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01of 17Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Owen Humphreys/WPA Pool/Getty"Whenever something good is happening in my life, she celebrates with me first, and when there’s a hardship, she’s there with Kleenex and a shoulder and a glass of wine and the best chat and a book that will help pull me out of wherever I am," saysMeghan Markle’s close confidante.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Owen Humphreys/WPA Pool/Getty
“Whenever something good is happening in my life, she celebrates with me first, and when there’s a hardship, she’s there with Kleenex and a shoulder and a glass of wine and the best chat and a book that will help pull me out of wherever I am,” saysMeghan Markle’s close confidante.
02of 17Meghan Markle.Tristan Fewings/BFC/Getty Images"She will stop whatever she’s doing and laugh with you and cry with you," says a friend and former colleague.
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“She will stop whatever she’s doing and laugh with you and cry with you,” says a friend and former colleague.
03of 17Samir Hussein / WireImage"Who you see at walkabouts, when she crouches down to talk to the kids and genuinely has real conversations with people, that’s Meg," says her former costar. “That’s how she crouches down with our kids at home. How she plays with them. That’s how she engages with people and how she always has. She asks their names; she listens to their stories. And she’s genuinely interested. We see a person who treats everyone the same.”
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“Who you see at walkabouts, when she crouches down to talk to the kids and genuinely has real conversations with people, that’s Meg,” says her former costar. “That’s how she crouches down with our kids at home. How she plays with them. That’s how she engages with people and how she always has. She asks their names; she listens to their stories. And she’s genuinely interested. We see a person who treats everyone the same.”
04of 17Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesHer former colleague shares, “If I’m thrown some kind of curveball, I always think, ‘I gotta talk to Meg.’ We talk daily. And the first thing out of her mouth is, ‘How are the kids? How are you?’ I’m not even allowed to ask about her until she finds out about me.”
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Her former colleague shares, “If I’m thrown some kind of curveball, I always think, ‘I gotta talk to Meg.’ We talk daily. And the first thing out of her mouth is, ‘How are the kids? How are you?’ I’m not even allowed to ask about her until she finds out about me.”
05of 17Gabor Jurina"Meg spends so much time taking care of everyone else— that’s her nature," says her former costar.
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“Meg spends so much time taking care of everyone else— that’s her nature,” says her former costar.
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07of 17Karwai Tang/WireImage"I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Meg is a team player," says the Duchess of Sussex’s former costar. “But even when she takes a back seat, she’s a leader of group morale. She would always do spirit boosters for the crew on-set—for example, having gourmet burgers delivered.”
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“I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Meg is a team player,” says the Duchess of Sussex’s former costar. “But even when she takes a back seat, she’s a leader of group morale. She would always do spirit boosters for the crew on-set—for example, having gourmet burgers delivered.”
08of 17JASON DORDAY/AFP/Getty Images"Meg is the most generous with her wins," her close confidante shares. “She wins, everyone wins.”
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“Meg is the most generous with her wins,” her close confidante shares. “She wins, everyone wins.”
09of 17Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage"She sends so many thank-you notes, all in her beautiful penmanship," says her L.A. friend. “In any room she’s very conscious of making sure everyone’s included. There are people who have met her once, even years and years ago, and they always remember exactly where they were when they met her and exactly what the conversation was, because she so thoroughly engages.”
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“She sends so many thank-you notes, all in her beautiful penmanship,” says her L.A. friend. “In any room she’s very conscious of making sure everyone’s included. There are people who have met her once, even years and years ago, and they always remember exactly where they were when they met her and exactly what the conversation was, because she so thoroughly engages.”
10of 17BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty"When I see her at engagements, folks will say, ‘This is the biggest acting job in the world. She’s acting.’ I’ll say, ‘No, this is how she is,’ " says a longtime friend. “She’s so genuine in her love to connect with people and feels so grateful to be able to do that.”
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“When I see her at engagements, folks will say, ‘This is the biggest acting job in the world. She’s acting.’ I’ll say, ‘No, this is how she is,’ " says a longtime friend. “She’s so genuine in her love to connect with people and feels so grateful to be able to do that.”
11of 17WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty"Forget the fact of who she’s married to: She was royalty from the day I met her,” says her L.A. friend. “The way she carries herself, interacts with people, is how you would expect an actual royal to behave. She personifies elegance, grace, philanthropy.”
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“Forget the fact of who she’s married to: She was royalty from the day I met her,” says her L.A. friend. “The way she carries herself, interacts with people, is how you would expect an actual royal to behave. She personifies elegance, grace, philanthropy.”
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“Meg did a USO tour a few years ago, and when I tell you the number of pen pals she made, the number of letters she sent back and forth,” says her L.A. friend. “She kept in touch.”
13of 17Victoria Jones/WPA Pool/Getty"She is one of the most selfless people I know," says her former colleague. “A couple years ago, my son was at the beginning of a special-needs diagnosis. Meg screeched her life to a halt and used every resource she could muster for me: got me into a doctor in L.A., got me alternative doctors, called me, sent things to my hotel room. It was like a five-alarm-fire focus of her life to help me and support me.”
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“She is one of the most selfless people I know,” says her former colleague. “A couple years ago, my son was at the beginning of a special-needs diagnosis. Meg screeched her life to a halt and used every resource she could muster for me: got me into a doctor in L.A., got me alternative doctors, called me, sent things to my hotel room. It was like a five-alarm-fire focus of her life to help me and support me.”
14of 17SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty"She can make a five-star meal out of the garbage in your refrigerator," says Meghan’s former colleague.
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“She can make a five-star meal out of the garbage in your refrigerator,” says Meghan’s former colleague.
15of 17"Meghan is wicked funny," says her former colleague. “I feel like people really don’t know that who only see her in her new role. She has the loudest and best laugh in the room. She makes everywhere she goes feel like a holiday.”
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“Meghan is wicked funny,” says her former colleague. “I feel like people really don’t know that who only see her in her new role. She has the loudest and best laugh in the room. She makes everywhere she goes feel like a holiday.”
16of 17David Fisher/Shutterstock"Everything Meg stands for is supporting and empowering women," says her former costar. “That’s who she is and what’s she’s championed since the age of 11. She’s all about fairness and making people feel good.”
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“Everything Meg stands for is supporting and empowering women,” says her former costar. “That’s who she is and what’s she’s championed since the age of 11. She’s all about fairness and making people feel good.”
17of 17REX/Shutterstock"She is the same person, though everything around her has changed," says her former costar.
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“She is the same person, though everything around her has changed,” says her former costar.
source: people.com
