REVEALED...Why Meghan Markle's First Marriage Failed.

The whole world is curious about Meghan Markle–the woman who managed to steal Prince Harry's heart. The actress' private life has become tabloid fodder following her engagement news, revealing unanswered questions about her past relationships, particularly her failed marriage to film producer and talent agent Trevor Engelson. The reason for their divorce was ambiguously cited as "irreconcilable differences," and Markle has yet to elaborate. However, leaks from inside sources have shed more light on why things between them came to an end.

Their long distance marriage was too difficult.


After tying the knot on Sept. 10, 2011 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Markle and Engelson never got the chance to settle down and start their lives as husband and wife.

She jetted off to Toronto, Canada to start filming the USA Network TV series Suits, and he stayed behind at their home in Los Angeles to produce movies. An insider told Woman's Day (via The Sun) that the couple "really battled with long distances." Although they were only a five-hour flight apart, another source told The Sun that "it was a very difficult way to start married life."

Engelson was reportedly supportive of Markle's breakout role. According to Markle's friend and maid of honor, Ninaki Priddy, he made many trips "back and forth from LA and there was a lot of Skyping and FaceTiming going on." Obviously, that wasn't enough.

Her maid of honor says she developed a 'sense of entitlement'

Markle and Engelson's romance may have started out like a fairy tale, but Priddy claims things changed soon after the couple walked down the aisle. If Markle's maid of honor is to be believed, the actress acted differently, "like a light switched off," following the nuptials.

In her interview with The Sun, Priddy said there were two sides to her former friend. There was the "Meghan Before Fame and Meghan After Fame." Priddy felt Markle also suffered from a sense of "entitlement." Engelson was reportedly making multiple trips to Toronto to be by his wife's side, but Priddy didn't think the actress "gave him enough of an opportunity" to make their marriage work.

Priddy and Markle's friendship eventually came to an end, and it was supposedly because Priddy disapproved of the way Markle handled the breakup of her marriage.

When speaking to The Sun, Priddy accused Markle of being "very calculated in the way she handled people and relationships." She said Markle once declared that "if anything were to happen to [Engelson] she wouldn't be able to go on," but then the actress shocked her circle of friends when she supposedly flipped the script and decided to stick a fork in her marriage.

She wanted to focus on her career.

Markle's dream was to become an actress, so she must have been ecstatic to land the role of Rachel Zane on Suits. According to Priddy's interview with The Sun, Markle had "hustled for years" to launch her career.

The series was "a big part of [Markle]" since it was her first full-time role. She even shared her love for the program with Prince Harry when she gave him a tour of the set in September 2017. He reportedly tried to stay "super low-key, met some crew, and was so happy to watch his lady," according to Hello!.

Now that Markle has officially quit the show ahead of her Royal wedding, she seems determined to ensure her acting career doesn't interfere with her second marriage.