Baby Meghan Markle pictured with maternal grandmother Jeanette in ultra-rare photo
Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle had a close bond with her late maternal grandmother
A previously unseen photograph of the Duchess of Sussex as a baby has emerged and it's absolutely adorable.
Shared by Meghan's cousin, Shawn Johnson, the photo shows the sweet newborn being cradled by her maternal grandmother Jeanette, who is the mother of Meghan's mum Doria.
In the rare photo, we see an angelic looking Meghan wrapped up in a white blanket, her eyes closed and her tiny hand touching her grandmother's cheek who kisses her granddaughter lovingly.
Jeanette, who lived from 1929 to 2000, and often cared for Meghan while her parents were at work, looked smitten in the picture, holding the baby girl safely in her arms.
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Embroiderer and graphic designer Shawn is the son of Meghan's uncle on her mother's side, Joseph Johnson, and he lives in California, just as Meghan does.
He told the MailOnline how as a child, he would visit his now royal cousin in Los Angeles in the holidays, revealing: "We'd be at my grandmother's house, and we'd all get together. We all had a pretty good childhood growing up."
He added: "Meghan definitely helped make that childhood great – she was a big part of it."
In a previous interview, Meghan's uncle Joseph Johnson told The Mailabout the Suits actress' close relationship with her grandmother Jeanette.
"Doria and my mother lived right around the corner from one another in LA, so Jeanette played a big part in caring for Meghan.
"After the birth, Doria went on with her career [as a make-up artist and later air hostess] and my mother would watch her during the day."
Meghan and Jeanette reportedly had a close bond until she passed away in 2000 at the age of 71, and, writes the paper, Prince Harry's wife would sit by her grandmother's bedside at the end of her life as she battled heart disease.
Meghan is said to have taken after Jeanette with her "quick wit and wicked sense of humour".
HELLO! also revealed another new photo of Meghan as a baby, shared by her cousin Shawn.
In the cute snap, we see a very sweet baby Meghan looking at the camera wearing a black hoodie, looking identical to her son Prince Archie.
The royal mother-of-two had the same dark brown eyes and similar shaped features to Archie, who we recently saw more of in Meghan and Harry's recent Netflix docuseries.
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