Unearthed footage of Meghan’s Markle’s former acting career has revealed she once played a murdering princess in a television crime drama.
Gobsmacked fans can see the Hollywood actress embroiled in the heart of a fairytale murder plot in resurfaced footage of ABC’s The Castle a decade before she met Prince Harry.
The Duchess of Sussex, 40, takes on the character of Charlotte Boyd playing the role of Sleeping Beauty as Detectives Castle and Beckett are tasked to investigate after two women died – the first, as Little Red Riding Hood, the other, Snow White.
Meghan’s character is introduced as a waitress later linked to the two victims, both found to have been killed by a cocktail of drugs injected into them.
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Charlotte is quizzed over the murders before being arrested and also a victim of blackmail.
Fans rushed to comment on the footage, dubbit it “strange” and “ironic”.
“Just watched Meghan Markle in an old episode of Castle – she played such a good part. Just felt a bit strange watching her act and thinking of her life now.”
Another fan added: “I am watching an old episode of Castle where Meghan Markle is playing a victim who was being blackmailed. She looks so different.”
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A third added: “It was Meghan Markle! Not only that, it was ironically a fairy-tale themed episode, and in her first scene she was dressed as a princess.”
Years after appearing in the series, Meghan rose to fame playing aspiring lawyer Rachel Zane in Suits.
She was also one a briefcase girl on the American game show, Deal or No Deal where she appeared in more than 30 episodes.
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The Duchess likened the role as a learning experience that led to greater success in her acting career.
“I would put that in the category of things I was doing while I was auditioning to try to make ends meet,” Meghan told Esquire in July 2013.
The mum-of-two is currently searching for someone to help produce her new Netflix show Pearl. The show is described as a “family series” that centres on the adventures of a 12-year-old girl who is inspired by a variety of influential women.
Meghan and Prince Harry, who is also an executive producer, announced the project via Archewell Productions last summer, although they have not yet confirmed when it will be released.
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