You might know Meghan, Duchess of Sussex as the wife of Prince Harry, or perhaps you followed her acting career in her pre-royal life. You may have even been a fan of her now-defunct website The Tig, but chances are, you don't know too much about who Meghan Markle really is.
Not the The Duchess we see wearing Givenchy dresses and attending royal functions, but the Meghan Prince Harry fell in love with - the wine loving, holiday-taking and dog-loving Megs from California.
They say Instagram gives us a glimpse (albeit, a very carefully crafted glimpse) into others' lives, well, see what you make of pre-royal Meghan's best deleted Instagram pics.
From what we can tell, the former Suits actress had a lot of fun travelling with her friends, enjoyed cooking, yoga and spending time with her two dogs and loved getting dressed up.
We must say, Meghan's life in Toronto looked positively idyllic!
Take a look through our gallery below...
![Meghan traveled a lot and write about it on The Tig, her [now defunct lifestyle website](http://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-news/meghan-markle-shuts-down-her-lifestyle-website-31788|target="_blank").](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/nznow/2018/06/29/1530246502985_istanbul.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![Some of [Meghan's favourite beauty products](http://www.nowtolove.co.nz/beauty/beauty-news/meghan-markles-most-coveted-royal-approved-beauty-products-37674|target="_blank") were on display - this girl has got taste!](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/nznow/2018/06/29/1530245159699_beauty.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![As we've reported before, [Meghan is a very health eater](http://www.nowtolove.co.nz/health/fitness/meghan-markles-approach-to-health-and-fitness-36381|target="_blank") - her diet is filled with green juices.](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/nznow/2018/06/29/1530244947703_greenjuice.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![Meghan with her *Suits* co-star Patrick J Adams. Obviously their friendship was strong, Patrick and the rest of the *Suits* gang [made an appearance at Meghan's wedding](http://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/royals/celebrity-guests-at-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-royal-wedding-37814|target="_blank").](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/nznow/2018/06/29/1530244360223_suits.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![As we've previously reported, [Meghan had to leave her dog Bogart](http://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/royals/meghan-markle-attacked-on-social-media-for-abandoning-dog-37945|target="_blank") back in Toronto. But she loved to play with him - he featured heavily on her Instagram.](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/nznow/2018/06/29/1530244175815_bogart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
