Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas, was once an important person in the Duchess of Sussex’s life, but their relationship has been rocky in recent years.
Back then, the former actress said her love for film and theater came from her dad. He worked as a lighting director and director of photography and used to take her to movie and TV sets.
“For 10 years, every day after school, I was on the set of Married… with Children. It was a strange place for a Catholic schoolgirl to grow up,” she told Esquire.
“There were times my dad would say, ‘Meg, go help in the craft services room. This isn’t for your 11-year-old eyes,'” she recalled when they got along well.
Even though Meghan knew the industry, she didn’t want a clichéd story. She went to Northwestern University to study communication. Later, she studied theater and international relations at a school in Evanston, Illinois.