Meghan Markle's under the radar role at Robin Thicke’s wedding

Robin Thicke and Paula Patton pictured in 2013 [Photo: Reuters

She may be one of the most famous women in the world - but climbing to the top has been no mean feat for Meghan Markle. Years of hard graft, auditions and even a stint as a Deal or No Deal Briefcase girl paved the way for what would become a successful acting career. And she finally hit the jackpot when she landed her big break as paralegal Rachel Zane in hit US legal drama, Suits.

So when she and Prince Harry went on their first secret date at Soho House’s Dean Street Townhouse - where she sipped martinis and he drank beer - she was already quite a wealthy woman. But the Duchess of Sussex hasn't always been accustomed to dating princes and mingling with A-Listers such as Serena Williams and Amal Clooney. In fact, she has had her fair share of normal jobs to make ends meet. One of her more under the radar jobs was for singer Robin Thicke. The star and his now ex-wife Paula Patton hired Meghan to do their invitations. Meghan at the time was working as a freelance calligrapher and her enviable skills meant she wrote all the invitations to the couple's wedding. Speaking to Esquire in 2013, she said: “I went to an all-girls Catholic school for like six years during the time when kids actually had handwriting class.