Canadian Exclusive: Prince Harry and Meghan hid out at the Mulroneys’ home in Toronto - read the book excerpt!
MARCH 20, 2018
Throughout their courtship, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle went to great lengths to see each other every two weeks, from trips to Africa and Jamaica to London visits and holing up in the former Suits star’s pretty home in Toronto. But according to HARRY: Life, Loss and Love, a portrait of Harry’s life by royal author Katie Nicholl, the couple was forced to seek refuge at her best friend Jessica Mulroney’s home after news of their relationship broke on Oct. 30, 2016.
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Like his brother, Harry enjoyed outfoxing the media and while he was disappointed the story had broken, he knew he was lucky to have enjoyed several months getting to know Meghan without press scrutiny. When the story broke, Harry happened to be with Meghan at her flat in Toronto. He was apparently taken by surprise when his aides called to tell him the story was going to be front-page news and knew that very soon he and Meghan would be under siege. A story was leaked that Harry had cancelled a flight to Toronto to try and make it look like he was in the U.K., but photographers and reporters descended on Meghan’s home regardless.
When Meghan suggested they go to stay with her friends Ben and Jessica Mulroney, Harry agreed. The Mulroneys were two of the few friends who knew about the romance, and they were more than happy to let the couple take shelter from the paparazzi at their Toronto house. Jessica, a stylist, is one of Meghan’s best friends, while Ben is a TV host who presents CTV’s entertainment news program etalk. Harry had become friendly with them both and was a big hit with the couple’s three young children, ...
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Harry was fascinated when Ben, the son of former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, recounted lively stories of how Princess Diana once stayed with his family during an official tour to Canada and, finding herself bored with talking politics after dinner, had ventured up to the nursery to play with Ben and his three siblings.
Loverly.