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ometime this month, Prince Harry will “Can I say yes now?” fly to California with his wife-to-be, Harry added: “She didn’t even let me finish, she Meghan Markle, for a very important said can I say yes, can I say yes and then there meeting – to meet her dad, the were hugs and I had the ring in my finger and I was reclusiveS Thomas Markle. like ‘can I - can I give you the ring’? She goes ‘oh Although he has spoken to him on the phone, yes, the ring’.” during which he asked for Meghan’s hand, Harry Their love affair started with a blind date and has not yet met his prospective father-in-law. they really fell for each other under the stars in It is likely the meeting will be somewhere in Los Botswana. Angeles where Mr Markle’s ex-wife and Meghan’s The couple disclosed how the Royal Family mother Doria Ragland lives. Mr Markle, who now helped their relationship blossom, with the lives in Mexico, has already said he is looking “incredible” Queen and “fantastically supportive” forward to giving Meghan away at her wedding in Duchess of Cambridge helping the American May in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. actress settle in. Harry has met Doria and they get on All this is vastly different for the well together and he asked her the girl from Los Angeles who, like same question - “Can I marry your Harry, comes from a broken daughter with your blessing?” home and succeeded in her The answer was an ambition to become an unconditional yes. The scene actress culminating in her was set for the engagement starring role in the US legal in September last year when drama Suits. Harry and Meghan were Her father is white photographed holding hands and her mother African at the Invictus Games in American, and her biracial Canada which was their first background was reflected public outing. in Suits. She is also a Within a few short weeks, Harry, divorcee, whose marriage 33, and Meghan, 36, became to Hollywood produced Trevor officially engaged. Engelson collapsed after two years. We learned that Harry had designed her Harry said his mother would have been engagement ring himself from a diamond from part of their “crazy journey” and would be as “thick Botswana, where the couple shared an intimate as thieves” with Meghan. holiday. It also incorporates diamonds belonging They also shared their hopes for the coming to his mum, Princess Diana. years, from having a family in the near future to Meghan also described the proposal at setting off around the Commonwealth to carve out Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington their joint future as working royals. Palace: “We were roasting chicken. It was just an “The fact that I fell in love with Meghan so amazing surprise. It was so sweet and natural and incredibly quickly was confirmation to me that all very romantic.” the stars have aligned and everything was just That the proposal dinner was roast chicken sent perfect,” said Prince Harry. the internet into a frenzy, particularly in America “This beautiful woman just tripped and fell into where engagement chicken is apparently a thing. my life. We’re a fantastic team, we know we are The actress admitted she “barely” let her and over time we hope to have as much impact husband-to-be finish proposing before she said: as possible.”
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January August F – Vegan food has been gaining Plant-based everything Without vitamin D, the body can’t absorb calcium All that sunshine takes a toll on your skin, so help it in popularity for a while now, but things are about to go or stimulate certain immune responses that protect heal with folic acid. one step further as veggie burgers ‘bleed’ beetroot juice us from colds and infections, so make sure to get a and expertly-sliced tomatoes mimic tuna in sushi. Also, daily dose. September much like nose-to-tail eating, we will be using every part of Get your body and brain in gear with a dose of the veg with stems being used in salads, while melon rinds February magnesium, which helps fight depression and are pickled to be eaten. Vegan desserts are expected to Beat those winter blues, help creaky cold bones and boost exercise performance. get a makeover too, becoming creamier and even more boost your brain with Omega 3. indistinguishable from the real thing.
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