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Doria Loyce Ragland (born September 2, 1956) is the American mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and the ex-wife of American retired television lighting director and director of photography Thomas Markle. Ragland holds a degree in social work and is a former makeup artist and yoga instructor.
Mar 8, 2021 · Meghan’s mom is Doria Ragland, who is Black. Doria’s parents have ties to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her father was named Alvin Azell Ragland. “Alvin Ragland was born in Chattanooga during the...
May 17, 2023 · Meghan Markle and her mom Doria Ragland have a strong daughter-mother bond. Ragland has been by her daughter's side through it all, from Meghan's early career as an actress to falling in love...
May 21, 2018 · Doreen St. Félix writes about the emblematic significance of Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle’s mother, who is black, and her presence at the royal wedding.
Feb 2, 2023 · Though Meghan Markle is totally a Cali girl through and through, it turns out that her mother Doria Ragland's family actually has deep roots in the midwest where she was born.
May 8, 2019 · Doria Ragland is a Black woman and daughter of a nurse and antiques dealer. Markle's mother was born as Doria Loyce Ragland on September 2, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother Jeanette Arnold was a nurse who died in 2000, and her father Alvin Ragland sold goods at flea markets.
Doria Loyce Ragland (formerly Markle) is the mother of the Duchess of Sussex and is of African American Descent. She was born in 1956 to Jeanette Arnold (1929–2000) and her second husband Alvin Ragland (1929–2011).
