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'Meghan Markle will be happy on her 43rd birthday - but 'she's not cut out for a life of service'

EXCLUSIVE: As the Duchess of Sussex celebrates her 43rd birthday, a royal expert praises Meghan's business savvy work but admits that she was never cut out for a "life of service"

Born in Los Angeles in 1981 to Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland, Meghan got an early taste of the Hollywood lifestyle when she would visit her dad on the set of Married… With Children where he was working as a lighting director. Meghan played Rachel Zane on Suits (Image: USA Networks/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)After an extended break in Canada, the pair announced that they were stepping back from their senior royal roles and soon relocated to Montecito, California where they have continued to build their lives and would later complete their family when their daughter, Princess Lilibet, arrived in June 2021. Even though Meghan's focuses were on mental health, women's rights, animal welfare and bringing communities together during her time in the royal fold, a life driven purely by charitable work may not be what lies in her future.

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