Meghan Markle's honest quotes about royal life and more

Meghan Markle has faced many challenges since marrying into the British royal family, but she hasn't let them dim her light.

The previous one Suits star fell into a whirlwind affair with Prince Harry In 2016 and by November 2017, the couple was engaged. Shortly after their engagement, Meghan and her then-fiancé made headlines in a candid interview with the BBC. revealed extreme negativity they were exposed by living in the public eye.

“Of course it's frustrating,” Megan said at the time. “You know, it's unfortunate that the world has that climate… but I think at the end of the day, I'm really proud of who I am and where I come from, and we've never paid attention to that. We're just focused on who we are as a couple. And so if you remove all these extra layers and all this noise, I think it makes it very easy just enjoy being together and adjust everything else.

The duo got married in May 2018. Being the the first black member of the royal family was groundbreaking in itself, but Meghan shocked the world once again when she gave birth son Archie, Queen Elizabeth IIIn May 2019, the first biracial great-grandchild.

Eventually, the stress of royal life became too much. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down from leading roles in the palace in January 2020 and settled in Los Angeles three months later with his son. in July 2020, a family of three moved in to the quieter neighborhood of Montecito in Santa Barbara, California. Meghan and Harry continued to put down roots in California as they expanded their family with daughter Lilibeth, who they welcomed in June 2021.

Scroll down to relive some of Meghan's most honest quotes about the struggles of royal life, motherhood and more.