In the early days of their romance, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in a long-distance relationship, and Meghan laid down a strict rule to ensure the relationship would blossom
Joining the dating scene can be daunting – especially when your every action is under spotlight and scrutiny. For that reason, Meghan Markle implemented a strict two-week dating rule when getting to know Prince Harry, which she later used to determine whether things would work out between them in the long term.
The Duchess of Sussex shared her relationship rule on their Netflix documentary, Harry & Meghan, with the prince explaining: "We had to get to know each other before the rest of the world and the media joined it."
The couple spent a week camping in the wilderness before Meghan set out her terms to Prince Harry, making sure her future husband agreed to them before packing up her belongings and flying back home.
Harry said: "She had a two week rule. We had to see each other in or around two weeks. I said 'how is that even possible with the stuff that I’m doing? I'm not going to be able to travel to see you that much'."
In an attempt to make things work around his other commitments, Meghan flew to England and stayed on the grounds of Kensington Palace to go for walks around Frogmore.
But while she was getting to know Harry on a personal level, she carried out her own 'research' on him, checking his social media feeds for clues about his interests.
She said: "When people say did you Google him? No, that’s your homework. I asked if I could see his feed.
"Let me see what they're about in their feed, not what someone else says about them. That to me was the best barometer."
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However this wasn't the only time Meghan stepped up to give their relationship its best shot, as she boldly asked him out on a second date shortly after their first.
She said: "I called him that evening and said 'Look I'm leaving the day after tomorrow, do you want to grab dinner tomorrow night?' I'm sure he thought it was so forward and American."
But it turns out Harry had his own set of rules when it came to his future girlfriend – but he refused to reveal what this included when asked.
Meghan said: "He had a list apparently of what he was looking for – an extensive list."
In response, Harry added: "I'm not showing you the list. Nice try. This is the list", pointing to Meghan.
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