But how close are Markle and her mama bear?

Here’s the truth.

Markle didn’t elaborate on the plant-based nickname’s meaning, or even its origin.

Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland

An incredible role model

Markle didn’t simply stop at sharing nicknames onThe Tig far from it.

Sometimes, Markle’s parents gave intangible gifts, like pats on the backs, hugs, and smiles.

Really, they did anything they could to help others.

Doria Ragland and Meghan Markle

At the same time, Markle said her mom also spends her life as a “free spirit.”

Yes, Doria Ragland is essentially the definition of mom goals.

In an interview withWomen’s Health UK, Markle explained that her mom was a yoga teacher.

Doria Ragland

“That practice is in my blood,” she elaborated.

Ahead of the royal wedding,E!

Markle wrote of how once an angry driver called her mom “the ‘N’ word.”

Doria Ragland and Meghan Markle

Markle wrote, “My skin rushed with heat as I looked to my mom.

Markle wrote that this was her attempt to bring calm back to the situation.

“I shared my mom’s heartache, but I wanted us to be safe,” she explained.

Meghan Markle

Clearly, these encounters left an impression.

No doubt her mother is proud of who she has become.

Although she has since deleted her account, many of the pictures remain.

Doria Ragland and Meghan Markle

The internet is forever, after all.

Markle once toldVanity Fair, “I never saw them fight.

We would still take vacations together.”

Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland

She added, “We were still so close-knit.”

This obviously meant Markle was without someone to walk her down the aisle.

Without much delay,Markle asked her groom’s father, Prince Charles, to do the honors.

Doria Ragland

With a mom like Ragland, you likely don’t need many others in your corner.

In a post from 2014 entitled “Love Letter” onThe Tig(viaE!

News), Markle described her fun-loving mom as a “lover of potato chips and lemon tarts.”

Doria Ragland and Meghan Markle

“And you will smile,” Markle wrote.

“You won’t be able to help it.

You will look at her and you will feel joy.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Yes, it seems like Ragland definitely has an infectious personality.

Naturally, the couple had only great things to say.

Markle also mentioned how her mom is “so much fun.”

Harry agreed, smiling and piping in enthusiastically, saying, “Her mum’s amazing!”