Meghan Markle’s Secret Daughter and Behind-the-Scenes Drama of Royal Life

In a shocking revelation, it has been reported that Meghan Markle had a secret daughter before marrying Prince Harry.

The Duchess of Sussex was married to Trevor Engelson before meeting Prince Harry, but did not have any children from her previous marriage.

However, her love for children led her to become very close to her friend's daughter, Catalina Rivera, whom many people mistook for her own daughter.

Pictures of Catalina surfaced months after Meghan and Prince Harry welcomed their son, Archie Harrison.

Catalina and her mother Mercedes were among the well-wishers in Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding ceremony at Rotorua's Government Gardens in New Zealand.

The then two-year-old Catalina even crept through the railing just to hug Meghan.

Despite not being related by blood, Catalina remains to be Meghan's daughter.

In her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Meghan revealed that she entered the royal family naively, with limited knowledge of monarchy and royal life.

She also suggested that little help was provided to her and Prince Harry when they complained about their struggles with handling public pressure.

However, royal author Valentine Lowe claimed that efforts had been made to provide Meghan with the information she needed, with Prince William even offering up his own private secretary to teach her about royal life.

Mr. Lowe also claimed that courtiers tried really hard to help Meghan, right from the beginning.

One of them, called Miguel Head, who was William's private secretary, had a meeting with Meghan where he suggested they could do things differently and have a dialogue.

However, Meghan declined the offer and chose to support her husband instead.

In his new book Courtiers, Valentine Lowe details the behind-the-scenes moments in the build-up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's departure from the royal family.

The author highlights a growing sense of paranoia within the Sussex camp as time progresses, claiming the Duke of Sussex went as far as refusing to meet with his brother Prince William out of concern their conversation would get leaked.

William reached out to his younger brother following the broadcast of an ITV documentary on his and Meghan Markle's tour of South Africa in 2019 in which the couple lamented the lack of support and help received by the royal family.

However, Prince Harry was so concerned that William's team would leak the visit to the press that he would rather not see his brother than risk it getting into the papers.

This highlighted the dysfunction at the heart of so many royal relationships, and how members of the royal family so rarely pick up the phone to speak to each other directly.

Instead, they communicate via the apparatus around them, resulting in mistrust and division.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex took a six-week break from duties upon their return from South Africa, and Meghan did not return until March 2020, when they conducted their last public outing before moving to the United States with their son Archie.

The couple did not return to the UK together until June 2022, when they joined the royal family to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Meghan and Harry later came back to undergo a series of official visits and remained through the mourning period after Her Late Majesty suddenly died on September 8.

Meghan Markle's journey into royal life has been marred by controversy, but her love for children remains unchanged.

Her secret daughter Catalina Rivera may not be related by blood, but she remains a significant part of Meghan's life.

The behind-the-scenes drama of royal life has also shed light on the dysfunctional relationships within the royal family, highlighting the need for better communication and trust-building.

As Meghan and Harry continue to navigate their new life away from the royal family, the world watches with bated breath to see what their next move will be.