Obsessed withHarry & Meghan: A Royal Romance?
Who isn’t a fan ofPrince Harry and Meghan Markle’s love story even a fictionalized version!
Although the film is based on therealHarry and Meghan, it’s not exactly a biopic.
Many liberties were taken to transform the couple’s romance into a Lifetime-worthy film.
“We tried to be really truthful,” co-screenwriter Scarlett Lacey explained in an interview withElle.
Note: this article contains spoilers.
He may be a prince, but Meghan can still be peeved at his tardiness, right?
There’s no indication that their date initially got off to a rocky start.
The film even includes a date and time London in 2016 for reference.
It’s true thatHarry had a reputation for partyingduring his bachelor years.
But Harry’s party boy days were long behind him by 2016.
AsThe Listpreviously reported, Harry transformed after joining the military and serving two tours in Afghanistan.
In 2014, hebecame a staff officerin London and began aligning himself with charities.
She’s divorced.Her mumis black."
She continues, saying, “She makesWallis Simpsonlook like Dame Judi Dench.”
only to have him show up on theSuitsset where she was currently working.
In the Lifetime movie, Harry’s surprise appearance apparently convinces Meghan to immediately change her mind.
It’s even more farfetched for his visit to have coincided with analmostbreakup.
Later in the film, Meghan breaks up with Harry after he issues a statement about their relationship.
This dramatic made-for-TV moment was likely just that: made for TV.
There’s no record of Harry and Meghan ever breaking up.
The statement in questionis 100 percent realand it can be found onthe royal family’s official site.
Nevertheless, it’s very unlikely that Meghan would’ve been kept out of the loop regarding the statement.
After all, it directly concerns her.
Since she probably knew about the statement, this breakup wouldn’t have happened in real life.
In reality, William was also briefed of Harry’s statement.
This is fairly close to how William reacted in the film.
What about the Hillary Clinton and frog masks in Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance?
It was just like a couple just hanging out at home."
According to Scobie, that included walking Meghan’s dogs, buying Halloween decorations, and cooking together.
And, uh, you could bet we would’ve heardallabout that.
Suddenly, she was benched.
That’s all."
She further explains that Meghan’s appearance would’ve “totally eclipsed” her sister’s big day.
In reality, Meghan wasn’t suddenly barred from attending the wedding.
She just simply wasn’t invited from the get-go.
The “no ring, no bring” bit is mostly true, however.
As such, many thought it was worn as a personal affront.
Spokesman Simon Astaire insisted that “the brooch was a gift and has been worn many times before.”
“Bring her here.
I want to meet her.
We both do,” Charles says, speaking for himself andhis wife, Camilla.
This may make for a touching moment in the film, but, um, what about Pippa?
You know, thebride?
ByPippa’s weddingin May 2017, Meghan and her future father-in-law would’ve been pretty familiar with each other.
This scene worked well in the Lifetime movie, but it would’ve been physically impossible in real life.
Let’s do the math.Pippa’s weddingtook place on May 20, 2017.
Kate’s third child,Prince Louis, was born on April 23, 2018.
Either Kate is superhuman or this scene didn’t actually take place in real life.
We’re going to go with the latter.
Harry did really go to Africa at that time.
However, Harry never mentionedpreventing his father from shooting a lionlike he does in the film.
Harry reveals to Meghan that he went to Disneyland when he was 8 years old.
“[I] rode Splash Mountain like 14 times.
Bloody love that place,” he says.
He also tells Meghan that it was his mother’s idea to take him and William there.
“I went on ‘Space Mountain’ 14 times.
I was like, ‘This is absolutely fantastic.
This is the best thing ever.'”
We have no reason to doubt that, either.
However, the next scene is what gives us pause.
The Queen says she wants to show Meghan something down the hall.
With confused expressions, Harry and Meghan look over at the queen.
“Oh, yes.
You’re of mixed-race, Harry.
So am I,” she says.
“Many of her portraits tried to hide that fact, but this one is most authentic.”
She adds, telling Meghan, “Much like you.”
It’s a touching moment, but not all of it is true.
Or, at least it hasn’t been confirmed.
Queen Charlotte wasthe great great-great grandmother of Queen Elizabeth.
AsTimereported, “historians aren’t really sure.”
Harry first proposes to Meghan in bed while in Botswana (viaTime).
Harry’s second proposalis still informal, but official.
This time around, the movie repeats events as they happened in real life.
There’s a chicken dinner, a beautiful ring, and a happy couple.
“It was just an amazing surprise,” Meghan explained.
“It was so sweet and natural and very romantic.
He got on one knee.”
She added, “As a matter of fact, I could barely let you finish proposing.
I said, ‘Can I say yes now?'”
Plus, it likely wouldn’t have been a “surprise” if he’d already proposed.
