Meghan Markle has a very controversial relationship with her side of the family. On one side, she is very close with her mother Doria Ragland. Whereas, her relationship with her father Thomas Markle, and sister Samantha, is not so great. Let’s see where her niece Ashleigh Hale stands in position.
Ashleigh is the daughter of Meghan’s sister Samantha. She has been quite in the news since her appearance in Meghan and Prince Harry’s Netflix documentary series. She was seen in a cameo in the clip.
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All You Need To Know About Ashleigh Hale
Ashleigh Hale, as mentioned before, is the daughter of Samantha Markle. She is an immigration lawyer and associate by profession at Fragomen, as mentioned in Harpers Bazaar. Ashleigh and Hale are known to have a close relationship after they reconnected back in 2007. Ashleigh was seen making a cameo in the royal couple’s docuseries.
In the show, Hale is seen saying, “It was agreed by everyone, by myself and my brother, to be raised by our grandparents.” She says that her paternal grandparents got custody of her and her brother when she was around two years old. In a way, she says her grandparents are actually like her parents.
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Meghan And Ashleigh’s Relationship
“There’s a sister element, there’s something maternal. She’s a best friend. She’s kind of all the things,” says Hale of the Duchess of Sussex. Even though Meghan doesn’t have a positive relationship with Hale’s mother and her sister Samantha, she and Hale have a very close bond. “She was like a little sister,” says the Duchess.
Meghan claims that the royal palace had advised her not to invite Ashleigh to her wedding with Prince Harry. This was due to Meghan’s strained relationship with half-sister Samantha, who was at that point throwing shade publicly at Meghan. Due to all these complications, Ashleigh was not able to attend her aunt’s wedding.
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