Prince Harry a ‘no-show’ for Toronto flight
Prince Harry reportedly scrapped a trip to Toronto this weekend to visit an American actress believed to be his new girlfriend after news broke about their secret relationship.
“The flight was booked last week but he was a noshow,” a source told the Evening Standard.
“The crew for the British Airways flight knew the Prince was booked to travel with them. It appears he pulled out at the last minute and decided not to travel,” the source added.
According to the newspaper, Harry, 32, was scheduled to fly from Heathrow to Toronto on Sunday to visit Meghan Markle, a 35- yearold actress best known for her role as Rachel Zane on the legal drama Suits. ( The show is filmed in Toronto.)
But hours before his scheduled 11: 30 a. m. British Airways flight, the British tabloid Sunday Express broke the news of their apparent relationship. That raised concerns paparazzi would be waiting for Harry in London and Toronto, the Daily Mail reported.
The couple is said to have met in May when the Prince was in Toronto to promote the Invictus Games, an international athletic competition for wounded or sick military veterans.
“He’s in a very relaxed period of his life and Meghan has come along at the right time. They are taking each week as it comes and just enjoying each other’s company. But it’s fair to say that they love seeing each other and there’s a definite chemistry between them,” an unnamed source told the Sunday Express.
“Harry has been desperate to keep the relationship quiet because he doesn’t want to scare Meghan off. He knows things will change when their romance is public knowledge but he also knows he can’t keep it a secret for long.”
The Los Angeles- born actress has stayed with Harry at Kensington Palace and met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Sunday Express reported.
“William and Kate really liked her and she fitted in straight away,” an insider told the newspaper.
The Prince opened up about t he challenges of meeting a girlfriend in an interview earlier this year with the Sunday Times.
“Even if I talk to a girl, that person i s then suddenly my wife, and people go knocking on her door,” he said. “If or when I do find a girlfriend, I will do my utmost ... to ensure that me and her can get to the point where we’re actually comfortable with each other before the massive invasion that is inevitably going to happen into her privacy.”
Prior to meeting Prince Harry, Markle was romantically linked with Canadian restaurateur and chef Cory Vitiello.
Vitiello tweeted on March 22: “So proud of my lady @ meghanmarkle bei ng named Global Ambassador for @worldvision.”
The actress was reportedly with the chef a month later at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards.