How Harry met Meghan - a timeline of the romance
May 2016 THEIR FIRST MEETING
Prince Harry was in Toronto (where ‘Suits’ is filmed) in May 2016 to launch the 2017 Invictus Games.
May 2016 WHAT HAPPENED?
“They got on just as friends” when they first met, US Weekly said. But they ended up messaging each other constantly. They later admitted that they’d started dating pretty quickly after meeting.
September 2016 A ‘REGULAR' VISITOR
After a couple of dates, first with friends then by themselves, Harry apparently made a trip to Meghan’s apartment in Toronto.
October 2016 IT BECOMES PUBLIC
Newspapers begin reporting the story at the end of October 2016, saying Harry “has a notable spring in his step and can’t stop smiling.”
November 2016 THE RETURN JOURNEY
In a filming break in November 2016, Meghan is reported to make the return to the UK to Harry’s Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace.
8 November 2016 HARRY TELLS THE PRESS TO BACK OFF
Harry goes public, saying that “his girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment.”
November 2016 THINGS GET SERIOUS
Rumours of Harry popping the question began in November 2016, with a source telling E News that “this is totally Harry. The problem with Harry is when he falls, he falls hard. He goes in big time”
January 2017 A FORMAL INTRODUCTION
After holidaying with Harry in Norway, she was formally introduced to Kate, the Duchess Of Cambridge, in Kensington Palace.
February 2017 SPOTTED
The couple were spotted holding hands as they left London’s Soho House.
May 2017 A FIRST PUBLIC OUTING
With Harry competing in the Audi Polo Challenge, the couple didn’t pose together but Meghan cheered from the sidelines, with photographers capturing a kiss later in the event.
20 May 2017 PIPPA MIDDLETON'S WEDDING
Meghan was Harry’s official +1 at the wedding of Prince William’s sister-in-law Pippa.
August 2017 A ROMANTIC GETAWAY
They holiday in the Meno A Kwena camp in Botswana, in the heart of the African bush.
25 September 2017 AN ACTUAL JOINT APPEARANCE
The 2017 Invictus Games is the first properly photographed public appearance they make, walking hand-in-hand into the event.
22 November 2017 THE BIG MOVE
Meghan moves out of her Toronto home without, for the moment, her dogs, to move in with Harry in Kensington. She will leave her role in ‘Suits’, it is believed.