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Meghan Markle’s Secret First Husband: The Bombshell That Shook Prince Harry
Reports have recently surfaced that Meghan Markle had two husbands before marrying Prince Harry, according to a royal insider who spoke with PoliticoLite.
While the claims were initially dismissed as fake news, it has now been revealed that the reports were true.
Meghan's first husband is said to be Joe Goldman Giuliano, whom she allegedly married after dating while both were studying at Northwestern University in the United States.
This secret marriage was later annulled, according to the royal source.
Before meeting Prince Harry, Meghan managed to keep a relatively low profile in the UK, which only fueled the public's obsession with her past.
From her secret blog to her stint as a Deal or No Deal suitcase girl, people were eager to learn more about the woman who would become a member of the royal family.
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Meghan's first high-profile relationship was with American film producer Trevor Engelson, whom she met in 2004.
The couple became engaged in 2010 and tied the knot on September 10, 2011, at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
The wedding was a four-day affair with 102 guests, and pictures show the couple partying long into the night.
However, just two years later, the pair divorced, citing irreconcilable differences.
Insiders claim that the strain of a long-distance relationship, with Meghan working in Toronto while Trevor was in Los Angeles, contributed to the end of their nine-year relationship.
Prince Harry was reportedly blindsided by the news of Meghan's secret first marriage, which came to light shortly before their own wedding in 2018.
But this bombshell was just the beginning of the couple's struggles with the media and public scrutiny.
Since stepping down as senior working royals in January 2020, Harry and Meghan have made millions in deals with top US media firms, despite claiming to want a more private life.
This has led some to criticize the couple for their perceived hypocrisy, as they continue to court media attention and profit from their royal connections.
Former royal correspondent Duncan Larcombe has called the couple's actions “catastrophic” for the royal family, saying that they have “sowed seeds which will spell potential catastrophe” in the future.
Despite the controversies surrounding Meghan and Harry, the Duchess of Sussex's friend Abby Wathen has spoken out about how empowered Meghan felt after her divorce from Trevor Engelson.
“She always knew she would be successful…she knows what she wants and she gets it,” Abby said in an ITV documentary.
The revelation of Meghan's secret first marriage has only added fuel to the fire of public interest in her past.
But as she and Harry continue to navigate their new lives outside of the royal family, it remains to be seen how much more of their personal lives will be exposed to the world.