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From LA girl to British royalty: Meghan Markle is now the talk of the town

LOS ANGELES - By late afternoon Monday, the black and red "No Trespassing" sign hanging on Doria Ragland's front gate was probably feeling more like a plea than an order.

On Sunday, Ragland had been living her life in Los Angeles as a social worker. The following day, her home in Los Angeles' View Park-Windsor Hills neighborhood was swarming with reporters. A security guard in a Chevrolet truck sat outside, handing out a note adorned with the Royal Family's Kensington Palace letterhead.

The request? Privacy.

On Monday, Ragland became mother to the now-fiancee of Britain's Prince Harry. After dating for the last 1 1/2 years, the

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