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With another season of With Love, Meghan on the horizon, it’s easy to see why Meghan Markle is successful. What many people don’t know is how her first marriage to Trevor Engelson might have helped pave her future path.

Sean Smith wrote in his 2020 book, Meghan Misunderstood, that the Duchess of Sussex was always a hard worker, per the Daily Mail. “From Meghan’s point of view, the important consideration was that she did not give up,” he wrote. And that’s where Engelson comes into play.

According to the royal author, Meghan “adapted and adopted” her first husband’s favorite mantra: “Don’t give it five minutes if you’re not going to give it five years.

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