Six years ago, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry appeared together at an event for the first time. The appearance was preceded by scandalous headlines and rumors. And even after the first appearance, the madness continued.
Harry and Meghan’s wedding anniversary is May 19th. But today marks the sixth anniversary of a slightly different kind. Because on September 25, 2017, the then actress Meghan Markle and the British prince appeared together in public for the first time. Holding hands and beaming with joy, they attended the Invictus Games, founded by Harry, which were taking place in Toronto at the time. At the time, Meghan was working for the legal series “Suits” in the Canadian city and was also living there.
Six years ago: Meghan and Harry appeared as a couple for the first time
The relationship between the two had already started earlier, more precisely in the summer of 2016. Prince Harry saw Meghan for the first time on the Instagram profile of a mutual friend. She had posted a video of herself and the actress there, in which she had placed a Snapchat dog filter over her face. Despite the filter, Harry was enthusiastic and contacted their mutual acquaintance. He wants to get to know Meghan. After their first hour-long meeting, Meghan wanted to see Prince Harry again. And she made that clear. “I called him that evening and said, ‘I’m leaving the day after tomorrow, would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow night?’ And I’m sure he thought it was so brash and American,” she recalls. The couple’s third date was a trip to Botswana together. Harry describes in his autobiography “Spare” that he was thrilled because Markle was so uncomplicated on the trip.
Meghan and Harry enjoyed their togetherness for four months, then the first speculations and media reports about the relationship, which had not yet been confirmed at the time, followed – with crazy consequences. Every Instagram post by the actress at the time was analyzed and paparazzi followed her. Prince Harry was so distressed by the situation that he went against the palace’s advice and released a statement. In doing so, he not only confirmed the relationship, but also appealed to the press not to hunt Meghan down. He is aware that a relationship with him brings with it attention. “But last week a line was crossed,” the statement said. Meghan was “subjected to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some of it was very public – the slander on the front page of a national newspaper, the racist undertones in comments and the blatant sexism and racism from trolls on social media and comments in web articles,” she said he.
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The exit followed in 2020
A unique statement, after all, the British Royal Family is known for not commenting on headlines. “Never complain, never explain” is the British motto. It would be another year before the American and Harry presented themselves to the public for the first time. September 25th was the starting signal for the media hype surrounding the two, which was only fueled further by their engagement at the end of 2017.
The end of the story is known and has been retold several times by Harry and Meghan. At the beginning of 2020, the two announced their withdrawal from royal life, and they now live independently of the royal family in Montecito, California.
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Source: Stern
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