MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry were so engrossed on their first date they didn’t notice walls plastered with naked women around them, a new book claims.
The pair were “in their own little world” for three hours over beers and martinis at London’s Soho House’s Dean Street Townhouse, after being introduced by a pal.
The new book, Finding Freedom serialised in The Times, details how: “They were too engrossed in their conversation, and too involved with each other, to notice the rather rude wallpaper featuring photos of women’s private parts that adorned the walls.
“At the end of the evening, which had lasted almost three hours, Harry and Meghan went their separate ways.
“Despite the palpable attraction between them, there was no goodbye kiss, no expectation, just a hint that something was there and they hoped to see each other again soon.”
They made plans to meet up the next evening in the same spot and had a very private dinner – both sneaking in through a back entrance and being served by one trusted waiter.
Leaving a hint at the blossoming relationship, she posted on her Instagram a photo of a Love Hearts candy saying “Kiss Me” with the caption “Lovehearts in #London”.
She also began following an account with the handle @SpikeyMau5 – Harry’s once used private Instagram page.
On a later, more private date, Meghan was driven to Harry’s cottage in Kensington Palace for an evening after he told a pal she was “ticking every box fast”.
The couple went to great lengths to keep their relationship and trips across the globe a secret from the world until October 2016, when news first broke they were an item.
ROYAL ROMANCE
The pair went on a series of dates, as Meghan, 38, sampled British life without anyone knowing she had fallen for the prince.
That June and July she went to Wimbledon, watching close pal Serena Williams, and even visiting Buckingham Palace as a tourist.
Later Harry, 35, would whisk Meghan off to LA, in a break that would “seal the deal” on their relationship’s future.
Pals said Meghan suddenly “became very secretive” after the trip, shutting down “any mention of Harry”, with a pal adding “it had suddenly got serious”.
The couple stayed in touch before hooking up again in September.
But a month later, with Harry secretly holed up at Meghan’s Toronto apartment, the news finally broke that they were an item.
In what now seems like a fateful quote, one friend insisted: “Meghan is a very confident and intelligent woman and she’s not overawed mixing with royalty.
“That’s one of the things Harry admires about her.”
This weekend we told how Harry and Meghan were branded a pair of “whingers” over their long list of gripes in a bombshell biography.
As Buckingham Palace stayed silent, more details emerged of the Sussexes’ complaints about royal life.
They were said to have been furious at Harry losing his military titles and being snubbed by William and Kate, among other whines.
