prince harry and meghan markle
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Upcoming Visit to ‘London’s Harlem’ Draws Mixed Reactions From Locals
Residents of one London neighborhood have expressed a mix of skepticism and delight at news of an upcoming visit from Prince Harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle. As NBC News reports, Harry and Markle will be paying a visit to a radio station in Brixton, which has been referred to as “London’s Harlem.” The couple…
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Share Official Photographs to Celebrate Engagement
Not even royalty can escape the engagement-photo trend, but that being said, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking particularly stunning in theirs. The Kensington Palace Twitter account released the official photos, which were taken by Alexi Lubomirski earlier this week at Frogmore House, and the couple was looking acutely adorable. The newest royal couple…
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Save the Date: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Will Have a May Wedding
The race for the perfect crazy-ass royal-wedding hat is on. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to be wed on May 19, 2018, Kensington Palace announced Friday. CNN reports that the ceremony will be held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Being a nosy-ass busybody, I Googled the location for y’all, and while…
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Meghan Markle’s White Sister Is Writing a Tell-All About the ‘Princess’-to-Be
Now that she’s broken through as an international star, it seems as if Meghan Markle’s family is coming out of the woodwork to get a piece of the action. Like Oprah’s family before her and even Barack Obama’s Kenyan half brother, whom the GOP loved trotting out, Meghan’s half sister, Samantha Grant—her father’s daughter and…
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6 Things to Watch Now That Harry Put a Ring on Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle’s engagement is #BlackGirlMagic. Now, not everyone may feel that way, but I felt that way from the moment the news hit me via text at 5:25 a.m. Monday. Heck, I felt that way even before the engagement, back when Kensington Palace broke precedent and put out a statement on behalf of Prince Harry…
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Beyond ‘Other’: Meghan Markle Recounted Her Feelings When She Heard Her Mom Called the N-Word in a 2015 Essay on Race
Like many, we here at The Root have been having somewhat heated (I don’t know who was typing in all caps) discussion about Meghan Markle, the 36-year-old actress currently betrothed to Prince Harry, fifth in line to the British throne. And we got down to the real—like, if her engagement to Prince Harry is good…
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Everything You Need to Know About Meghan Markle’s ‘Level of Blackness,’ Explained
She’s my second-favorite alum of USA Network’s Suits, the possessor of an alliterative name that kinda, sorta sounds like the name of a women’s hosiery brand sold only at Macy’s and the new fiancee of Prince Harry. Gina Torres, of course. I sincerely believe they actually called the show Suits because of a pitch meeting…
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Meghan Markle Reportedly Moving Into Kensington Palace With Prince Harry
Oh, Gingy, are you moving your divorced black girlfriend into the palace? My, my, how things done changed for the roooooyallllls. Multiple outlets are reporting that Suits actress Meghan Markle is moving to London and straight into boyfriend Prince Harry’s house on the Kensington Palace property. She reportedly has left the legal show after seven…
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From Hallmark to the Royal Family: Why Made-for-TV Movies Are the Break From Reality We All Need
Terrible made-for-TV movies are my anti-drug and have been since I was a child. Back then they were often called “Movies of the Week” and were usually based on true stories. The “based on a true story” tag was used liberally because often that just meant, “Once there was a person who lived in a…
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The Palace Goes Black … Will It Ever Go Back? (No, We’re Not Talking About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle)
No, we are talking about the new personal assistant selected by Queen Elizabeth Ii: the first black equerry in British history. Maj. Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, a 38-year-old officer who fought in the Afghanistan War, will fill one of the most important roles in the royal household, according to reports. “I would have never imagined that…