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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: The Truth Behind Their Meeting
It was a love story that captured the world's attention.
Meghan Markle, the American actress, and Prince Harry, the British royal, seemed to have a fairytale romance.
However, there have been rumors and speculations about how the couple really met.
Let's take a closer look at the timeline of their relationship and try to uncover the truth.
In April 2015, Meghan Markle visited Istanbul, Turkey.
It's unclear why she was there, but according to Grits, Gal Raised in the South on Tumblr, Meghan didn't want their trip to get mainstream media coverage.
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Shortly after her visit to Istanbul, she traveled to London.
Meghan was occasionally hired as a guest to entertain party-goers, and there have been rumors that she was a yacht girl who serviced Prince Harry himself.
Fast forward to April 2016, Meghan and her then-boyfriend Corey had a vacation in Mexico.
One month later, in May 2016, Meghan hooks up with Harry in Toronto.
Harry was in town for two nights, accompanied by Jason Noth.
Meghan contacted Violet for complimentary Wimbledon tickets seated in the most photographed glossy posse section.
Violet offers Meghan one ticket on July 4th, the day before Meghan returned to Toronto, in exchange for wearing a black suede dress, in summer that is, an RL handbag.
Meghan and Harry agree to use Violet as their unassuming matchmaker.
Meghan makes the ask, and Harry agrees to play dumb and meet Meghan.
Meghan travels to London and then off to Greece to celebrate Lindsay and Gavin's upcoming wedding.
Meghan, Lindsay, and Lucy travel to Greece via London, but first Meghan asks Serena for a Wimbledon ticket in a box.
It's June 28th, and by now, all three women know Meghan Markle bagged Prince Harry.
But Meghan must secure reputable alibis and an ally in the press.
She plans to use Gina Peirce, the Wimbledon photographs, Violet, and her Instagram account.
On July 30th, Meghan and friends return to London from Hydra Island, and the infamous topless photos surface.
Prior to Greece, Meghan gave Gina a hard time about the Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, complimentary room and board, for posing for the hotel magazine's front cover.
Meghan went ballistic over the parrot and transferred to Soho House.
Upon her return to London, she was a guest at Soho House where she could guarantee secrecy.
July 1st, Harry's in France with the Cambridges.
July 1st, Meghan meets Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne for brunch or lunch at the Delaunay to stage a first alibi.
Gina admitted she had no success in launching Meghan's career in London, but surprisingly Meghan no longer cared about the deals that fell through.
She revealed to Gina that she's planned for a hot date that same night.
They discuss Harry.
Meghan assures Gina she's thoroughly researched Harry.
Gina tells Meghan to call her tomorrow with details.
July 2nd, Meghan calls Gina and says she and Harry will meet up later in the day for lunch.
But based on Harry's schedule, lunch would be impossible.
Meghan posts a photo in bed with PR friend Lucy.
July 3rd, Meghan posts Candy Valentine heart kiss me and entitled the post Love Hearts in London.
July 4th, Meghan deliberately stages photographs with Violet at Wimbledon.
Violet must serve as the reputable matchmaker.
July 5th, Meghan poses outside Soho House, gutted to be leaving London.
Thanks Marcus Anderson, Soho House for breakfast.
Return to Toronto.
July 17th, Meghan mentions Violet in her cryptic Sunday Kind of Love Instagram post, which Misha Nonu, who joined Meghan in Istanbul, Turkey in April 2015, plays along with by leaving three hearts.
Earlier in June, Meghan did post a bouquet of flowers on her Instagram sent from London.
A poster was removed when Royal Watchers realized Meghan was posting love hearts in London while still living with chef Corey Vitiello in Toronto.
It seems improbable, but not impossible, that a stranger to the family, Meghan Markle, love bombed Harry within just a few hours of his return to London from France on the evening of July 1st.
Piers Morgan's tweet dates their meeting to June 2016, approximately, by saying two years ago before the wedding.
But if you watch the video interview of Piers Morgan in Scarsdale Tavern Pub, Kensington, he specifically says that he put her in a cab to 5 Hartford Street, and her Instagram timeline shows 3rd of March 2015, where she even thanks the taxi company.