Inside Meghan Markle’s homes from before she was Royal & how they’re vastly different to sister-in-law Princess Kate’s

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INSIDE MEGHAN MARKLE’S CHILDHOOD HOMES: Never-before-seen pictures reveal the true ‘rags to riches’ story of the beloved American-born royal, who lived in cramped, dingy flats throughout her formative years until she finally found fame in Suits! Meghan began splitting her time between her mom's house and her dad's Hollywood apartment (pictured) when she was 11 until she left for college in 1999. Thomas Sr was living in a two-bedroom ground floor flat on Vista Del Mar Avenue, a shabby street behind the Hollywood strip, only a few hundred yards from one of Scientology's most important buildings, founder L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition LIVING with her mother in a second floor, dark and dingy flat at the back of a non-descript street in the heart of Los Angeles, no one really expected the Duchess of Sussex to be crowned a princess almost three decades later. For the first time, we can reveal photos of all Meghan Markle's childhood homes, as she was pushed from pillar to post by mother Doria and father Thomas after their divorce. The low rent, budget housing is in stark contrast to her grand abode now, Kensington Palace, where she and Prince Harry live in a two-bedroom cottage. Her humble beginnings started on Providencia Street, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, where she was living with her parents and Thomas’ two children from a previous marriage, Thomas Jr and Yvonne [who now takes the name Samantha], who have both spoken out vehemently against 'Princess Pushy' for turning her back on the dysfunctional family. Markle was only at the property for the first two years of her life and it was easily the biggest and ‘flashest' property she lived in during her youth - the house is opposite a country club - but inside was fraught with problems, according to acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton, who wrote the book Meghan: A Hollywood Princess. Thomas Jr smoked weed all day, even her mother would share a joint with a neighbour, TV lighting director Thomas worked night and day, and wild teen Samatha would be out clubbing.

MEGHAN Markle lived in several homes before her life within the Royal Family that are vastly different to Princess Kate’s.

The Duchess of Sussex lived in a two-bedroom property with mum Doria Ragland and dad Thomas Markle when she was first born.

This is one of Meghan’s childhood homes

Meghan’s sorority house at Northwestern University

She rented this home on the outskirts on Toronto

She lived in this LA mansion with her former husband Trevor Engleson during her time as an actress

The Duchess of Sussex, pictured attending a reception in April

Half-siblings Thomas Jr and Samantha also lived with her in Los Angeles, California, until she was two.

But she moved to an apartment in LA with her mum when her parents divorced in 1983.

She divided her time between there and her dad’s apartment until she left for university in 1999.

When studying at Northwestern University in Illinois, she lived in sorority house in the middle of campus.

And she lived with her two dogs Guy and Bogart in Toronto, Canada, when she was filming Suits.

From 2011 to 2013, she owned a mansion in LA with then-husband Trevor Engelson until they divorced. It is on sale for around £1.5million.

It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a huge garden with an al fresco dining area, Hello! reports.

Meghan returned to her home in Toronto until she moved to London with Prince Harry.

Just after their engagement was mad public in November 2017, the couple moved into the two-bedroom Nottingham Cottage on Kensington Palace’s grounds.

They left in early 2019 when they moved into Frogmore Cottage. This became their official residence.

When they wanted to quit Royal life, they temporarily moved into Hollywood actor Tyler Perry’s former home in Beverly Hills, which had 12 bedrooms and eight bathrooms.

Meghan’s homes compare with Princess Kate’s childhood home.

Footage of the family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, was posted by her younger brother James Middleton in 2020.

It showed perfectly manicured lawns and family photos were up in the house.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle briefly lived in the grounds of Kensington Palace

A rare glimpse into Kate Middleton’s childhood home was revealed in 2020

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