Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is of course well-known now as the wife of Prince Harry, but before she was the star of a royal wedding and mum to baby Archie, she was an actress – most famous for her role on Suits.
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But she also had a successful online presence with her lifestyle website, lifestyle blog The Tig. One thing remains elusive, however, what on earth did the name of the website refer to? What does Meghan Markle’s ‘The Tig’ mean?
We have the answer – and it’s an interesting one!
The site was originally named after the royal’s favourite wine, a red called Tignanello. The creation of Tuscan winery Antinori, it can sell from $150 to $250 a bottle, but reviews say it’s more than worth it!
‘Tignanello is a full-bodied red wine that I tried about seven years ago,’ she raved in a 2017 interview with People magazine. ‘In wine circles, it is nicknamed “Tig.”’
But it seems there’s a lot more to Meghan’s choice on name for her site than just a nod to her favourite drop. It meant a lot more to her than that.
‘It was my first moment of getting it — I finally understood what people meant by the body, structure, finish, legs of wine,’ she enthused. ‘The TIG is my nickname for me getting it. Not just wine, but everything.’
While the site is now gone, having been wiped by Meghan in her efforts to blend in with the royal family and the demands of Kensington Palace, archived pages reveal the royal wife’s full feelings on the matter.
‘So there I am, with very minimal wine knowledge and I take a sip of this wine. It wasn’t just red or white — suddenly I understood what people meant by the body, legs, structure of wine. It was an ah-ha moment at its finest,’ she wrote.
‘For me, it became a “Tig” moment — a moment of getting it.
‘For that point on, any new awareness, any new discover or “ohhhhh, I get it!” moment was a “Tig” moment.’
So there you have it! From LA and London, we’e sure there’s one thing the former actress has kept since her big life transition: that bottle of red!
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