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| Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Seven things we learned about the royal couple | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Seven things we learned about the royal couple |
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| Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have given their first interview since their engagement was announced. Here's seven things we learned about their relationship. | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have given their first interview since their engagement was announced. Here's seven things we learned about their relationship. |
| The couple went on holiday together after two dates | The couple went on holiday together after two dates |
| Just weeks after they met, Prince Harry convinced Ms Markle to join him on a trip to Botswana. | Just weeks after they met, Prince Harry convinced Ms Markle to join him on a trip to Botswana. |
| "We camped out with each other under the stars," the prince said. | "We camped out with each other under the stars," the prince said. |
| "She came and joined me for five days out there, which was absolutely fantastic." | "She came and joined me for five days out there, which was absolutely fantastic." |
| He said being away allowed them to get to know each other without the usual pressures of royal life. | He said being away allowed them to get to know each other without the usual pressures of royal life. |
| Harry designed the ring | Harry designed the ring |
| The prince made sure his fiancee's engagement ring is personal to their relationship. Set in yellow gold - Ms Markle's "favourite" - the central diamond is from Botswana, where they first spent significant time together. | The prince made sure his fiancee's engagement ring is personal to their relationship. Set in yellow gold - Ms Markle's "favourite" - the central diamond is from Botswana, where they first spent significant time together. |
| It is flanked by two stones taken from the collection of Princess Diana, the prince's late mother. The couple spoke of how important it was to include Princess Diana in their engagement. | It is flanked by two stones taken from the collection of Princess Diana, the prince's late mother. The couple spoke of how important it was to include Princess Diana in their engagement. |
| Ms Markle said: "Not being able to meet his mother, it's so important to me to know that she's a part of this with us." | Ms Markle said: "Not being able to meet his mother, it's so important to me to know that she's a part of this with us." |
| Prince Harry said his mother would have been "over the moon, jumping up and down" at the engagement and "best friends with Meghan". | Prince Harry said his mother would have been "over the moon, jumping up and down" at the engagement and "best friends with Meghan". |
| "It's days like this I really miss having her around," he added. | "It's days like this I really miss having her around," he added. |
| They knew nothing about each other when they met | They knew nothing about each other when they met |
| Ms Markle credited her American background - and lack of exposure to British tabloids - with allowing her to get to know Prince Harry naturally and organically. | Ms Markle credited her American background - and lack of exposure to British tabloids - with allowing her to get to know Prince Harry naturally and organically. |
| For his part, the prince had never seen Suits, the American legal drama in which Ms Markle stars, and had never even heard of her before they met. | For his part, the prince had never seen Suits, the American legal drama in which Ms Markle stars, and had never even heard of her before they met. |
| They were both pleasantly surprised by their blind date. | They were both pleasantly surprised by their blind date. |
| "I was beautifully surprised when I walked into that room and saw her," he said. | "I was beautifully surprised when I walked into that room and saw her," he said. |
| "I was like, 'I'm really going to have to up my game here'." | "I was like, 'I'm really going to have to up my game here'." |
| What are your experiences of going on a blind date? Tell us your story at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | |
| Ms Markle is leaving her acting career | Ms Markle is leaving her acting career |
| The pair also announced that Ms Markle will not continue acting. | The pair also announced that Ms Markle will not continue acting. |
| "I don't see it as giving anything up. I see it as a change. It's a new chapter…" she said. | "I don't see it as giving anything up. I see it as a change. It's a new chapter…" she said. |
| "Now it's time to work as a team with you," she said as she turned to Prince Harry. | "Now it's time to work as a team with you," she said as she turned to Prince Harry. |
| They talked about forging a new role for themselves as a couple, focusing on the humanitarian causes over which they first bonded. | They talked about forging a new role for themselves as a couple, focusing on the humanitarian causes over which they first bonded. |
| The prince said Ms Markle would easily take to the role of being a member of the Royal Family and said they were a "fantastic team". | The prince said Ms Markle would easily take to the role of being a member of the Royal Family and said they were a "fantastic team". |
| Prince Harry proposed over a roast chicken | Prince Harry proposed over a roast chicken |
| The couple described a quiet night at home, cooking a roast chicken together, when the prince surprised Ms Markle by getting down on one knee. | The couple described a quiet night at home, cooking a roast chicken together, when the prince surprised Ms Markle by getting down on one knee. |
| Ms Markle described the moment. | Ms Markle described the moment. |
| It was "just a cosy night... trying to roast a chicken and it just - just an amazing surprise. | It was "just a cosy night... trying to roast a chicken and it just - just an amazing surprise. |
| "It was so sweet and natural and very romantic," she said. | "It was so sweet and natural and very romantic," she said. |
| And it was an instant "yes" from Ms Markle. | And it was an instant "yes" from Ms Markle. |
| "I could barely let you finish proposing, I said - 'can I say yes now'?" | "I could barely let you finish proposing, I said - 'can I say yes now'?" |
| The corgis like Meghan | The corgis like Meghan |
| Ms Markle confirmed that one of her two dogs has followed her to London. | Ms Markle confirmed that one of her two dogs has followed her to London. |
| And Prince Harry revealed the Queen's corgis took to her "straight away" when she met the monarch. | And Prince Harry revealed the Queen's corgis took to her "straight away" when she met the monarch. |
| "I've spent the last 33 years being barked at," he said. "This one walks in, absolutely nothing... just wagging tails and I was just like argh." | "I've spent the last 33 years being barked at," he said. "This one walks in, absolutely nothing... just wagging tails and I was just like argh." |
| Ms Markle said the corgis were "just laying on my feet during tea, it was very sweet". | Ms Markle said the corgis were "just laying on my feet during tea, it was very sweet". |
| They are looking forward to having children | They are looking forward to having children |
| Prince Harry's brother and sister-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third child next year. | Prince Harry's brother and sister-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third child next year. |
| But Ms Markle laughed when Prince Harry's answer to a question about their plans for having children was "not currently". | But Ms Markle laughed when Prince Harry's answer to a question about their plans for having children was "not currently". |
| The prince added: "One step at a time and hopefully we'll start a family in the near future." | The prince added: "One step at a time and hopefully we'll start a family in the near future." |
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