Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s first Halloween together was one they’ll never forget.In the first episode of their new Netflix docuseriesHarry & Meghan,the pairretold their love story,looking back fondly on Halloween 2016 — one of the last private nights they had together before their relationship news was revealed to the world.Outlining their whirlwind, under-the-radar romance that began in July 2016,Prince Harry, 38, said that in late October of that year, palace communications secretary Jason Knauf called him to let him know a story about their relationship was about to break.With that bombshell imminent, the couple decided to “pull the pin on the fun grenade,” Harry said, for a Halloween night out in Toronto, where Meghan was filmingSuits,withPrincess Eugenieand her then-boyfriend,Jack Brooksbank. “And we did,” Harry added, as never-before-seen photos of the new couple in costume flashed across the screen.Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Halloween 2016.NetflixMeghan, 41, spoke about the nighton a November 2021 episode ofTheEllen DeGeneresShow,sharing that the foursome donned “very bizarre” costumes and “were able to just sort of have one final, fun night out.“Netflix"The four of us snuck out in Halloween costumes to just have one fun night on the town before it was out in the world that we were a couple,” explained Meghan, who eventually announced her engagement toPrince Harryon Nov. 27, 2017.For more on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix docuseries, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.The coupletalked more about their early daysin the first episode of the docuseries, revealing they initially met through Instagram before quietly dating and ultimatelyspending five days together in a tent in Botswana.Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie on Halloween 2016.Netflix"We had to get to know each other before the rest of the world, before the media sort of, you know, joined it,” Harry said.“We could both just be completely ourselves,” added Meghan about life in “the bush.““There’s no distraction,” she continued. “There was no cell phone reception. There’s no mirror, there’s no bathroom. And there was no, how do I look? Thankfully, we really liked each other.“Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank on Halloween 2016.NetflixTheHarry & Meghandocuseries — three episodes of which dropped early Thursday morning, with three more slated for next week — comes from Oscar-nominated director Liz Garbus, whose previous celebrity-focused features includeLove, Marilyn, What Happened, Miss Simone?andBecoming Cousteau.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie on Halloween 2016.Netflix"The series explores the clandestine days of their early courtship and the challenges that led to them feeling forced to step back from their full-time roles in the institution,” according to Netflix. “With commentary from friends and family, most of whom have never spoken publicly before about what they witnessed, and historians who discuss the state of the British Commonwealth today and the royal family’s relationship with the press, the series does more than illuminate one couple’s love story, it paints a picture of our world and how we treat each other.”
Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s first Halloween together was one they’ll never forget.
In the first episode of their new Netflix docuseriesHarry & Meghan,the pairretold their love story,looking back fondly on Halloween 2016 — one of the last private nights they had together before their relationship news was revealed to the world.
Outlining their whirlwind, under-the-radar romance that began in July 2016,Prince Harry, 38, said that in late October of that year, palace communications secretary Jason Knauf called him to let him know a story about their relationship was about to break.
With that bombshell imminent, the couple decided to “pull the pin on the fun grenade,” Harry said, for a Halloween night out in Toronto, where Meghan was filmingSuits,withPrincess Eugenieand her then-boyfriend,Jack Brooksbank. “And we did,” Harry added, as never-before-seen photos of the new couple in costume flashed across the screen.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Halloween 2016.Netflix
Meghan, 41, spoke about the nighton a November 2021 episode ofTheEllen DeGeneresShow,sharing that the foursome donned “very bizarre” costumes and “were able to just sort of have one final, fun night out.”
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“The four of us snuck out in Halloween costumes to just have one fun night on the town before it was out in the world that we were a couple,” explained Meghan, who eventually announced her engagement toPrince Harryon Nov. 27, 2017.
For more on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix docuseries, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
The coupletalked more about their early daysin the first episode of the docuseries, revealing they initially met through Instagram before quietly dating and ultimatelyspending five days together in a tent in Botswana.
Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie on Halloween 2016.Netflix
“We had to get to know each other before the rest of the world, before the media sort of, you know, joined it,” Harry said.
“We could both just be completely ourselves,” added Meghan about life in “the bush.”
“There’s no distraction,” she continued. “There was no cell phone reception. There’s no mirror, there’s no bathroom. And there was no, how do I look? Thankfully, we really liked each other.”
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank on Halloween 2016.Netflix
TheHarry & Meghandocuseries — three episodes of which dropped early Thursday morning, with three more slated for next week — comes from Oscar-nominated director Liz Garbus, whose previous celebrity-focused features includeLove, Marilyn, What Happened, Miss Simone?andBecoming Cousteau.
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie on Halloween 2016.Netflix
“The series explores the clandestine days of their early courtship and the challenges that led to them feeling forced to step back from their full-time roles in the institution,” according to Netflix. “With commentary from friends and family, most of whom have never spoken publicly before about what they witnessed, and historians who discuss the state of the British Commonwealth today and the royal family’s relationship with the press, the series does more than illuminate one couple’s love story, it paints a picture of our world and how we treat each other.”
source: people.com
