If you were under any doubt as to the relationship status of Meghan Markle and Hellraiser Harry, you need only look at the Husband shirt that the American actor wore on Monday afternoon while she was holding hands – and at one point kissing – the prince. Designed (and named) by Misha Nonoo, an American designer who was once nominated for the prestigious CFDA awards, the shirt was worn with a pair of jeans by Mother (!) in a shade called Love Gun (!). The subtext was as nuanced as Markle’s recent interview with Vanity Fair in which she explained: “We’re a couple … We’re in love … We’re happy. Personally, I love a great love story.” To be clear, they are going out.
Events took place in Toronto on day three of the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style event Harry created for veterans and armed services personnel. The pair had attended separately at the weekend but decided to up the ante by sitting together to watch tennis and, periodically, touching each other, all while sending out ambiguous sartorial messages.
The couple have been dating for a year or so, although strictly on the quiet – this is the first time they have appeared together at an official event. They left hand in hand.
That is a lot of grist to the gossip mill for what was a 30-minute spot of spectating, although the most curious lasting image is the hand-holding part. Royals rarely, if ever, hold hands (it’s thought the Queen, ever a romantic, set the precedent). But then Harry is a dissident royal; some reports stated he made the devil sign during a photocall with Melania Trump a few days earlier. If Markle and Prince Harry get married, she will become the first American to marry into the royal family since Wallis Simpson.
Naturally, in light of recent events, Betfair has odds of 6-4 on the couple getting engaged before the year is out.
