It’s been a rocky road for Meghan MarkleSince she fell in love with the British royal family, Prince Harry.
The SuitsThe prince began dating the alum in the summer of 2016. While she gushed over Harry to Vanity Fair during her September 2017 cover story, the couple spoke about their relationship — and preparing Meghan for royal life — for the first time during their engagement interview in November 2017.
“I think I can very safely say as naive as it sounds now, having gone through this learning curve in the past year and a half I did not have any understanding of just what it would be like,” Meghan said at the time.
Harry replied, “I had tried to warn you as much as possible. … I think you can have as many conversations as you want, trying to prepare as much as possible but we were totally unprepared for what happened after that.”
The Duke and Duchess were married in May 2018 Despite the alleged tension between the brothers over how quickly HarryAnd Meghan’s relationship moved, the pair teamed up with Prince William and Duchess Kate Together, the foursome founded a charity. In June 2019, it was reported that the group effort had been completed and that the two couples were splitting up their charities.
“Kensington Palace is painting this as a natural progression,” a source told Us WeeklyIt was at the time. “But there were definitely issues with Meghan and Kate seeing eye to eye on how they wanted to run this charity.”
In October 2019, Harry and Meghan spoke to ITV’s Tom BradbyThey were also said to be unhappy. Harry confirmed that William and him had a rift.
“I have said for a long time to H, that’s what I call [Harry], ‘It’s not enough to just survive something. That’s not the point of life. You must thrive. You have got to feel happy,’” Meghan said during the special, admitting she was “not OK.”
She continued: “I really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a ‘stiff upper lip.’ I really tried, but I think that what that does internally is probably really damaging.”
Six months later Harry and Meghan announced their intention to retire from their senior royal duties in Jan 2020. The couple then relocated to Los Angeles, first to Canada, and then to Los Angeles. The couple informed Queen ElizabethIn February 2021, they decided not to return to the U.K. to support their family.
Scroll through for a complete timeline of the ups and downs, including the drama surrounding Harry and Meghan’s March 2021 CBS tell-all interview:
