Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, will make British royal history family today as the first member to vote in the U.S. presidential election. Newsweek was told by multiple sources that
"the duchess is voting."
One added that "I'm not going to get into methods or timing, but can confirm that the duchess is voting in this election.
Meghan, an American, and her husband Prince Harry now reside in Montecito, California after stepping back from their working senior royal family member roles this spring. The two implored Americans to vote in September during their Time 100 appearance. (In the U.K., while royal family members are not banned in writing legally from voting in British elections, they are expected not to in order to stay apolitical.)
Meghan also spoke to Marie Clairein its August voting feature about why she plans to vote in this election.
"I know what it’s like to have a voice and also what it’s like to feel voiceless," she said. "I also know that so many men and women have put their lives on the line for us to be heard. And that opportunity, that fundamental right, is in our ability to exercise our right to vote and to make all of our voices heard. One of my favorite quotes, and one that my husband I have referred to often, is from Kate Sheppard, a leader in the suffragist movement in New Zealand, who said, 'Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops' That is why I vote."
For more on resources on how to vote today, check out ELLE's voter information hub here. 21 states offer Election Day registration so depending on where you live, it isn't even too late to vote if you aren't registered yet.