Meghan Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, could make her television debut in the couple’s bombastic Netflix documentary.
Prince Harry and Meghan’s family and friends are set to appear on camera and be interviewed as part of their new Netflix show, sources say.
The program, titled Harry & Meghan, is expected to land on the streaming giant next month.
The six-episode series is expected to feature interviews with people close to the couple, as well as historians and cultural commentators, the Telegraph reports.
Doria Ragland (pictured with Meghan in 2018) is incredibly close to her daughter and plays a big part in her life in LA
The 66-year-old is particularly close to her daughter and son-in-law and plays a big part in the lives of her grandchildren Archie and Lilibet.
Ms Ragland, who rarely speaks in public, could make her television debut on the show, which aims to give the Sussexes a chance to explain why they felt they had to leave Britain.
Doria was the only member of Meghan’s family to attend the royal wedding in 2018 and was pictured chatting with King Charles at St George’s Chapel ahead of the ceremony.
Unlike Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, Doria rarely speaks publicly about her daughter, but Sussex fans are likely to see a little more of her as the Netflix series focuses on her life in LA, in which she plays a big part.
Recently, Doria appeared on a Zoom call with Meghan and little Archie as the Duchess spoke to an academic, who shared a screenshot of the call on Twitter.
And on her podcast Archetypes, Meghan recently revealed that her mother still uses her childhood nickname – despite now being a mother of two herself.
A clip from the Harry and Meghan documentary shows the couple relaxing at their UK home, Frogmore Cottage
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shared a series of very personal images in the first trailer for their new Netflix documentary. In a clip from the documentary, Meghan can be seen with her head in her hands, apparently crying
In another photo, Meghan sits next to Harry on a sofa while the Duchess holds both hands in front of her face while her dour-looking husband has his head tilted back
“My mom still calls me Flower,” Meghan admitted in a conversation with transgender actress Michaela J Rodriguez.
She added, “I’ll be a 41-year-old flower, that’s fine.”
The nickname could well be linked to 66-year-old social worker Doria’s new tattoo, which she debuted while walking around Los Angeles in September this year.
While walking her two dogs near her home, fans spotted a flower tattoo on Doria’s arm.
In an interview with Glamor magazine before she met Prince Harry, she described her mother as a “free spirit” and said: “My mother is a yoga teacher but she also does social work and works specifically with the geriatric community.
“She has dreadlocks and a nose ring. She just ran the LA Marathon. We can just have so much fun together and yet I still find so much comfort in their support. That duality coexists just like a best friend.”
A black and white version of a famous photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taken in March 2020 just before stepping down from royal duties
Another series of images shows then-actress Meghan enjoying a natural pool with her two dogs, Labrador Shepherd cross Bogart and Guy. The picture appears to have been taken while the couple was together. She left Bogart in Canada when she moved to London in 2017. The former actress, who lived in Canada while filming Suits, made the heartbreaking decision to leave Bogart after moving to the UK to start a new life because the pet was too old to fly abroad
In one photo, Prince Harry can be seen with his hand around Meghan’s dog Guy while a guitar rests next to them. The photo is believed to have been taken around the time Harry and Meghan first started dating, while she continued to film Suits. The picture was likely taken in Canada, where she lived while filming the show
This photo shows a serious looking Meghan when she was back in the UK for the Queen’s State Funeral earlier this year
The Sussexes’ one-minute, 12-second Netflix trailer was released last week as Buckingham Palace rushed to stem the consequences of a racing dispute with Lady Susan Hussey.
The royal family is said not to care about the content of the program and sources told the Telegraph they hope Buckingham Palace won’t have to “get involved” with any claims.
Sources at the palace said that while “everyone would prefer it didn’t exist,” there’s little the couple can say that hasn’t already aired publicly.
The Harry & Meghan trailer begins with a producer asking, “Why do you want to make this documentary?” before showing several dozen photos of Harry and Meghan spending time together, along with a picture of the Prince and Princess of Wales .
Harry is heard saying, “No one sees what goes on behind closed doors,” before viewers see a photo of a distraught Meghan talking on the phone.
“I had to do everything to protect my family,” the Duke later adds.
The promotional poster for the documentary Harry & Meghan features an image of the couple on their tour of Australia
Prince Harry, who attended the event at the South Kensington venue in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, wore a mess uniform with medals awarded on two tours of Afghanistan. It was also the last time the Duke was able to undertake an engagement in his official capacity as Royal Marines, having inherited the rank of Captain General from Prince Philip in 2017. Meghan wore a £1,295 red Safiyaa dress during the full-length event. Here you can see her removing the cape part of the outfit
The trailer eventually cuts to his wife saying, “When the stakes are so high, is there no point in hearing our story from us?”
The Sussexes were reportedly paid $100million (£88million) for the fly-on-the-wall series, which has the royal family braced for more damaging allegations from the couple.
Netflix said in a statement today, “At its core, their relationship looks like many others: they met, had a whirlwind romance, fell in love, married, had children, and built a life based on shared values and mutual support through work and.” ambitions of others.
“But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no ordinary couple. Her story is one of the most recognizable love stories in history, and even the most ardent fans and followers of her story have never heard it told like this.
“Harry & Meghan is an unprecedented six-part documentary series that explores the span of their relationship, from the couple’s early days of courtship to the challenges and controversies that led them to step away from the royal family.
“The series includes interviews with family and friends who have never before spoken publicly about the couple’s relationship, as well as historians and journalists who analyze how the media has affected Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the royal family and the Commonwealth at large. “