Meghan Markle's mother Doria Ragland, 66, unveils floral tattoo as she walks her dogs.

 

Meghan Markle's mom Doria Ragland, 66, unveils floral tattoo as she walks her dogs close to her Los Angeles home.

With her tiny diamond nose ring, she nearly stole the limelight at her daughter Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry.

But now Doria Ragland has received a extra permanent seem to be – a tattoo. The social worker confirmed off her new inking on Friday – her 66th birthday – as she walked her two puppies close to her Los Angeles home.

A witness said: ‘She looked in extraordinary shape. The tattoo is quite massive and covers a whole lot of her proper arm. It looks like some type of flower layout and is quite intricate. It runs up most of her forearm.’

According to Meghan’s now-defunct blog The Tig, Doria’s childhood nickname for her was ‘Flower’. And in an interview with Glamour magazine before she met Prince Harry, she described her mom as ‘a free spirit’, saying: ‘My mom’s a yoga instructor, however she does social work as nicely and she works specifically with the geriatric community.

‘She’s acquired dreadlocks and a nostril ring. She just ran the LA Marathon. We can simply have so a whole lot fun together, and yet I’ll nonetheless locate so plenty solace in her support. That duality co-exists the identical way it would in a exceptional friend.’

Miss Ragland, the solely member of the Markle family to attend the Royal wedding ceremony in 2018, remains close to her daughter and Prince Harry and their kids Archie, three, and 15-month-old Lilibet.

She owns a commercial enterprise called Loving Kindness Senior Care, which states on its website: ‘Our role is to furnish a holistic strategy to instances by guiding and advocating for the customer and households while managing and navigating worries around health and social issues.’

It is not known if Miss Ragland will assist care for her grandchildren at the Sussexes’ Montecito mansion while the pair visit the UK and Germany this week.

They had been stated to have landed in the UK yesterday, with the Duchess set to supply a keynote speech the following day in Manchester at the One Young World summit.

Tags: Queen, Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince Louis, Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Meghan, Lilibet

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