This has been the tortuous and controversial love story between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met in 2016, they said "yes, I do" in May 2018, they became parents in 2019, and in 2020 they resigned the crown.
Theirs was love at first sight. Or at least, this is how they have dedicated themselves to selling the beginnings of their romance Meghan Markle (39) and Prince Harry (36) over the last few years.
According to the couple, the spark between them emerged in spring 2016 and from the first moment they saw each other they knew that theirs was going to bring a tail.
Spring 2016
After a first blind date arranged by a mutual friend, the couple decided to keep getting to know each other. The lovebirds lived on horseback between Toronto (Canada) and London (England). And is that the actress resided in the Canadian city, while the grandson of Elizabeth II continued with his agenda as a member of the British royal family. However, six months after their love affair began, the first images of the two together came to light.
In the month of November of that same year, Kensington Palace issued a statement in which the engagement between the two was made official. From that moment, the actress gave up her career in the world of celluloid to dedicate herself to the tasks that being a member of the crown entailed. However, the British royal house would not have welcomed the new girlfriend of the queen's grandson.
Meghan did not like the crown
Her past as an actress and the fact that she had already been married previously caused a huge stir in the country. One reason why Harry asked respect for his girl. After spending their first Christmas together, the couple flew to Africa on their first official trip the following summer. A continent for which Lady Di felt devotion. That is, the mother of the prince.
After several months being seen together, the young people appeared in an audience with the queen in October 2017 to expose their wishes to go through the altar. Although, the official announcement did not arrive until the month of November. The young man's father, Prince Charles, was in charge of publicizing the impending marriage. The couple said "yes, I do" on May 19, 2018.
Wedding, child and 'Megxit'
A week before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrated their first wedding anniversary, Archie, the couple's first-born, was born. The arrival of the little boy in the world took place on May 6, 2019. A short time later, the peace of the royal family would be disturbed.
On January 8, 2020, Harry announced the drastic decision that both he and his wife had made. The Megxit arrived. The dukes renounced the crown to move to California in order to stay out of the media spotlight. Four days after its announcement, the queen communicated the acceptance of it, giving way to a transition period to resolve the security issues of the marriage and the suppression of the public funds they received.
His affluent life in California
In the summer of 2020, the family settled in an impressive $ 14.7 million mansion overlooking the Pacific, located in Santa Barbara County, California. In the fall of that same year, the former actress revealed one of the hardest moments that she had lived with her husband. Markle suffered an abortion of her second child.
However, in February 2021, the couple announced that they were expecting a new baby. Specifically, it is about a girl who will be born next summer. The sex of the baby has been revealed in the middle of the controversial interview that the dukes have granted Oprah Wingfrey to CBS. In it, the dukes have declared war on Buckingham Palace and the English crown.
