Prince Harry revealed that he saw Meghan Markle on Snapchat for the first time on a mutual friend’s story. He expressed his interest in Markle after which the mutual friend got them connected. Markle was impressed with Harry’s beautiful photography on Instagram
Meghan met Harry during one of her trips to London. She met him twice before heading home to Toronto. The couple decided to give long-distance relationship a shot
The couple have terms of endearments for each other. Prince Harry calls Meghan, ‘M’ whereas Meghan calls Harry, ‘Hazz’ or ‘H’
Prince Harry opened about the pressures of dealing with the loss of his mom, Lady Diana in the public eye “without much support or help or guidance”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were vocal about the harassment they faced from the paparazzi. Meghan shared that the media went to any length to get an exclusive. This included paying her neighbours to put a livestream camera in her backyard
The Netflix docuseries revealed how the media hunted down Meghan’s roots and ancestors and published derogatory articles, using terms like ‘gangster royalty’ for her
Harry and Meghan revealed that amid the unfolding drama, the palace told them to keep mum. ‘But my wife had to go through that, so why should your girlfriend be treated any differently? Why should you get special treatment, why should she be protected?’, said Harry on the series
Prince Harry revealed there is an agreement between the palace and the media. The unwritten agreement is that since the taxpayers pay for the family, the royals will be available to the media for photos
Prince Harry revealed, “I would far rather get destroyed in the press than play along with this game or this business of trading [negative stories]. To see my brother’s office copy the very same thing that we promised the two of us would never ever do, that was heartbreaking”
The royal couple revealed that the palace was trying to turn the narrative against Meghan Markle and in favour of Kate as the former was becoming more popular
Meghan Markle shared that the negativity took a toll on her and she even contemplated suicide. Markle’s mother said that when Meghan expressed this to her, she was heartbroken
Meghan Markle shared that she wanted to seek help for her mental health issues but was denied because of how it would look on the institution
Prince Harry claimed that Prince William shouted at him infront of his father and grandmother to discuss the way forward
Tyler Perry offered his home to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they moved to the US. The couple later invited him to become the godfather to their daughter, Lilibet
Story by: Bhavya Kaushal
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