‘Confident’ Meghan Markle always had a ‘very clear idea of where she wanted her path to take her’

MEGHAN Markle always had a "very clear idea of where she wanted her path to take her", her first boyfriend has said today.

Joshua Silverstein described the Duchess of Sussex as a "very strong, confident young person" when they dated at the age of 13 - and it was clear she knew where she was going.

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Speaking on ITV's Lorraine this morning, the dad-of-three, who is now happily married, said he and Meghan had dated as "kids" and stayed friends throughout high school after they broke up.

He said: "Meghan was always a very strong, confident young person and it was very clear to me at the time at the time we were together that she had a very clear idea of where she wanted her path to take her."

Of the moment they got together, he added: “I think as she told it she approached me, so I think that in itself was very attractive that a young person would have the confidence and gumption to walk up to me and tell me she thought I was attractive or anything like that.

"At the time we were together it’s what kids did, so she told her friends she liked me, I told my friends I liked her and then our friends met and we met and became boyfriend and girlfriend." 

The Duchess was seen beaming yesterday in a new clip with Prince Harry for the trailer of his upcoming TV series about mental health with Oprah Winfrey.

The Duke of Sussex, 36, teamed up with the US chat show powerhouse for the upcoming documentary The Me You Can’t See.

And Joshua had nothing but praise for his ex girlfriend and her husband's efforts.

"I definitely have nothing but respect for her and what she's doing," he said.

"I love that her and Harry are working on this documentary with Oprah about mental health, I think mental health is one of the biggest crises in out world right now.

"It’s great they are drawing a lot of attention to that."