Meghan Markle pen down a touching apology to ex-school mates for not making 20-year reunion held day before she gave birth

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Meghan Markle pen down a touching apology to ex-school mates for not making 20-year reunion held day before she gave birth

 

Meghan Markle sent a touching apology to her high school friends for not making their 20-year graduation anniversary, which held the day before she gave birth to royal baby Archie.

The Duchess of Sussex sent a letter marked "Kensington Palace" to the class-of-1999 reunion of her all-girls Catholic school in Los Angeles earlier this month.

Former students of Immaculate Heart High School held their reunion on May 5 but Meghan couldn't make it as she gave birth on May 6. Students from classes ending in -4 and -9 celebrated their anniversaries this year - including Meghan's 1999 class.

As she couldn't make it, the American princess sent a heartwarming letter and her old schoolmates were happy to receive it. 

One former friend told DailyMail: "Everyone was disappointed that they did not get to catch up with Meghan given everything that has happened to her. But the whole group was super excited about her giving birth to the first British-American prince, it was all anyone talked about.

"They were so excited to get that letter from her.

"She is remembered as someone who is very thoughtful, and to get that kind of attention now that she is a royal went down really well.

"Hopefully she will be able to make it to the 25-year reunion and she is welcome to bring Harry and Archie along with her."

Meghan's former teachers described her as a remarkable student.

Christine Knudsen, who taught one of Meghan's senior classes, previously told ABC's 20/20: "She had a lot of inner strength. She was spunky. She was feisty. She loved to sing. She loved to act, but she also had that depth, which kind of moved into all of her other subjects. And that was what came through in the end."

Meghan's former theology teacher, Maria Pollia, said: "She was a remarkable student even then. She was very enthusiastic about the material, but always took it a step further."

Meghan was also the one who gave the graduation speech during her set.

Her former school took to Facebook to congratulate her following the birth of her son.

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Meghan and Prince Harry's son Archie was 'named after her pet cat and cartoon she loved'

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Meghan and Prince Harry's son Archie was 'named after her pet cat and cartoon she loved'

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their son's name to the world on Wednesday and, since then, people have wondered why the name Archie was chosen for the royal baby.

A former friend of the Duchess of Sussex has now shed light on two possible reasons for why Meghan chose the name. 

The former friend reportedly said Meghan used to have a cat called Archie and she believes she may have named her son after the dead cat. Meghan previously shared a video of herself with the cat.

The former friend told The Sun: "Doria [Meghan's mum] rescued Archie and he became an important part of the household. Meghan loved playing with him and she was always talking about him to her friends. It’s no surprise she named her new baby Archie. She loved that cat."

The friend also suggested the royal baby could have been named after the main character of the American comic book Archie. Meghan reportedly obsessed with the cartoon character as a child and used to visit comic stores with her now-estranged father Thomas.

The former friend is quoted as saying: "This could be a little nod to her dad. It was him who instilled that hobby into her, that was their activity together. He would drive her around and also surprise her with vintage volumes. She had at least 100. This may be a way to reach out to her dad, even after all that’s happened."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed that their son's full name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Harrison means "Henry's son" which makes sense because Harry's birth name is Henry. Mountbatten-Windsor, according to Wikipedia, is the personal surname used by some of the male-line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 

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