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Privacy NoticePrince Harry and Meghan Markle have been together for almost a decade after they were introduced by a mutual friend in 2016. Love quickly blossomed between the royal and the actress, with the pair seemingly smitten from their first date, and the duke wasn’t afraid to hide his feelings for Meghan in a telling statement. Their first date took place in July 2016 at a pub in London, but Harry was late! In their Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, the duke reflected on the lead-up to their date and said: “I was panicking; I was freaking out; I was, like, sweating.” Thankfully, the date went well as Meghan recalled: “He was just so fun”, adding, “Just so refreshingly fun, and that was the thing, we were, like, childlike together.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were introduced by a mutual friend in July 2016 and in November 2017 announced their engagement
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Around a year and a half later, Harry popped the question with a stunning engagement ring that touchingly featured diamonds from his late mother, Princess Diana’s collection, and they announced the news in November 2017. During an engagement interview, Harry revealed his true feelings for his future bride, from just moments into their first date, as he recalled thinking a very special eight words: “I really have to up my game here.” In the engagement interview, he shared: “I’d never watched Suits, I’d never heard of Meghan before. I was beautifully surprised when I walked into that room and saw her. There she was sitting there. I was like, ‘Okay, well, I really have to up my game here. Sit down and make sure I have a good chat’.” Opening up about who set them up on the date that would dramatically change both their lives, Harry said: “We were introduced actually by a mutual friend, we’ll protect her privacy”, adding, “It was literally through her.” Meghan went on to add: “It was definitely a setup…it was a blind date.”
The couple tied the knot on Saturday, 19 May 2018 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle
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Harry and Meghan live in California with their two children, Archie and Lilibet
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Harry and Meghan tied the knot on Saturday, 19 May 2018 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The guestlist was filled with A-listers from the bride’s Suits co-stars to Oprah Winfrey, Elton John and the Beckhams. Away from their love story, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have come under intense scrutiny in recent years, from stepping down as senior members of the Royal Family, to their tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview and Harry’s explosive memoir Spare. It certainly hasn’t been easy for the couple, but on numerous occasions have displayed their united front as they continue to raise their two young children, Prince Archie, five and Princess Lilibet, three, in California. Earlier this month, Harry celebrated his 40th birthday and sweetly paid tribute to his children. Ahead of his birthday, Harry told People: “The best gift I’ve ever been given is, without a doubt, my kids. I enjoy watching them grow every single day, and I love being their dad.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnMeghan MarklePrince Harry
