Doria Royce Ragland
Doria Royce Ragland
Photo of Doria taken at an airport by Paparazzi.
Doria Ragland is an American yoga instructor for Wise and Healthy Aging, and a social worker for Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in Los Angeles, California. [1] She is the mother of Meghan Markle, the present girlfriend of Prince Harry.
Background
Early Life
Born and raised in the Los Angeles, California area, she presently lives in the Crenshaw, Los Angeles. [1]
She attended and graduated from Fairfax High School in 1974.
Marriage
Photo of Meghan Markle with her step sister and her father Thomas.
In the late 1970's, Doria Royce Ragland met her future husband, Thomas Markle, when they both worked together for a television studio in Los Angeles. Thomas was a lighting Director for a soap opera. She worked as a temp at the studio.
In the early 1980's, the two married.
They had their daughter, Meghan Markle, 1981. The family traveled around to remote, impoverished areas in the world. The couple came from very little, but they always ensured to provide everything they could for Meghan.
Divorce
Photo taken of Doria Ragland when she was a younger person with her daughter, Meghan Markle.
The couple divorced by the time that Meghan was 6 years old.
Education
Doria is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Social Work.
Career
Throughout her life, Doria has held numerous jobs.
She is now a professional Social worker and also a yoga instructor who uses it as a way to help people with mental issues.
She works as an instructor for Wise and Healthy Aging, and a Social worker for Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in the Los Angeles, California area. [1]
Personal Life
Photo of Doria Ragland and her daughter, Meghan Markle, at a red carpet event.
Doria continues to live her normal life in the Los Angeles area despite her daughter dating the United Kingdom's royal prince, Harry. She still maintains contact with her daughter but has stated that she cannot say anything about her daughter's relationship.
She still does her laundry in public in Los Angeles, California.
When her daughter's engagement to Prince Harry was announced, news media began to pursue Ragland for a quote. On Tuesday, November, 2017, days after the wedding announced, she expressed that she was very happy for her daughter.