
Some royal fans have been left angered by the birthday message Kate Middleton and Prince William sent to Meghan Markle on her 41st birthday today, Thursday 4 August.The Cambridge family offered birthday praise to Meghan publicly on their social media account, as they posted a photo of the Duchess of Sussex in a cream dress with the message: ‘Wishing a happy birthday to The Duchess of Sussex!’ Meghan, who is married to William’s brother Prince Harry, dramatically exited the Royal Family alongside her husband in 2020, and the couple now live in California with their two children, son Archie, two, and daughter Lilibet, one. Since removing themselves from the monarchy, tensions have remained between the estranged pair and the Windsors, and Royal fans have since expressed their fury at the Cambridge’s goodwill gesture following their birthday message.
Meghan Markle is celebrating her 41st birthday — and so far, the Duchess of Sussex has had a busy year made fit for a royal. How did it all begin? The former American actress became a member of the British royal family when she married Prince Harry in May 2018 at Windsor Castle.The couple welcomed a son named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s departures from royal duties began in 2020 over what they described as the British media’s intrusions and racist attitudes toward the former "Suits" star.The family now resides in the coastal city of Montecito, California.
Meghan Markle is celebrating another year around the sun as she turns 41 on August 4. The Duchess of Sussex is known for using her birthday to highlight causes close to her and on her 40th birthday she released 40x40.