PRINCE Harry has revealed how he and Meghan Markle first met up in a supermarket – and ‘pretended’ they didn’t know each other to avoid attracting attention.
The Duke of Sussex told Dax Shepard’s ‘Armchair Expert’ podcast that the couple did their best to stay “incognito” during their first date.
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He said: “The first time Meghan and I met up for her to come and stay with me, we met up in a supermarket in London, pretending we didn’t know each other, texting each other from the other side of the aisles.
“There’s people looking at me, giving me all these weird looks, and coming up to me and saying ‘hi’.
“I texted her saying “is this the right one”, and she said “no you want parchment paper”, and “I’m like where’s the parchment paper?!”
“I had baseball cap on, looking down at the floor, trying to stay incognito. It’s amazing how much chewing gum you see, it’s a mess!”
The Duke also revealed that life had felt “more free” since his move to LA with Meghan.
He continued: “Living here now I can actually lift my head and actually I feel different, my shoulders have dropped, so has hers, you can walk around feeling a little bit more free.
“I can take Archie on the back of my bicycle. I never had the chance to do that.”
Harry and Meghan 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.
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.
