Doria Ragland
| Doria Ragland | |
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| File:Doria Ragland.pngDoria Ragland.png Ragland and her daughter, the Duchess of Sussex | |
| Born | Doria Loyce Ragland September 1956 (age 68) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| 🏡 Residence | View Park–Windsor Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | University of Southern California (MSW 2015) |
| 💼 Occupation | Social worker · yoga teacher |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Thomas Markle (m. 1979; div. 1988) |
| 👶 Children | Meghan, Duchess of Sussex |
Doria Loyce Ragland (born September 1956) is the mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, from her marriage to Thomas Markle. A longtime resident of California, she has worked as a social worker in the mental health sector.
Early life[edit]
Born in September 1956[1][2] to an African-American family in Cleveland, Ohio, Doria Ragland is the daughter of Jeanette Arnold and her second husband Alvin Ragland.[3] Her mother was a nurse and her father was an antique dealer.[4] Ragland's maternal grandparents, James and Netty Arnold, worked as a bellhop and an elevator operator at the whites-only Hotel St. Regis on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.[3][5][6][lower-alpha 1] When Ragland was a baby, her parents moved to Los Angeles.[3] She attended Fairfax High School.[4]
Career and education[edit]
After high school, Ragland worked as a make-up artist, where she later met her former husband Thomas Markle while employed at the studio for the television show General Hospital. She later worked as a flight attendant[7] and attained a bachelor of arts in psychology.[4] In 2015, Ragland became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker after having received a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California.[8][9] Ragland worked as a social worker for a mental health clinic, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, in Culver City, California.[10] Ragland quit her job in May 2018 to enter private practice[11][12] working with elderly patients. Ragland has also worked as a yoga instructor.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Ragland married lighting director[8] Thomas Markle, at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple in Hollywood (Los Angeles) on December 23, 1979.[13] The Markles had a daughter together in 1981 who was named Rachel Meghan Markle, known as Meghan.[13] Thomas and Doria Markle's marriage ended in divorce in 1987[2] or 1988.[14] The couple remain friends, and both contributed to the raising of their daughter.[4]
Ragland resides in View Park–Windsor Hills, California.[15][16] in a house she inherited from her father in 2011.[4]
Her daughter Meghan became a member of the British royal family when she married the Duke of Sussex on May 19, 2018. Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding ceremony took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle[17] at which time Ragland's daughter became the Duchess of Sussex.[18] Ragland attended the royal wedding.[19][20]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ According to information passed down (much of it verbally) from earlier generations the Ragland name came from William Ragland, a Methodist who had emigrated during the eighteenth century from Cornwall, England to North America, settling successively in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia.[5] It is inferred by family members that Doria Ragland's first identifiable African American Ragland ancestor was Richard Ragland, born in Jonesboro, Georgia in 1830: he lived long enough to experience the (formal) abolition of slavery in 1865.[5]
References[edit]
21. https://www.celebrityinfo4you.com/meghan-markle-mother/
- ↑ Morton, Andrew (3 May 2018). Meghan de Hollywood à Buckingham avec le Prince Harry [Meghan from Hollywood to Buckingham with Prince Harry] (in French). Hugo Publishing. ISBN 9782755627084.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Porter, Lauren (May 19, 2018). "Who Is Meghan Markle's Mom? 7 Things To Know About Doria Ragland". Essence. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Driscoll, Kara. "Meghan Markle has an extraordinary connection to Ohio". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
...While Meghan Markle is headed across the pond for the royal wedding, her roots are deeply connected to Ohio.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Alexander, Harriet (2018-05-19). "Meet Meghan Markle's family: The diplomat uncle, the yoga teacher mother and the cannabis-growing nephew". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Morton, Andrew (2018). Meghan: Von Hollywood in den Buckingham-Palast. Ein modernes Märchen. Heyne Verlag. ISBN 978-3-641-23580-2. Search this book on
- ↑ DeMarco, Lauren (2018-05-08). "Meghan Markle's surprising Cleveland connection: The Royal Wedding". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ↑ "Opinion - Advice for Thomas Markle, Father of the Bride". May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dewan, Angela (May 19, 2018). "Doria Ragland: Meghan Markle's mother by her side on wedding day". CNN. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Smithers Peckham, Tina (April 30, 2018). "Doria Ragland: 7 Things to Know About Meghan Markle's Mother". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Yahoo News.
- ↑ Williams, Janice (May 19, 2018). "Who is Doria Ragland?". Newsweek. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Lapin, Tamar (May 15, 2018). "Meghan Markle's mom quits job at mental health clinic". Page Six. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Meghan Markle's mother has reportedly quit her job at a Los Angeles mental health clinic". New York Post. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Fox News.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Carroll, Leslie (2010). Notorious Royal Marriages: A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty, Destiny,and Desire. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 468. ISBN 978-1-101-15977-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Jones, Richard (May 17, 2018). "Thomas Markle Snr: How Meghan Markle's reclusive father helped propel her into the spotlight". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ Boyle, Danny (November 8, 2016). "Who is Meghan Markle? Everything we know about Prince Harry's girlfriend". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016. (subscription required)
- ↑ Morris, Regan (September 27, 2017). "'Meghan who?' LA shrugs over Harry's hometown girlfriend". BBC News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
But Markle's mother lives in the View Park-Windsor Hills neighbourhood, which is one of the wealthiest, primarily African American areas in the US.
- ↑ Vickers, Hugo (May 18, 2018). "St George's Chapel: Inside the Windsor Castle venue for tomorrow's royal wedding". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle: Announcement of Titles". The Royal Family. May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ AOL Staff. "Meghan Markle's mom Doria Ragland seen headed to London amid drama around Meghan's father". aol.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ "What You Need to Know About Meghan Markle's Mother Doria Ragland". Town and Country. May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Doria Ragland on IMDb
- Meghan Markle's Mum Doria Ragland Lining Up Oprah Winfrey Interview Royal Wedding Latest News
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