The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, recently admitted that she was an “ugly duckling” during her teenage years. The Royal is currently on a European tour with her husband, Prince Harry and recently gave a speech at the One Young World summit in Manchester, England.
The couple will appear at several charity events during their tour in the coming days. The move is the first time Harry and Markle have worked together in Britain since they stepped down as senior royals in 2020 and began living in the US
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Markle appeared on the latest episode of her podcast and, in a conversation about society’s treatment of women, talked about how she was a loner in high school. The 41-year-old also revealed her displeasure at constantly being told she was “lucky” to be chosen by Harry.
Read on to learn more.
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Meghan Markle Says She Was An ‘Ugly Duckling’ Growing Up
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According to Markle, she was not a model of beauty growing up. The Duchess of Sussex recently talked about her time in high school on her podcast “Archetypes” (via News Week). He described himself as the “ugly duckling” at the time and revealed that he had no one to share the table with at lunch.
The conversation in the third episode of the podcast is about how society treats single women. The 41-year-old told Mindy Kaling about his time as a lonely teenager at Immaculate Heart High School.
The Duchess said, “Again, if you’re not a beauty growing up, you’re just, like, ‘oh what can I study? What can I do? I want an A+.” Kaling asked Markle if she wasn’t “the beautiful one” growing up.
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The mother of two replied, “No. Oh my god, no. Ugly duckling. Not the usual conventional beauty, now maybe that would be seen as beautiful. But big, curly hair and big gaps in my teeth. I’m a person which is wise. one, forever and forever and forever and then just grow up.”
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Meghan Markle Describes Her Younger Self As ‘Loner’
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Markle explained that during high school, she was “a bit of a loner” and had trouble finding a place where she could “fit in.” He revealed that he solved the issue of making friends by joining several clubs at school and doesn’t have to worry about fitting in anymore.
The 41-year-old said, “So I just became, I was like, ‘okay, I’m going to be president of the multicultural club and president of the sophomore class and president of this club and France. .’ And by doing that, I have meetings at lunchtime. So I don’t have to worry about who I’m going to sit with or what I’m going to do because I’m always busy.”
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The Royal spoke about her teenage years after her speech at the One Young World summit during her European tour with Prince Harry. According to Markle, she was “overwhelmed” by the experience and nervous. He explained that while on stage, he wondered if he was “good enough to be there” and if his act deserved a place at the prestigious table.
Duchess Told She’s ‘Lucky’ Prince Harry Picked Her
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During her podcast, Markle also explained how several people told her she was “lucky” to be chosen by Prince Harry. The conversation arose when the Duchess and Kaling were talking about singletons, a term used to refer to unmarried women.
Markle spoke about the word, explaining that she thinks that singleton carries a “double entendre.” She also shed some light on her early years dating Harry and how she was constantly bombarded with comments about how lucky she was to be with the Royal.
“When I started dating my husband, and we got engaged, everyone was like, ‘Oh my God, you’re so lucky he chose you!'” recalls the 41-year-old. “And at some point, after you’ve heard it a million times, you’re like, ‘I picked him too!'”
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Meghan Markle On Gender Stereotypes
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In response to the comments, Harry reportedly claimed he was the lucky one in the relationship because Markle decided to be with him. She says, “But thankfully, I had a partner who countered that narrative for me and said, ‘They got it wrong. I’m the lucky one you chose me.'”
The Duchess further explained that labeling a woman lucky simply because she is in a relationship with a man is completely “gendered, archetyped and stereotypical.” According to Markle, that whole notion feeds into the narrative that most women are always waiting for reassurance that they’re good enough from a partner.
The Royal said, “It just feeds into this idea that you’re waiting for someone to tell you that you’re good enough versus knowing that you’re good enough on your own.”
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