Meghan Markle's rapid rise to fame: Duchess of Sussex once held impressive UK record while Prince Harry showed the Queen what all the fuss was about with EDITED video of Suits
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Meghan Markle was once crowned 'the most searched for person online in the UK' before she decided to head to the U.S. with Prince Harry. Sadly, the Duchess of Sussex has not publicly visited the UK or been seen with the Royal Family since Queen Elizabeth's funeral in 2022.
![[Meghan in character as Rachel Zane in the first season of the US legal drama, Suits]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/28/16/92589059-14136557-image-a-2_1732810376013.jpg)
The former actress and Prince Harry both stepped down as working members of the family two years prior to the late Queen's death. And since then, the couple's relationship with the royals has been somewhat rocky. However, Meghan's initial introduction to life in The Firm and her husband's family appeared to be a great success.
![[Harry and Meghan in conversation with the Queen at Royal Ascot in 2018]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/28/16/92589033-14136557-image-a-3_1732810400410.jpg)
Meghan and Harry announced their engagement on November 27, 2017 and the following month had completed their first official royal outing together. Andrew Morton shared in his book, Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, exactly how Harry acquainted Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with Meghan's acting work.
![[Meghan playing paralegal Rachel in Suits with co-star Patrick Adams as Michael Ross]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/28/16/92589067-14136557-image-a-4_1732810422800.jpg)
The royal biographer also described how the American divorcee quickly became a sensation and soon the public wanted to know everything about Harry's new girlfriend. The late Queen Elizabeth appearing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in 2018.
![[The American actress in a bedroom scene with Patrick Adams in Suits]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/28/16/92589057-14136557-image-a-5_1732810427876.jpg)
Meghan in character as Rachel Zane in the first season of the US legal drama, Suits. Internet searches in the UK at the time for 'Meghan Markle' were 'outstripping those for the recently released iPhone 8,' Mr Morton wrote. The new tech had only been released in the September but lots of people were interested in the next royal bride.
![[The cast of season two of Suits, Meghan is pictured second right as her character, Rachel]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/28/16/92589063-14136557-image-a-6_1732810440132.jpg)
