Long before royal headlines followed her every move and cameras captured her at palace gates, Meghan Markle was simply a young girl growing up in Los Angeles, trying to understand where she belonged.
Her childhood did not resemble the glamorous image many people might imagine today. Instead, it was marked by long hours spent alone after school, microwave dinners, and the quiet reality of two hardworking parents trying to make ends meet.
Born to a Black mother and a white father, Meghan grew up navigating a world that often struggled to understand her identity.