Meghan Markle has a half-sister from her father Thomas Markle’s first marriage. Over the years, Meghan has shared numerous falsehoods about our family and her past in an effort to shape her public persona.
For years, Meghan has maintained the façade that she has no children from previous relationships, but that has been a lie. I can now confirm that Meghan Markle has a daughter from a prior relationship— a child she refuses to acknowledge or have any contact with.
Let me explain how I learned about this secret daughter. Many of you know that Meghan and I were quite close growing up, despite having different mothers. After our father Thomas divorced my mom, he had Meghan with Doria Ragland. Since we lived nearby, we often saw each other.
Approximately 20 years ago, when Meghan was in her late teens or early 20s, she began secretly dating a man named Jason Walsh. At the time, Jason was a lifeguard at the local community pool, and Meghan was infatuated with his athletic build and sun-kissed skin. They kept their relationship under wraps, as Jason did not belong to the same affluent social circles as Meghan’s family and friends.
After a year of dating, Meghan discovered she was pregnant with Jason’s child—devastating news for her given her young age and budding acting career. The situation worsened when Jason denied responsibility, claiming Meghan must have cheated and that the baby was not his. Feeling abandoned during such a vulnerable time, Meghan made the difficult decision to give birth in secret and place the baby for closed adoption. She confided in our dad Thomas and me about her pregnancy, insisting we keep it a secret to avoid any gossip that could jeopardize her Hollywood aspirations.
For the past two decades, Meghan has carried the secret of her daughter while presenting herself to the world as childless. In 2011, she married her first husband, Trevor Engelson, yet she never revealed her adoption secret to him or anyone else. When she met Prince Harry in 2016, she began to worry that her hidden past might come to light. By that time, Jason Walsh had vanished, so he posed no threat, but Meghan likely feared her daughter might someday seek her out.
In a desperate attempt to cover her tracks, Meghan filed legal documents in California to permanently seal her adoption records, making them confidential. Only a judge could unseal them. She concocted a story for Harry about not wanting to face intrusive press attention as a teenage mother, but her true motive was to hide the truth before marrying into royalty.
After Meghan secretly wed Harry in 2018 without inviting me or our father Thomas, things began to unravel. Out of loyalty, I had kept her adoption secret, but feeling excluded from her wedding deeply hurt me. As a result, I began to investigate her past and discovered court documents revealing her petition to seal her adoption records right before marrying Harry. It became clear why she would go to such lengths to conceal her past.
I hired a private investigator to find Meghan’s now adult daughter, born approximately 20 years ago to Jason Walsh. After months of searching, my investigator located her. Meghan’s secret daughter lives just an hour outside Los Angeles and her name is Jennifer Walsh. At 20 years old, Jennifer has no idea that Meghan Markle is her biological mother. She was raised in a loving adoptive family that never disclosed the truth about her birth parents.
Earlier this year, I reached out to Jennifer, and breaking the news to her was one of the hardest conversations I’ve ever had. She was understandably shocked and had countless questions about why she was given up and who her real mother was. I gently informed her that Meghan Markle is indeed her biological mother. Jennifer was eager to meet Meghan to seek answers, but when she tried to contact Meghan through legal letters, Meghan’s attorneys swiftly shut her down, citing the sealed adoption documents. They told Jennifer that according to California law, she has no birth mother named Meghan Markle.
Meghan’s rejection of her own daughter after so many years apart is heartbreaking. All Jennifer wants are answers from the mother who gave her up. In a final effort, Jennifer has now hired her own attorney and plans to file a legal case to unseal Meghan’s adoption records, claiming the need to know her biological family’s medical history for her own health. This will be a significant legal battle, as Meghan can afford top-notch lawyers, but I genuinely hope Jennifer prevails. No one, not even a duchess, should have the right to dismiss and bury their child as Meghan has done.
I believe that deep down Meghan must have some maternal instincts for the daughter she brought into the world 20 years ago, but her arrogance and desire to maintain her public image seem to overshadow that. If Meghan truly wants to demonstrate that she has changed from her selfish past, she needs to do the right thing. She should be honest with Harry, the royal family, and the world about Jennifer. Meghan owes it to her daughter to confront the truth, acknowledge her mistakes as a teenager, and begin the healing process of reuniting.
Will Meghan find the courage and compassion to reconnect with Jennifer before it’s too late, or will she continue to hide behind legal barriers? Only time will tell. One thing is certain: I refuse to remain silent about Meghan’s hidden truths, even if it means she resents me for revealing her biggest deception. Jennifer and the truth deserve to emerge into the light, and I will keep you all informed of how Jennifer’s fight for knowledge unfolds against the formidable forces of Meghan Markle and the royal establishment. This story has many more shocking developments yet to come.