Before Meghan Markle became the Duchess of Sussex, she had already shown an interest in royal life through her personal blog. In a 2014 entry on her now-defunct site, The Tig, she reflected on childhood fantasies about princesses and even mentioned Kate Middleton’s wedding.

The Tig and Meghan’s early thoughts on royalty

Meghan launched The Tig in 2014 as a lifestyle blog where she shared her love for food, travel, fashion, and beauty. It also became a space for her personal essays and celebrity interviews. The name came from her fondness for Tignanello wine, which she described as inspiring moments of realization, or what she called “Tig moments.”

Her blog gained a loyal following, with friends and fans calling her an influencer in the making. In the Netflix series Harry and Meghan, released in 2022, her friend Silver Tree described the blog as “like your best friend telling you all the fun things you wish you knew about in one place.”

In one post, Meghan wrote about the fascination many have with royal life. “Little girls dream of being princesses. I, for one, was all about She-Ra, Princess of Power,” she said, referring to the 1980s cartoon heroine. She added that grown women also hold on to this fantasy, pointing to the worldwide attention around Kate Middleton’s royal wedding.

Leaving The Tig behind for a new life