Meghan Markle: Never before seen pics from Malta trip - NEWS.com.au

Meghan Markle took a trip to the island of Malta to explore her heritage a year before she met Prince Harry.

Never-before-seen photos show her relaxed and smiling back in 2015 as she explored the island and sampled local food and wine, reports The Sun.

The then 34-year-old visited Mdina, Valletta, Victoria and Dwejra during her stay in Malta and posted snaps on her now-deleted Instagram page.

The Duchess of Sussex called the countryside a piece of “bucolic bliss” and she shared a photo of a herd of goats against a rural backdrop.

Meghan was finding out more about her own ancestry and confessed the land had a special place in her heart as her great-great-grandmother, Mary, was born there in 1862.

According to website 89.7 Bay, she said of her trip: “Coming to Malta has been really important to me because my great-great-grandmother lived here, so we’ve been trying to trace the ancestry.

“Before I came, people were telling me, ‘When you go to Malta, everyone will look like you,’ and I started to say, ‘Oh my gosh I do sort of blend in,’ and it’s the loveliest feeling.”

Meghan praised the people and the culture of the island, with her visit culminating in a photo shoot for the UK’s ELLE magazine.

As part of her stay, she tried on a għonnella national headdress, as she paid a visit to the Marquis de Piro and his wife Frances.

And ever the foodie, Meghan raved about the cuisine and took time to sample local delicacies.

The Daily Mail quoted an interview with Meghan, where she said: “In Gozo I loved the fresh goat’s milk cheeses, particularly the pickled ones with the black pepper on them.

“I’m about to have the spaghetti with rabbit, which I’ve been waiting to try.

“This morning, for breakfast, I tried the pastizzi with peas and ricotta.

“Oh my goodness they’re delicious!

“So my suitcase will be filled with all sorts of Maltese treats.”

The candid snaps are thought to have been taken in March 2015, just four months before she met Prince Harry.

They show a relaxed Meghan dressed casually in a grey T-shirt, jeans and her $2795 MaxMara coat, which she has yet to wear since becoming a royal.

This story originally appeared in The Sun and is republished here with permission

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