Meghan Markle wears homecoming queen crown in resurfaced high school footage
From high school royalty to British royalty.
Meghan Markle strutted around in a homecoming queen crown in newly resurfaced viral video footage from her high school days.
The Duchess of Sussex, who attended Immaculate Heart High School and graduated in 1999, walked arm-in-arm with her fellow homecoming king as people watched on and filmed her.
The duo eventually transitioned to sitting in the back of a convertible as someone drove them around the track outside a football field.
Markle, 41, wore a long white strapless gown and tiara as she carried a big bouquet of flowers while her homecoming queen went with a classic black tuxedo.
The footage surfaced as part of a new 7News Australia Spotlight special that includes several videos of Markle growing up as well as interviews with her estranged father, Thomas Markle, sister, Samantha Markle and brother, Thomas Markle Jr.
At one point, Samantha slammed her estranged half-sister’s relationship with Prince Harry as “very unhealthy” and “toxic.”
Thomas Markle Jr. also threatened that they are “not gonna go away.”
Meanwhile, Meghan’s dad made a “death-bed plea” to his estranged daughter and whispered, “How can I fix this?” in an interview.
The threesome also appear to watch other home videos of Markle – including one of her performing on stage in a cowboy hat and another of her riding a horse.
The show airs on Sunday – less than one week before King Charles III”s coronation on May 6.
Markle was invited to attend alongside Harry, 38, but insiders previously told Page Six that she would stay home in California, since May 6 also marks their oldest son Archie’s fourth birthday.
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“There was no way that Meghan was going to miss her son’s birthday,” the source told us earlier this month.
Another insider added the couple had to make a “genuine” and “authentic” decision, “especially after everything that has been said and all the things that have gone down.”
However, Harry is still expected to attend, despite his strained relationship with his family ever since he and Markle stepped down from their roles as Duke and Duchess of Sussex in early 2020.
Tensions have only continued to escalate with the couple’s bombshell Netflix documentary, “Harry & Meghan,” and Harry’s exposé memoir, “Spare.”
The coronation weekend will mark the first time Harry has reunited with his family since he made several accusations about them in his hit book – including that his brother, Prince William, physically attacked him.
