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Meghan was a royal even before she married Harry, says brother: 'She's a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce'

Many have explained that the Duchess of Sussex's struggle to fit into the British monarchy is due to her lack of experience dealing with blue-bloods
UPDATED MAR 20, 2020
(Getty Images)
(Getty Images)

As Meghan Markle prepares to quit the royal family after less than two years of marrying Prince Harry, her brother has revealed that the former 'Suits' actress came from a royal lineage.

While the Duchess of Sussex's struggle to fit into the British monarchy has been explained by many experts as her lack of experience in dealing with blue-bloods, Thomas Markle Jr stated in an interview with Express that he and his sister actually had distant ties to royal bloodlines. 

When Markle Jr was asked to elaborate on the fact that his family was “closer to the Windsors than most”, he said, “Actually yes, and not only that but the Markles do also come from another famous bloodline as well. Robert the Bruce — direct bloodline.”

Robert the Bruce was King of Scotland from 1306 until 1329, who led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.

It was royal journalist and author Andrew Morton who revealed the link, Markle Jr revealed. 

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend The Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House on March 05, 2020 in London, England (Getty Images)

“I had Andrew Morton here and my father had a genealogy person do an in-depth genealogy on us. When Andrew came to my house, he was with us for about a week, he went through my lineage a little. When I answered the door he bowed to me and I go, 'Are you okay?’ And he goes well, you are already royalty, and he told me all about it," he said. 

He added that Meghan was quite obsessed with fictional princesses, just like most girls, when she was growing up. 

“Watching her grow up I don't think it was the British Royal Family, it was the princess thing —Cinderella and all that kind of stuff, Beauty and the Beast and all those Disney movies that revolve around being a princess and a Prince and being swept off your feet," he said.

However, it was not until she participated in a school trip to London in her early teens that she got her first introduction to British royalty. During the interview, Markle Jr pointed to a picture of a teen Meghan standing outside Buckingham Palace.

“That's when she probably set her sights on what she wanted. I mean seeing the palace and Windsor and all that it would just be incredible," he said.

Markle Jr was then asked if Meghan would choose to distance herself from the royal family, following Megxit, just like she has been estranged from her father, brother, and sister for years now.

“That is up in the air and I don't know," he said. “When it is all done and said and over with, if it does go south she is going to turn to her family and probably not be welcomed with very many open arms.”

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