Print
Close
Meghan Markle asked British TV host to set her up with 'famous' English men before dating Prince Harry: report
By Jessica Sager
Published May 21, 2019
Before she met Prince Harry, Meghan Markle asked a British TV host to set her up with famous English men.
Lizzie Cundy struck up a friendship with Markle, now 37, in 2013 when they attended a charity dinner together, but Cundy says that Duchess Meghan ghosted her once she and the Ginger Prince went public with their relationship in 2016.
“We were having a girly chat and then she said, ‘Do you know any famous guys? I’m single and I really love English men’. So I said, ‘We’ll go out and find you someone,' ” Cundy recalled in her memoir, "Tales From The Red Carpet" (via The Sun).
SARAH SILVERMAN WANTED PRINCE HARRY TO DATE KATE BECKINSALE BEFORE HE MET MEGHAN MARKLE
Cundy, who hung out with the Duchess at the Global Gift Gala in London in November 2013, says she showed Meghan — who had divorced first husband Trevor Engelson months before her trip to London — a photo of soccer star Ashley Cole.
MEGHAN MARKLE'S BEST FRIEND REVEALS WHY SHE'LL NEVER SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX
Meghan Markle attends the London Global Gift Gala at ME Hotel on November 19, 2013. She bonded with TV host Lizzie Cundy at the event, then allegedly ghosted her after she began dating with Prince Harry. (Getty)
PRINCE HARRY WAS WORRIED ABOUT FINDING A PARTNER BEFORE MEETING MEGHAN MARKLE
“I was thinking about some of the Chelsea lot and I thought of Ashley Cole as he’d split from Cheryl," Cundy wrote. “I showed her a photo of Ashley and she was like, ‘Oh yeah, he’s cute. Does he have a reputation?’ I was like, ‘Well, yeah, but you’re only here to have a bit of fun.'”
BEFORE MEGHAN MARKLE, AMERICAN DUCHESS WALLIS SIMPSON FACED BACKLASH FROM PRESS
“Meghan’s so relaxed, she liked a drink, great fun," Cundy said of the Duchess of Sussex. “I remember her asking about my boys. She was very interested and asking lots of questions. Usually you find actresses just talk about themselves. She was really fun, really sweet. I liked her.”
MEGHAN MARKLE'S FORMER CO-STAR REVEALS WHAT DUCHESS IS LIKE IN REAL LIFE
MEGHAN MARKLE WAS A 'FAILURE IN HOLLYWOOD,' ROYAL BIOGRAPHER CLAIMS
Unfortunately for Cundy (and fellow former Meghan pal Piers Morgan), her friendship with Meghan ended in late 2016 after her royal romance was revealed.
“I texted saying, ‘Oh my God, I heard about Harry.’ And she was like, ‘Yeah I know. We’ll try and hook up,'” Cundy wrote. “She was probably told by the Palace to end contact with people she befriended in the media. I was literally ghosted by her.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Of course, the rest is history: Meghan and Harry tied the knot in May 2018 and welcomed their first child, son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, earlier this month.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-harry-meghan-markle-tv-host-famous-english-men