She may be a princess, but being rescued by a prince was never an option for Meghan Markle.
As a child, she understood that it was up to her, to create her own destiny. The outspoken California girl had big plans. But nobody, not even her ambitious teenage self, could predict her path would lead to the doorstep of the Royal Family.
In this episode of The Windsors, we examine Meghan's life before she became the Duchess of Sussex.
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A Hollywood Princess: Part One

9Honey presents The Windsors – a royal podcast.  Join us as we go inside the palace walls to get to know the world’s most famous family. Hosted by Kerri Elstub with expert commentary from 9Honey’s royal columnist, Victoria Arbiter, and Australian Women’s Weekly editor-at-large and author of The Royals in Australia, Juliet Rieden.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on Monday, May 6, 2019. In this bonus episode of The Windsors, host Kerri Elstub talks to 9Honey’s royal columnist Victoria Arbiter and royal authors Juliet Rieden and Katie Nicholl about the arrival of the seventh in line to the throne. From royal titles and royal godparents to whether the Duke and Duchess will hire a nanny, we answer all your burning Baby Sussex questions.  
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Royal Baby Sussex is here: Bonus Episode

When Prince William was a boy he wanted to be a policeman. He'd soon learn he was destined to serve the British people in another way.
From the day he was born, his entire life was set out for him. A life bound by duty, tradition, and immense sacrifice.
In this final episode of The Windsors, we explore the extent to which Prince William became the beneficiary of relentless media fascination, and at times, intrusion. And how the tragic circumstances of Princess Diana's death ensured the future monarch will rule like no other.
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A King for the People

Princess Margaret’s life was punctuated by castles, tiaras, horses and heroes.
But with every great story comes immense tragedy.
Why did Princess Margaret renounce the one man she truly loved? 
And how did this modern rule breaker go on to become one of the royal family's most tragic figures. 
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The Rebel Princess

Fergie was a bona fide celebrity in the late 1980s.
At the age of 26, she married her Prince, instantly launching her onto the world stage as Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.
Did Fergie know what she was getting into when she married Prince Andrew?
Why did the media's cruel treatment of her become a national obsession, sending her on a path to self-destruction, that wreaked havoc in the firm.
And what can be said about the treatment of young women who married into the British Royal Family during that time, who were offered little support in the face of enormous pressure.
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A Redemptive Duchess

On the 29th April 2011, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton ignited a sense of possibility among women everywhere -- now, they too, could marry a prince.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are a fairy tale for the modern age. In Kate, the Royal Family found their twenty-first century Cinderella.
In this episode of The Windsors, we explore how a girl from a tiny village wound up as the future King's consort, and the challenges she faced to get there.  
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A Hollywood Princess: Part One

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