Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made history when they tied the knot in May 2018, and while
this powerful marriage appears to be a happy one, it's certainly not a conventional royal
union.
Here's what we know about the private lives of two of the world's most public figures.
Meghan Markle left her role on Suits and was forced to shutter her social media accounts
and lifestyle blog, The Tig, as she and Prince Harry's relationship grew serious, but giving
up her career and online presence was just the tip of the iceberg.
"I've always loved new experiences!"
The Sun reports that Markle is also prohibited from signing autographs or ever taking selfies,
since Queen Elizabeth reportedly finds them "disconcerting" and "strange."
She also can't vote, despite previously expressing her political beliefs (including her opposition
to Brexit) on her now-defunct social media accounts.
As she told Birchbox in 2013,
"If I wasn't acting, I would most likely be working in politics."
Markle is also supposedly banned from wearing dark nail polish, which the royals deem "vulgar,"
and wearing skirts above the knee, though she's broken the latter rule at least once
since becoming a royal, rocking a short tuxedo dress at a performance of Hamilton in London
in August 2018.
Lady Colin Campbell, a friend of Prince Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, told the Daily
Beast that Markle is causing a rift between Harry and his friends, mainly because of her
progressive politics.
She told the site,
"[Markle] is ultra-liberal and that trendy-lefty stuff does not go down well with some of Harry's
friends.
He has introduced her to them all at parties and weddings and private dinners, but she
is very anti- a lot of the things that their world functions upon, such as shooting."
It's alleged that Markle's animal rights beliefs and anti-gun stances are part of the reason
why Harry has skipped hunting trips with his family and friends since coupling up with
the former actress.
A royal insider also told the Daily Express that Harry has began to shun his former pals
because Markle believes they may have been bad influences on the ginger prince, alleging,
"It's all part of Meghan's quiet airbrushing out of Harry's old posse.
She doesn't want temptation of any sort being put in his way while they concentrate on starting
a family."
The Sun reports that Prince Harry is worth a cool $38 million and that the royal family
as a whole is worth roughly $89 billion, and that Prince Harry didn't get a prenuptial
agreement before his royal wedding to Meghan Markle.
There's a reason for that: He doesn't really need one.
"Boom!"
Most of the Windsor estate and riches actually belong to Queen Elizabeth, not Prince Harry.
Duncan Larcombe, author of Prince Harry: The Inside Story, explained to Town & Country,
"You wouldn't need a prenuptial agreement to stop Windsor Castle from being cut in half
in the event they divorce, because it's not Harry's."
Meanwhile, a friend of the prince told the Daily Mail,
"There was never any question in Harry's mind that he would sign a prenup.
He's determined that his marriage will be a lasting one, so there's no need for him
to sign anything."
Sources told Vanity Fair in August 2018 that Harry and Meghan were shying away from the
limelight and spending a lot more time in rural areas of England.
A friend of the couple said,
"They are in the country way more than they are in London, and they are enjoying a low-key
and very domesticated start to married life."
Even royal press members have noticed a marked difference in their public presence at events,
with one writer griping in the Daily Express,
"[Royal journalists] are being kept further away from [Meghan] than we were before the
wedding.
That means we can't hear what she is saying.
If you can't get direct quotes from members of the royal family, that often makes for
dull stories.
You go up afterwards and ask what she said."
The Daily Mail reported in November 2018 that Harry and Meghan lost three palace aides soon
after their wedding, including aide Melissa Toubati, who had only worked for the couple
for a few months.
A source told the tab,
"[Melissa] played a pivotal role in the success of the royal wedding and will be missed by
everyone in the royal household."
Another palace aide riffed on Oscar Wilde, quipping,
"To lose one member of the household could happen to anyone.
To lose three in a few months is starting to look like a stampede."
Markle's former agent hinted that the former Suits actress may be the reason for the mass
staff exodus, telling the Daily Mail that Markle is "picky" and "likes to move on" from
anyone who doesn't share her "vision."
Sources also told The Sun that Markle, especially in comparison to fellow royal Kate Middleton,
has been "difficult" to work with.
An insider alleged,
"She has very high standards and is used to working in a Hollywood environment.
However, there's a different degree of respect in the royal household and Kate has always
been very careful about how she has acted around staff."
Hopefully Harry and Meghan can settle happily into married life in time for the arrival
of their first child, due in Spring 2019.
And hopefully their holidays are happier than whatever's happening in this Berlin-based
wax museum display depicting their domestic life.
God bless us, every one!