Prince Harry Was Able to Marry Meghan Markle Because She Didn’t Do This 1 Thing in Her Past, Royal Expert Claims
Every royal family fan remembers Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. The pair tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.
Because of Harry’s proximity to the throne, he had to get permission from his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, to marry the Suits actor before it could actually happen. Because of how the royals have operated in the past and what led to Edward VIII’s abdication, there were rumblings that there might be an issue with Markle being an American divorcee. The queen did, of course, approve the marriage, but there was one thing that could have been a dealbreaker.
Meghan Markle was previously married
Markle began dating movie producer Trevor Engelson in 2004. After seven years together, the pair got hitched in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on Sept. 10, 2011. However, they split in 2013 citing “irreconcilable differences.”
“A wealthy entrepreneur friend claimed the marriage ended so abruptly that Meghan sent her wedding and engagement rings back to Trevor by registered post,” royal biographer Andrew Morton wrote in his book, Meghan: A Hollywood Princess. “Another confirmed that the decision to end the marriage was made by Meghan and that it had come ‘totally out of the blue.’”
There’s been speculation that the future duchess’ career really started taking off and her work schedule got so hectic that she didn’t have time for anything else, including her husband.
Engelson went on to remarry as well to a woman named Tracey Kurland in 2019.
Royal expert explains what would have made Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s marriage ‘difficult’
Royal expert Duncan Larcombe told The Express that there was a key element about Markle’s past that was a factor in whether she could marry Harry.
“[Meghan and her former husband] weren’t married for very long, so there isn’t tremendous baggage. But also she didn’t have children,” Larcombe said. “If she did have children with her first husband, then that really would make it quite awkward and difficult to work out. By marrying Prince Harry, she immediately joins the royal family and all her children that she has will have a position within succession to the throne.”
The duke and duchess have welcomed 2 children together
The former Suits star and Harry did have children of their own. They welcomed a son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on May 6, 2019.
On June 4, 2021, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their second child–a daughter named Lilibet Diana.
Archie is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne and Lili is seventh behind their father, Prince William’s his three children, and the Prince of Wales.
