Fashion queen Misha Nonoo who introduced Harry and Meghan sparking a Royal romance
SMITTEN Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are believed to have been set up on their blind date by fashion queen Misha Nonoo.
The couple revealed yesterday as they announced their engagement that they first met after being introduced by a mutual female friend.
Although the pair didn't name the mystery pal, it is appears likely they were set up by designer Nonoo, who is married to Etonian Alexander Gilkes.
Gilkes went to the posh school with both Harry and William - and attended the Duke of Cambridge's wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011.
His younger brother Charlie also dated Pippa Middleton, while New York-based designer Nonoo is a close pal of Meghan's.
Meghan, 36, even wore one of Nonoo's designs when she made her first official public appearance with Harry at the Invictus games.
With all eyes on the couple, Meghan looked stunning as she walked hand-in-hand with the prince while wearing a "Husband" shirt made by the British-raised designer.
Speaking about the royal matchmaker, who they haven't named, in their first ever joint interview yesterday, Harry said: "It was through her and then we met once and then twice back to back two dates in London, last July.
"And then it was I think about three, maybe four weeks later that I managed to persuade her to come and join me in Botswana.
"And we - we camped out with each other under the stars, we spent - she came and joined me for five days out there, which was absolutely fantastic."
Opening up about their 16-month relationship, they revealed they never went more than two weeks without seeing each other - despite Meghan living in Toronto and Harry in London.
And Harry said he knew he had to make sure he had "good chat" when he first met Meghan for their "blind date".
He said: "I'd never watched Suits, I'd never heard of Meghan before, and I was beautifully surprised when I walked into that room and saw her.
"And there she was sitting there... I was like okay well I'm going to have to up my game."
Smitten Harry added: "I fell in love with Meghan so incredibly quickly... All the stars were aligned - everything was just perfect.
"It was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life - I fell into her life."
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The happy couple announced their engagement yesterday - with Meghan flashing a huge sparkler designed by Harry using two diamonds belonging to his late mother, Princess Diana.
They revealed in the interview with the BBC that Harry popped the question while they were roasting a chicken on a "cosy night in".
The loved-up couple will marry in the Spring next year and spend married life in Nottingham Cottage in Kensington Palace.
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