READ MORE: • Meghan Markle opens up about dating and death threats • How Meghan met Prince Harry • Everything you need to know about Meghan MarkleAccording to the statement, Markle had been subject to "a wave of abuse and harassment", and received racist and sexist comments from social media trolls and in online article comments. Yet Markle is made from stern stuff, and many will be hoping their romance is given time and space to blossom. For this self-made, self-assured woman seems the perfect embodiment of a 21st century princess. Meghan Markle, with her upfront attitudes and vocal opinions, is a very different proposition. Markle has apparently already met with members of the royal family and by all accounts proved to be an instant success.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 15, 2016 00:11 UTC