Because they were all actors before, Meghan Markle is often compared to Grace Kelly, who became Princess Grace of Monaco in 1956 and died on September 14, 1982.
Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a three-time Olympic rowing gold medalist and the first coach of the University of Pennsylvania women's sports team.
Meghan Markle was born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to a mother of Doria Ragland, a clinical therapist and yoga instructor, and a lighting and photography director.
Grace Kelly's career was so successful before becoming one of the most famous royals in the world that she starred in her first film, Fourteen Hours, at just 22 years old, and she won the #Academy Award for Best Actress in 1954 for Country Girl, while #Megan was best known for her role as Rachel Zane in a gold-clad lawyer.
Grace Kelly was invited to join the American Delegation Committee at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955. Met Prince Rainier III of Monaco during a film festival in France. In July 2016, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were blind dated by a mutual friend at Soho House in New York City. But Meghan told the media in 2017 that she knew very little about a prince or royal family before a date.
Kelly wears two gorgeous engagement rings given to her by Prince Rainier in her last film, High Society, and it is widely believed that Prince Rainier told his wife to stop acting because Kelly had no plans to retire when they were engaged.
On November 29, 2017, after announcing her engagement, Megan quit The Gold Lawyer seven seasons later. American Networks said in a statement: "All of us at American Networks and Universal Cable Productions, we would like to extend our most heartfelt congratulations to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their engagement. However, her decision to leave Hollywood was clearly not made by the royal family — Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey that his family had suggested that Meghan should continue acting to make money.
Perhaps Princess Grace had to give up most of her possessions in Hollywood to pay for her royal dowry, which Was not needed for Meghan Markle. Before meeting Prince Rainier, Kelly was expected to become one of the most financially successful actresses in the world. However, after she was asked to pay a $2 million dowry with her own money, she had essentially nothing. Princess Grace died at the age of 52 with only a net worth of $10,000 and the title deeds of her grandfather's cottage in Ireland in her own name.
According to the Princess Grace Foundation, Grace Kelly was not required to renounce U.S. citizenship after marrying Prince Rainier and became a dual citizen of both the U.S. and Monaco. After moving to California with Prince Harry, Meghan also retained her U.S. citizenship and even voted in the 2020 presidential election. But for royal life, Meghan seems to have a harder time adapting to her royal life, Princess Grace is adored by the people and media in Monaco, and Meghan often faces criticism from the media of various countries.