From blind date to Botswana's stars, Prince Harry charts love for U.S. actress Meghan Markle

Meno A Kwena Lodge near Makgadikgadi Park where the couple stayed after their first dates
Meno A Kwena Lodge near Makgadikgadi Park where the couple stayed after their first dates

Just four weeks after a blind date with U.S. actress Meghan Markle that left him “beautifully surprised”, Britain’s Prince Harry took his wife-to-be on a trip to Botswana to camp under the stars in his tent.

Harry, 33, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and fifth-in-line to the British throne, and Markle, 36, best known for her role in the U.S. TV legal drama “Suits”, got engaged this month at their cottage in London over a roast chicken dinner.

In their first broadcast interview since announcing the news earlier on Monday, Harry and Markle held hands as they discussed the moment of their proposal and their courtship.

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