- Prince Harry reportedly had a two-year crush on Meghan Markle before he met her.
- He apparently arranged a meeting with a group of mutual friends so he could speak with her.
- No matter if this report is accurate, they seem totally smitten with each other now.
It looks like dating can be stressful, even for British royalty.
According to a new report by BANG Showbiz, before Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were one of the most beloved couples in the world, Prince Harry was just a guy with a crush.
BANG Showbiz reported that in the new documentary "When Harry Met Meghan: A Royal Romance," royal expert Katie Nicholl said that her friend was apparently on a night out with Harry and asked him who his dream partner would be. He reportedly had a very specific, and very telling, answer.
"He had a crush on Rachel Zane (Markle's character on "Suits") two years before he met Meghan and the reason I know is because I was having drinks with one of his friends," Nicholl told the site. "She told me she'd been on a night out with Prince Harry. He was single at the time, so she said, 'Harry, who's your ideal girl?' And he said 'Meghan Markle from 'Suits.'"
Harry then arranged a royal meeting with Meghan in July 2016 through mutual friend named Markus Anderson, according to Nicholl. They reportedly met at Soho House in a group of about eight people, a perfect setting to get to know each other casually. It was apparently an instant connection.
"She was funny, feisty, confident and she wasn't swayed or knocked by the fact that he was Prince Harry. She thought he was terribly cute," Nicholl said.
The rest, of course, is history — the two began dating later that year, and have been a public couple for about a year, since October 2016. Of course, we can take this account with a grain of salt: we don't know if Harry was actually a "Suits" superfan. Regardless, he is clearly smitten with Markle now.
It's probably a little easier to meet your celebrity crush if you're Prince Harry, but it's still heartwarming to know that he apparently made it happen and the two seem blissfully in love. Which surely means there is hope for me and Harry Styles.