It was love at first sight with Meghan

It was love at first sight with Meghan
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Royal watchers were so happy that the prince, who had battled for so long with his own demons after losing his mother, finally seemed settled and happy when he married Meghan. But for Harry himself, he saw his future with Meghan as soon as they first set eyes on each other during a blind date in 2016. When asked “When did you know she was the one?” while meeting with photographers after their engagement announcement, Harry said, “the very first time we met.”

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He feels at home in Africa

He feels at home in Africa
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Meghan and Harry’s love solidified during a camping trip to Botswana, which he calls his ‘second home,’ just weeks after they met. Harry also later got Meghan’s engagement diamond in the African country. But his love for Africa started long before, with his first trip there shortly after his mother died, he told Town & Country. “This is where I feel more like myself than anywhere else in the world,” he said. “I wish I could spend more time in Africa. I have this intense sense of complete relaxation and normality here.” Prince Harry is involved in conservation work on the continent, and established a charity, Sentebale (which means ‘forget me not’), with his friend Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help children impacted by poverty and HIV/AIDS (a cause Diana also championed).

He doesn’t eat pizza

He doesn’t eat pizza
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Fans were shocked when Prince Harry admitted he doesn’t normally eat one of the world’s favourite comfort foods. “I don’t even eat pizza anymore, but I had pizza last night,” Harry said while visiting a Chicago school in 2017. At least he seemed to enjoy the rare indulgence. “We had deep-dish, and we had thin crust,” he said. “I promise you, I will make sure I eat Chicago.” Could this pizza avoidance be Meghan’s influence? Probably not, although she’s generally a healthy eater, she allows herself leeway on the weekends. “I love pasta, I love carbs – who doesn’t love a carbohydrate?” she told Best Health. Plus, there is the mystery of who ordered a cartload of pizzas to Harry and Meghan’s wedding reception!

He picks up rubbish

He picks up rubbish
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Although he’s been brought up in a privileged atmosphere, Harry is very aware of his impact on the earth and has picked up some very ‘green’ habits. “I used to get taken the mickey out of at school for picking up rubbish – when you see something, you pick it up,” he said in the recent BBC documentary Prince, Son and Heir: Charles At 70, in honour of his father Prince Charles’ recent birthday. “It’s like wow, I’ve literally done this because I’m programmed to do it because my father did it. We should all be doing it.” Another eco-habit he got from his dad? “He’s a stickler for turning lights off and that’s now something that I’m obsessed with,” Harry said in the interview. “My wife goes, ‘Well, why turn the lights off? It’s dark’. I go, ‘We only need one light, we don’t need, like, six,’ and all of a sudden, it becomes a habit.”

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He’s super close to Will and Kate

He’s super close to Will and Kate
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Harry’s always been close with his brother, William, and when Kate entered the picture, he looked on her like the big sister he never had. Then the addition of Meghan made the two couples into the ‘Fab Four,’ as they’re nicknamed. “We’re stuck together for the rest of our lives,” Harry has joked.

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