The little girl who would grow up to steal Prince Harry's heart... Meghan Markle's family share their enchanting photographs of the actress in her younger days

Exclusive pictures of Meghan Markle as a child in California provide a revealing glimpse of how she grew up in circumstances far removed from her glamorous life today. Even as a child (left) she displayed a natural ease with the camera, whether practicing her calligraphy (top right) or spending time with her father Tom and nephew Thomas (bottom right). But for her family, she is still the same Meghan - and whatever the future of her Royal romance, they pledge that 'she will always be our princess'. The actress, now 35 (inset), who stars in legal TV drama Suits, has been to the UK four times in the last three months to see Harry, 32, who is said to be 'besotted' with her.