For Meghan Markle, the Windup to the Wedding Is All Under a Microscope

Is marrying into royalty all it’s cracked up to be? While few of us will ever really know, for former actress and lifestyle blogger Meghan Markle, whose wedding day (May 19) approaches at an ever-hastening clip, the past few months have become something of a whirlwind, between clandestine meetings with possible wedding dress designers to a seemingly tireless batch of distant family members with axes to grind—and all manner of tabloid headlines eager to record her every move.

In the second half of Vogue’s Meghan Markle–focused Royal Wedding podcast episode, your host Alessandra Codinha is joined by in-house royal wedding experts (and enthusiasts!) Michelle Ruiz, Edward Barsamian, and Elise Taylor for the second half of a deep dive into Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton’s camaraderie; the early days of Markle’s romance with Prince Harry; her acting career and humanitarian work; what her family members (and first husband) have been up to lately; and which members of the royal family are most likely to have a “finstagram.” Also, we consider how best to experience the Tig now that it’s been shuttered for so long. Listen to the episode below.

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