By now, we'd say we've become pretty well versed when it comes to knowing all things Meghan Markle related.

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From working as a part-time calligrapher while struggling to find acting gigs, and the time she wrote to Hillary Clinton as a child to complain about a soap advertisement that suggested a woman's place was in the kitchen, to the fact she used to work as a 'briefcase' girl on Deal Or No Deal and became the most Googled actress of 2016, we'd most certainly win when it came to choosing her as a specialised subject on Mastermind.

Seriously, hit us with your best shot, John Humphrys.

However, we're slightly ashamed to admit we've only just learned one of the 35-year-old Suits actress' biggest secrets – the fact Meghan isn't even her real name.

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I know, right? It's like we've been living a lie all this time.

The shame, the horror!

According to the Californian star's IMDb page, the self-proclaimed biracial actress is listed under the name 'Rachel Meghan Markle', which hardcore Suits fans will find ironic given the namesake of her Suits character, Rachel Zane in the show.

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Unsurprisingly, Markle's fans have taken to Twitter to announce their shock at Meghan, or should we say, Rachel's name change.

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However, while we now start to unthread the patchwork quilt we made with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's names and faces on it, we shouldn't be entirely surprised the Toronto-based star chose a stage name early on in her career, given the fact stars such as Gigi Hadid (Jelena Noura Hadid) and Blake Lively's (Blake Ellender Brown) both adopted new monikers for a life in Hollywood.

Then again, let's not forget Prince Harry's real name is Henry.

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We just wonder what they call each other behind closed doors.

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