- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had months of privacy in their relationship.
- In their book Finding Freedom, authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand discuss that life-changing day.
- She received over 100 messages from former friends and acquaintances looking for gossip.
In the early days of their relationship, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had months of privacy, falling in love away from prying eyes and speculation.
They had ‘normal’ dates at fancy restaurants, cosy nights in, and even went on vacation together.
But it was only a matter of time before their blossoming relationship became public, and the couple received the news they had been dreading during a night out in Toronto.
In their book Finding Freedom, authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand discuss that life-changing day, claiming that Meghan called a friend shortly afterwards to relay a devastating realisation about what she’d let herself in for.
“One night late in October in Toronto, Harry was happy, and so was Meghan,” they write. Until they received a call from one of Harry’s Kensington Palace aides. The news was not good.
“A tabloid was going to run with the story of their relationship. Their main worry was that her place would be besieged by photographers within 24 hours.
“They had little time to think, because there were only a couple of paparazzi in Toronto but it wouldn’t be long before photographers flew in from New York and LA, all hoping to get that first picture of the happy couple.”
The Duke was inundated with calls from his staff, many of whom were pleading with him to return to London as soon as possible because they were concerned about his reduced security team.
According to Scobie and Durand, while Meghan was nervous about what was to come, she was also relieved because she no longer had to lie to her family and friends.
According to reports, she received over 100 messages from former friends and acquaintances looking for gossip.
According to the authors, Meghan was taken aback by the true extent of the fame that came with dating a royal, and she sent one particularly worried message to a friend.
“Prior to meeting Harry, the only times she saw cameras were on a set or on a red carpet,” they write.
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