Meghan Markle’s life has taken her everywhere from L.A. to Northwestern University to Windsor Castle.

From her early days as a Girl Scout — which she sweetly chronicled recently on her Instagram page — to her 2018 wedding day when she tied the knot with Prince Harry, we’ve taken a walk down memory lane with the Duchess of Sussex to look back at all of the big moments in her life so far.

Sweet Treat

Meghan Markle as a Girl Scout.Meghan Markle/Instagram

From the looks of it, Meghan Markle’s entrepreneurial spirit was alive and well even from a young age. In a carousel of sweet (pun intended) photos shared to Instagram in celebration of her new podcast Confessions of a Female Founder, Meghan shared a look back at her early days as a Girl Scout writing: “Being an entrepreneur can start young. (By the way, all these years later and I’m still selling cookies!) 🍪” — a nod to her lifestyle brand As ever’s shortbread butter cookies with flower sprinkles.

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Cute as a Button

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Meghan at 5 years old! The future royal was raised in Los Angeles by her parents, Tom, a former sound engineer on the ’80s sitcom Married…with Children, and Doria, a yoga instructor and social worker.

Picture Perfect

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Meghan’s elementary school portrait. “She was popular with every single group,” says former classmate Tiffany Gooden.

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A Girls’ Girl

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Meghan surrounded by friends in elementary school.

Heart of Gold

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Meghan’s L.A. high school, Immaculate Heart, celebrated the renewal of With Love, Meghan with a throwback photo from her days on campus.

“We’re delighted to share a special throwback photo from her time at Immaculate Heart, honoring our cherished tradition of Mary’s Day, a reflection of our legacy of sisterhood, support and Panda spirit,” the school’s Instagram account captioned the photo.

Meghan shared the pic to her own account, captioning it, “When your dear friend from middle school/high school sends you something from your Alma mater and it brings the biggest smile to your face. Go Pandas!”

College Days

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She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at Northwestern University. She is pictured in her 2000-2001 class portrait.

Back in L.A.

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After graduating from college, Meghan moved back to L.A. to launch her acting career.

Building a Résumé

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Her first nonspeaking gig was on a 2002 episode of General Hospital.

Making a Deal

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She also appeared as a briefcase girl on Deal or No Deal.

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Suited Up

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She garnered small parts before breaking out as paralegal Rachel Zane on Suits.

Star Power

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“I knew her when she was doing Deal or No Deal, and you could just tell she was going to do so much more,” says an industry source.

New Beginnings

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After her two-year marriage to producer Trevor Engelson ended in 2013, Meghan continued building her humanitarian work, speaking passionately about women’s rights and advocating for diverse beauty ideals in embracing her biracial background.

Eyes For You

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A “blind date” — as Prince Harry and Meghan described their first meeting in July 2016 — changed everything.

Heading to the Altar

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In November 2017, the couple announced their engagement, making Meghan the first American actress since Grace Kelly to marry into a royal family.

Wedding Bells

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day.Shutterstock

Harry and Meghan wed on May 19, 2018. The Duchess of Sussex, as she would now be known, wore a Givenchy gown designed by British designer Clare Waight Keller and an intricate, hand-stitched veil featuring flowers from all 53 British Commonwealth countries, as well as her home state’s official flower, the California Poppy, and Wintersweet, which grows in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London.

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Welcome Baby Archie

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Archie.Toby Melville/Samir Hussein/WireImage

Meghan and Harry welcomed Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor on May 6, 2019. “He has the sweetest temperament,” the proud first-time mom shared. “He’s really calm.”

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Baby Makes Four

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Two years later, the arrival of baby Lilibet Diana on June 4, 2021, made the Sussexes a complete family of four. “Two is it,” the couple told Oprah Winfrey when revealing their second child would be a daughter. Said Harry, “To have a boy then a girl — what more can you ask for?”

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Motherly Love

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Meghan and Harry have opted to keep their little ones relatively out of the spotlight though have shared sweet glimpses into their lives as parents of two. In their 2022 documentary Harry & Meghan, the mom of two was seen carrying one child on each of her hips.