Meghan Markle recites her childhood poem about parents' divorce
Meghan Markle admits she was a ‘daddy’s girl’ growing up as she recites her childhood poem about divorce and wanting to be part of a ‘nuclear family’ in Netflix documentary
- Duchess of Sussex was asked to write a poem about her life when she was 12
- Meghan’s parents Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle split when she was six
- The Duchess’ said ‘it would be easier if there were two of me’ in her poem
- Read More: Everything we know about Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary
Meghan Markle has admitted she was a ‘daddy’s girl’ growing up as she recited her childhood poem about divorce in her new Netflix docu-series.
In the second episode of their new £88m Netflix series, the Duchess of Sussex, 41, explained how she lived with her mother Doria Ragland, 66, during the week before spending her weekends with her father Thomas Markle, 78.
Former makeup artist Doria and ex-cameraman Thomas met on the set of General Hospital and married in 1979 – before then separating when Meghan was six years old.
Describing herself as a ‘daddy’s girl’ as a child, Meghan said: ‘I do remember feeling lonely as a kid and wanting to have more people around.’
Meghan Markle recited a poem she wrote about divorce aged 12 in her new Netflix docu-series
This then prompted the Duchess to write about her experience as a child of divorced parents when she was 12 years old and a student at Immaculate Heart school in LA.
She explained: ‘One of the assignments was to write a poem about your life and I remember this poem to this day.
Reciting it word-for-word, Meghan began: ‘Two houses, two homes, two kitchens, two phones.
‘Two coaches where I lay, two places where I stay. Moving, moving here and there, from Monday to Friday, I’m everywhere.
The Duchess of Sussex shared an undated image of her with mother Doria Ragland
She also shared footage from a 1993 fishing trip she took with her father Thomas Markle
Meghan described herself as a ‘daddy’s girl’ growing up. Pictured with father Thomas Markle
Meghan’s school poem about divorce:
Two houses, two homes, two kitchens, two phones.
Two coaches where I lay, two places where I stay.
Moving, moving here and there, from Monday to Friday, I’m everywhere.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that bad but often times it makes me sad.
I want to live that nuclear life with a happy dad and his loving wife.
A picket fence, a shaggy dog, a fireplace with a burning log.
But it’s not real, it’s just a dream, I cannot cry or even scream.
So here I sit with cat number three, life would be easy if there were two of me
‘Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that bad but often times it makes me sad. I want to live that nuclear life with a happy dad and his loving wife.
‘A picket fence, a shaggy dog, a fireplace with a burning log. But it’s not real, it’s just a dream, I cannot cry or even scream.
‘So here I sit with cat number three, life would be easy if there were two of me.’
She then proceeded to share a home movie clip from 1993 from when she took a fishing trip with her estranged father Thomas Markle.
She added: ‘My dad lived alone, he had two adult children who had moved out of his house.
‘I was a daddy’s girl my whole life and I was with him a lot.’
After Thomas was unable to travel from his home in Mexico to Windsor for the couple’s 2018 wedding, the Duchess of Sussex wrote a letter to her father asking for him to stop giving press interviews.
The 78-year-old claims he has never met his grandchildren Archie, three and Lili, one.
Elsewhere in the clip, Prince Harry opens about the effect Princess Diana and Prince Charles’ divorce had on him.
He explained: ‘I think most children who are the product of divorced parents have a lot in common – no matter what your background is.
‘Being pulled from one place to another or maybe your parents are competitive, or you’re in one place longer than you want to be and you’re in another less than you want to be.
‘There’s all sorts of piece to that.’
Princess Diana and Prince Charles’ divorce was finalised in 1996 after they’d been already been separated for four years.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s eldest child, three, has appeared throughout the first three episodes of the couple’s new TV series, which landed on the streaming service this morning.
In episode two of the new series, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie was heard making an adorable comment in his American accent.
Prince Harry is seen taking his son for a walk in an area that appears to be near their home in Montecito while singing Heigh-Ho from Snow White.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s new documentary landed on screens today
King Charles and Prince William (pictured with Queen Consort and the Princess of Wales) are poised to issue a ‘swift and robust’ response to any unjust claims
Left-leaning Oscar nominated director behind Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series
Liz Garbus, the Left-leaning Oscar nominated director behind Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series has had a 25-year career working on projects about oppressed women and is ‘long admired’ by Duchess of Sussex .
Ms Garbus is known for her critically acclaimed exposes and documenting the stories of ‘survivors’, and worked on the Handmaids Tale finale.
Raised in New York by a civil rights lawyer father, her career has spanned almost 25 years, covering documentaries, true crime and high-end drama.
Her notable titles include The Farm: Angola, USA; Bobby Fischer Against The World; Love; Marilyn; and The Fourth Estate.
The Duchess of Sussex previously suggested that the show’s direction was in the hands of left-leaning filmmaker Liz Garbus ‘even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it’.
She said: ‘It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it.
But that’s not why we’re telling it. We’re trusting our story to someone else, and that means it will go through their lens.’
Elsewhere, the toddler is seen happily walking along a path with the family’s black labrador before telling his dad: ‘Archie is running away!’
It then jumps to a clip of the father and son back at their home in Montecito, where Prince Harry is admiring some hummingbirds.
‘We won’t get a chance to be this close to hummningbirds ever again,’ Prince Harry tells his son. As Meghan films them both, Archie then asks: ‘Why?’
Despite asking his toddler to stay quiet and watch the wildlife, the toddler then exclaims: ‘I’ve got a dirty foot mama because I was with you!’
King Charles and Prince William are poised to issue a ‘swift and robust’ response to any unjust claims in Harry and Meghan’s series – but William and his wife Kate are not likely to watch it themselves, sources have said.
Senior royals are said to be bracing for the worst and will be prepared to address any unfounded accusations as the new series dropped on the streaming service at 8am.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have already made a number of claims in two trailers released by Netflix in recent days, saying they had no protection from the Palace and accused aides of actively leaking and ‘planting’ stories against them as part of a ‘dirty game’.
But the Royal Family believe the series will actually by slim on new revelations.
A source told The Mirror: ‘There’s a real feeling in the camp that Harry and Meghan are making a lot of noise and there isn’t much more to say.
‘But preparations are being made for all outcomes, especially if there are unjust accusations being made.’
Members of the Sussexes’ now defunct household are also said to be ‘seething with rage’ over trailers for the six-part documentary.
Officials from both Buckingham and Kensington Palace will watch the first three episodes of the series this morning.
But it is understood that the Prince and Princess of Wales will refuse to watch the first three episodes of the documentary.
An insider also told The Sun that the royals are reluctant to engage in a tit-for-tat battle over the series.
They said: ‘If there are parts which are blatantly wrong, then it is only right that they are corrected.
‘The trailers already have some glaring errors and misrepresentations, which doesn’t bode well for the full series. But the plan is to keep schtum and carry on.”
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