From insecure teen to royal TV star — she nearly died after giving birth
Still, their relationship wasn’t always traditional.
“I remember asking [her] did I feel like her mom,” her mother recalled, “and she told me I felt like her older, controlling sister.”
”I was not the pretty one”
For Meghan, adolescence was filled with the kind of insecurities many can relate to — except hers were sharpened by feeling like an outsider.
“I was a big nerd growing up,” she confessed. “People don’t understand that about me. Like, I was not the pretty one. My identity was wrapped up in being the smart one.”
She used that intellect early on. At age 11, she successfully challenged a sexist TV commercial. Her writing skills, even then, were a superpower.
Despite financial struggles, small moments felt like luxury.
“I grew up on the $4.99 salad bar at Sizzler,” she recalled. “I knew how hard my parents worked to afford this… and I felt lucky.” Continue reading…