She was introduced to Meg by the Yorkies (York princesses) and it's telling that the princesses would think that Meg would be good for Harry.
Do you mean to say,
"Harry was introduced to Meghan by the Yorkies..." If so, please see my previous post. Of course, the ultimate confirmation will not come unless and until there is an engagement announcement and a joint interview with Meghan & Harry in which they might (hopefully) give us some idea of the truth or error of some of the reports about when and how they first met.
... I have nothing against Meghan, and I wish both her, Harry and her relationship all the best in the future. But I have to admit that I find it a bit odd that some of the posters here are so full of praise for a woman that almost nobody knew anything about until the end of last year, and who has just dated Harry for a year...
Ah, that's probably because you apparently have little interest in Meghan Markle and have not watched
Suits nor read any of Meghan's essays, articles, Instagram and Tig posts, nor seen or paid attention to any of the many Youtube video interviews;
Suits-related Q&As; magazine cover shoots; inspirational quotes; Reitmans commercials; hair, makeup and fashion clips; montage videos; her UN speech; her revealing interview with Larry King; UN Women related videos of Meghan's charity work in Africa, etc.
It's very unusual for this much to be known and publicly available about anyone dating a member of the British royal family. And that's obviously because of Meghan's acting career and her other successful endeavors. IMHO, to know just the little I do know about Meghan Markle is to love her. She seems down-to-earth, positive, adventurous, supportive to her friends & her fans, respectful and loving toward her parents, and grateful for the blessings life has given her (and that's well before she met Prince Harry). I don't think Meghan Markle needs Prince Harry, as she clearly has had an interesting, happy and very successful life before she met him. Some of that success she recently shut down abruptly, so they do seem to be in love. And indeed her career success, confident independence, humanitarian interests, and high profile lifestyle have seemingly prepared Meghan for some of what would be in store should she marry Prince Harry.
I don't watch a lot of series television, so I didn't know Meghan prior to the news breaking last November that she was dating Prince Harry. I became interested in learning more about Meghan, and in the process of doing so I found myself admiring her and becoming very impressed by her character, her personality and her unique sense of style. For me, it's not about Meghan dating a prince.
It's about who she is as a person. And blimey, now that I'm a fan, Meghan has found it necessary to shut down her visibility, her posts, her Tig blog, and her casual, uplifting & generous connection with her fans, all because of who she's dating!
Perhaps it is a match made in heaven, and certainly the ins and outs of their relationship is really none of our business. But once again, because of who Prince Harry is, a lot of people want to know who Meghan is. For me,
it's actually been getting to know more about Meghan that has made me more interested in Prince Harry, and his apparent ongoing transformation from a privately emotionally anguished young teenager and a publicly playful & mischievous prince about town to a confident, purposeful and genuinely happy man who seems more comfortable in his own skin and less in a quandary about the direction his life is heading. Of course the beginning of the transformation predates Harry dating Meghan, and began with his passionate work for his Sentebale charity, his military service tenure and resulting friendships which led to his idea for creating the Invictus Games.
This relationship may or may not be something that's grand for the royal firm. But it surely is a good thing for Harry's personal well being, whether or not the relationship lasts. And I have a sneaking suspicion from the signs we've seen so far, that the relationship between H&M that currently belongs to 'his life and hers' may well become lasting and mutually beneficial.
Stay tuned, or NOT.
1. You are not one of them, but there are a few members here (especially one) who seems to look at Meghan as the best thing that has ever happened to the monarchy...
Who might that be, pray tell.
And seriously, you do exaggerate.
... And if I'm having trouble with that, then I can of course keep myself away from this thread, which I mostly do.
Except for when you can't force yourself from checking in apparently...
2. Yes, she does charity work, as almost all these actresses does.
As if 'doing charity work' is a poor use of one's time.
In Meghan's case, as it probably is for a number of other 'actresses,' giving of their time to good causes is not necessarily a promotional endeavor, but a genuine desire to help people in need. There is plenty of evidence indicating that Meghan does not treat her work for UN Women as some kind of photo op. Quite the contrary.
... as you say, she seems like a good person.
IMHO, Meghan Markle genuinely appears to be a very lovely person who certainly doesn't need me or anyone else 'praising' her. But obviously, most people who have met Meghan or who do know her well have nothing but praise for her. And Prince Harry is clearly and apparently admittedly quite 'smitten.' 'Whatever that means' or portends.
Remember the tabloids often make up clickbait stories, sometimes based on half-truths or rehashed bits and pieces of information and old articles and interviews, some of which pre-date H&M's relationship.
