The Sussex biography previews come out: Harry was the first to say "I love you"
Prince Harry was the first to say "I love you" to Meghan. The romantic story is part of the previews for the couple's upcoming biography, which will be published in August.
Over the weekend, the first excerpts from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's upcoming biography, Finding Freedom: Harry, Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, were published, adding to the climate of anticipation that has been building. around the book. Among the previews that have been revealed from the biography is the romantic whirlwind that made up the early stages of the couple's relationship, including the fact that Harry was the first of the two to say, "I love you."
The intimate details that the biography reveals about the passionate relationship
The latest excerpt, published by the Times, details the genesis of Prince Harry and Meghan's relationship. The English newspaper claims that "what started with a blind date quickly turned into a secret romance." The authors of the biography, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, say that the couple first met at the Dean Street Townhouse in Soho, London, where they instantly felt a "palpable attraction."
Chatting over a beer (Harry) and a martini (Meghan), the date lasted for three hours, during which Harry talked about his philanthropic work, and the pair came together out of a shared desire to want to 'make a change [in the world that lasts] forever. '
According to Scobie and Durand, the sources they spoke with told them that Harry left in a "trance", while Meghan quickly told her friends that "this could have legs." Furthermore, testimonies claim that the couple became "immediately obsessed" with each other. Harry and Meghan suddenly found themselves 'in their own little world' and quickly made plans to meet again, the following night, in fact, at the same Soho House location.
There they shared a low-key dinner. The staff ushered them through an entrance through the kitchen reserved for fish deliveries. The second date turned out to be another hit, and Harry told his friends that Meghan was "checking every box."
The couple initially kept the relationship a secret. They went on a third date the following night, in which Meghan was secretly taken to Kensington Palace. There, Harry tried to impress her with anecdotes about himself, telling his friends that he had been "a little crazy."
The secret trip to the Okavango Delta
As the romance continued to flourish, Harry invited Meghan on a trip abroad. It had been six weeks since the first date. She flew in from Toronto to spend a night with him at Kensington Palace, before the couple flew to Johannesburg, South Africa, the next morning. They then took a private plane to the Okavango Delta, a famous African spot in northern Botswana, known for its impressive wildlife. There, they stayed in a luxury camp.
The biography claims that the trip was so successful that the couple would have "happily spent the entire summer there, together." A friend told the book's authors that Meghan "came back smiling and completely spellbound," adding, of the trip, "I've never felt so safe ... so close to someone in such a short time." It soon became clear, the source adds, that "everyone was already considering the idea that this could be something forever." Just three months after their first meeting, Harry told Meghan that he loved her. It is said that he was quick to reciprocate, replying, "I love you too."
Romance comes to light, and with it problems
The couple sought to stay out of the spotlight, and Harry was secretly traveling to Toronto to visit his girlfriend. However, after royal security personnel were spotted in Meghan's neighborhood, rumors began to circulate. It didn't take long for a tabloid newspaper to reveal the story of the relationship, and from one moment to the next Meghan was the center of the news. The biography relates that in just 24 hours he received more than 100 messages from old acquaintances with whom he had not had contact in months or years. When she noticed a paparazzi waiting for her by her car, Meghan called the police, then told a friend, "This is how it's always going to be, isn't it?"
In the wake of the relationship coming to light, Meghan was also subjected to racist abuse on social media. Harry was soon suspicious of those, even among his own circle, who expressed doubts about whether Meghan was "right" for him. This led him to reassess the racial or class prejudices that surrounded him. He soon felt compelled to make a public statement defending Meghan. The remembered episode would set the tone for the couple with most of the media. Since then, Harry has spoken out on multiple occasions against the unfair treatment of Meghan in the press and on digital platforms.
