Meghan Markle "likes" the attention of being royal, says his uncle

Meghan Markle "loves" the celebrity and adulation of being a member of the British royal family, claims one of his family members.

Joseph Johnson, the maternal uncle of the Duchess of Susbad, said the former star of the Suits enjoyed her rapid rise of television actress to a global icon.

This comes after Meghan, 37, and her husband, Prince Harry, settled in the Queen's Windsor estate to have more privacy and announced that the birth of their first child would remain secret at first. .

The couple recently launched their own Instagram account – which now has 4.5 million fans – and announced its collaboration with Oprah for a new documentary series on mental health.

Johnson, the half-brother of Meghan's mother, 62-year-old Doria Ragland, said the Duchess – who is mowed around the world – "loves" all the attention she receives.

Being an actress helped prepare her for fame, he added.

The spotlight will become even more intense once it will soon give birth to the last great grandchild of the queen.

Johnson, 69, told the Daily Mail: "She likes that attention, she has a school education, then she's in Hollywood, which is a good kind of preparation, so she can take care of it. .

"I read that some of Harry's old friends could not stand all the control, but after what I've heard, what Doria says about Meghan, she loves that." . "

He added, "That's great, because it's definitely a very big part [her new role]. The eye of the public. "

Mr. Johnson dismissed the reports on the Duchess, claiming that she is a "wonderful woman" who is not afraid to be herself.

He suggested that Meghan, raised in a family dominated by independent women, would be "more comfortable" with a little girl and that a boy would be "more of a challenge".

Mr. Johnson is an artist who lives in Fresno, California, about 200 km from where Meghan grew up in Los Angeles.

He added that Meghan – nicknamed Flower by his mother – was no longer in contact with him and his wife, Pamela, for reasons of their own.

His wife was "truly disconcerted" that the couple was not invited to the wedding of Meghan and Harry, 34, in May of last year, and he felt " a little sad, "but he shrugged and watched the event on television. like millions around the world.

Doria was the only member of the family to attend the couple's wedding at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Meghan is also separated from his father, 74-year-old Thomas Markle Snr, and his half-siblings, Thomas Jnr, 53, and Samantha, 54, who revealed family secrets, talked about their differences, and of their disputes, and criticized it in frequent interviews.

Near one year after the wedding, Meghan must give birth to the couple's first child.

The Duke and Duchess of Susbad recently moved into the category II-listed Windsor Frogmore Cottage after a renovation that cost £ 3 million.