Harry and Meghan Markle usually have a good memory of Halloween, because it was around this date, at the beginning of their relationship, that he traveled to Canada to be with her when the romance was still unknown to the tabloids. However, it was also for that celebration that the prince received a call that changed everything.
Since they met, and for the first time, the current Duke and Duchess of Sussex tried to keep their relationship a secret. Even at the end of October 2016 he traveled to visit her in Toronto. And she showed her Halloween joy by posting a photo with a giant carved pumpkin on her networks, according to The Sun.
That was the last Halloween the two of them could enjoy before their courtship became public, because that day they received devastating news.
According to the unauthorized biography Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, the couple were partying at Soho House when they got the call.
“They didn’t feel like spending the Halloween weekend in hiding as there was so much to celebrate. They had been in a relationship for four months and were madly in love and eager to partake in the fun of one of their favorite parties. On the night of October 29, with Harry in town, the couple decided to go to a big costume party at Soho House in Toronto ”, you can read in the book in an excerpt that was published in The Mirror.
The Halloween call that changed the lives of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Harry and Meghan bought Venetian masks, in order to increase their anonymity. Also at the party were Harry’s cousin, Eugenia, with her current husband, Jack Brooksbank. The four of them were very amused when the prince received the unexpected call. In it they informed him that a newspaper had found out about his relationship with Meghan and was going to publish an article the next day with the details of his story.
“They were both relaxed, full of the Halloween spirit. It was possibly the perfect night. Until they got a call from one of Harry’s assistants at Kensington Palace. It was not good news ”, describe Scobie and Durand in the biography.
As it turned out, they were very angry and upset, because they knew that journalists and the general public were going to want to know more and more about their lives.
“Their main concern was that their place would be besieged by photographers within 24 hours,” they explain in the book, as reported by the Daily Star. “They had little time to think, because there were only a couple of paparazzi in Toronto. But it wouldn’t be long before the photographers flew in from New York and Los Angeles. All hoping to get the first photo of the happy couple, “added the text.
Harry “panicked” in America
Despite the fact that Harry and Meghan broke with the British crown and moved to the United States in search of tranquility, the prince could not help but panic when he learned that his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, spent the night in the hospital. last week. According to sources, the Duke of Sussex was calling London to make sure the monarch was okay.
“He felt powerless being 8,000 kilometers away from her, in Montecito. Without being able to do anything, “said a source to US Weekly.
Isabel is going through a delicate moment of health for which she must rest for “at least” two weeks.
Also, a source mentioned by the newspaper Metro He said Harry “feels guilty for not being able to say goodbye” to Prince Philip before he died in April. According to the British media: “He would never forgive himself if the same thing happened to him with his beloved grandmother.”
Harry is reportedly planning to return to the UK this year to spend time with his family. It is believed that she will be traveling with Meghan Markle for Christmas, with the goal that the queen can finally meet her great-granddaughter Lilibet.
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