MEGHAN Markle is celebrating yet another milestone – her first birthday as a royal.
After marrying Prince Harry in 2018, the American’s life has changed considerably.
When was Meghan Markle born?
The pair wed in May and have now settled down in the UK with Meghan a full member of The Firm.
She has changed the country she lives in, given up her job and has had to overhaul her wardrobe.
And now she has another life event to adjust to – her birthday.
Born in August, she still has her first Christmas and New Year as a royal to navigate.
When is Meghan Markle’s birthday?
Meghan was born on August 4 1981.
She was born in Los Angeles, California, at West Park Hospital in Canoga Park.
Meghan grew up with her parents, Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle Snr, until they divorced when she was six-years-old.
She grew up in LA, attending private schools, starting aged two-years-old at Hollywood’s Little Red Schoolhouse.
The new Duchess of Sussex later attended Immaculate Heart High School, an all-girl Catholic private school in Los Angeles.
She went on to study at Northwestern’s School of Communication with a BA and a double major in theatre and international studies.
How old will Meghan Markle be?
Meghan is due to celebrate her 37th birthday.
She is more than three years older than her new husband, Prince Harry.
He is currently 33 and his birthday isn’t until September.
That makes his new bride three years, one month and 11 days older than him.
How is the Duchess celebrating her birthday?
Just like most people, it’s likely Meghan’s previous birthdays involved some sort of get-together.
Drinks, cakes and presents are likely to have featured on her big day.
This being her first as a royal, she may have expected lavish gifts, an extravagant ceremony with expensive bubbly.
For her 36th birthday, she and Prince Harry spent it in Africa.
But instead this year, the pair will be going to a wedding.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are attending the wedding of Prince Harry’s friend, Charlie Von Straubenzee to Daisy Jenks.
The boys have been friends since they attended Ludgrove Prep School in Berkshire together when they were children.
Both Charlie and his older brother, Thomas van Straubenzee, were at Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May.
And it’s reported Harry is the best man at Charlie’s wedding.
But it may be more of a celebration than Meghan would be allowed, as royal protocol dictates royals should only have low-key birthday celebrations with their close family and friends.
That’s a far cry from of Meghan’s previous birthday, where she posted on her now-deleted social media accounts about her celebrations.
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Her lifestyle definitely has to change now that she is a royal.