WILD ABOUT HARRY
Meghan spills the beans
What a week for the royal family! It’s finally official – after more than a year of dating, Meghan Markle has confirmed in a candid magazine interview she is “in love” with Prince Harry, sparking rumours of an imminent engagement.
In the interview, which was sure to be approved by royal aides, Suits actress Meghan (36) told Vanity Fair she and Harry, her “boyfriend”, are blissfully happy after only meeting in July last year.
“We’re a couple,” she reveals. “We’re in love.
“We’re two people who are really happy and in love. We were quietly dating for about six months before it became news, and I was working during that whole time, and the only thing that changed was people’s perception. Nothing about me has changed.”
In the detailed interview, the stunning actress talks about her struggles with identity – her father is Caucasian and her mother is African-American – what it was like to relocate from California to Toronto to film her hit show and, of course, the public scrutiny of dating a high-profile member of the British royal family.
“It has its challenges and it
comes in waves – some days it can feel more challenging than others,” she admits.
“And, right out of the gate, it was surprising the way things changed. But I still have this support system around me and, of course, my boyfriend’s support.”
Last week, Harry was out and about on royal duties in England, and while he offered no reaction to his girlfriend’s interview, he was full of praise and enthusiasm for his brother and sister-in-law’s baby news.
“Fantastic. Great. Very, very happy for them,” he said, adding, when asked how Kate was, “I haven’t seen her for a while but I think she’s okay.”
The new royal baby will also push Harry further down the line of succession, something he is likely to be pleased about. Dubbed the “spare” to the heir when he was born, Harry has never wanted to be king, and can relax more once the baby is born and becomes fifth in line to the throne, knocking him back to sixth.
However, despite his new position, he’ll still have to ask the Queen’s permission to marry. According to legislation brought in in 2013, the first six people in the line of succession must get the monarch’s approval to marry. Before the law was changed, every descendant of George II had to get the permission of the current monarch to wed.