prince harry and meghan markle
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Why Meghan Markle Matters (Whether We Like It or Not)
Representation matters. We’ve both heard and said it repeatedly: Our visibility and presence—in every arena—is vital to our perception of ourselves and what spaces we believe we deserve to occupy, both in the world and in the scope of the human imagination. And yet, as The Root covered the marriage of Meghan Markle into the…
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Serena’s Grand Slam: How the GOAT Switched It Up for the Royal Reception
All eyes were understandably on the bride at Saturday’s royal wedding, but as the British royal family uncomfortably shifted in their seats welcomed Meghan Markle into its fold, our gaze inevitably kept coming to rest on tennis phenom Serena Williams, who wowed royal-watchers by wearing blush-colored Versace to watch Markle become the duchess of Sussex.…
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Something Blue: The New Duke and Duchess of Sussex Ride Off Into the Sunset in Style
Give me fashion, but make it British: We were hoping to have a full second round of stylish moments to share with you as guests assembled at Britain’s Frogmore House to attend an evening wedding reception for the new duke and duchess of Sussex. But alas, there was only one—though it was the most important…
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Fashion and Fascinators: The High Style of Britain’s Blackest Royal Wedding (to Date)
It was a day seemingly made for happily ever after. On Saturday, Meghan Markle’s fairy tale came true when, at last, she married her Prince Charming Harry. The traditionally drizzly English skies gave way to dazzling sunshine, and as many anticipated, the ceremony was as refreshingly unexpected as the pairing of the biracial American actress…
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A Black Preacher Gave a Word, and 4 Other Blackity-Black Moments From the #RoyalWedding
Meghan Markle brought all the black she wanted to her royal wedding to Prince Harry, my second-favorite gingy ever (Malcolm X being the first), now sixth in line to the British throne. Despite that fact that none of her family beside her mother, Doria Ragland, was present in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, Markle…
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Will the Real Meghan Markle Please Stand Up?
Ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry, sixth-in-line to the British throne, on Saturday, much has been said about the now-former actress soon to be also formerly known as Meghan Markle. She’s been called a social climber, a “pushy princess,” any number of racial epithets, a stain on the royal bloodline and undeserving of a…
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Becoming Royalty: Actress Parisa Fitz-Henley Talks Transforming Into Meghan Markle
On May 19, the most publicized wedding of the year will be telecast worldwide, and millions will tune in to watch as the British royal family openly accepts its first member of African descent, Meghan Markle. Of course, for royal-watchers, no contemporary marriage of this magnitude would be complete without the attendant Lifetime movie to…
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White Powder Sent to Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Sparking Anthrax Scare
Scotland Yard is investigating after a letter containing white powder that was claimed to be anthrax was sent to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at Kensington Palace in London. According to the London Evening Standard, because of security measures, the couple never saw the letter, but it did spark a full-on security scare. Analysis of the…
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Watch: There’s a New Meghan in Town … and She’s an Animal
Move over, Meghan Markle … there’s a new Meghan in town. But this Meghan is an animal—an okapi, to be exact. Meghan the baby okapi was born at a London zoo in December after a 30-minute labor. Sources say that approximately 25,000 okapis remain in the wild. And the zoo says that naming the animal…
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Lifetime Prepping for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Movie
You knew it was coming. There’s no way on earth Lifetime would pass up an opportunity like this. According to Deadline, the cable network and distributor of sappy movies you secretly cry through is working on a film chronicling the relationship of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle titled, Harry & Meghan: The Royal Love Story.…